{"id":63017,"date":"2023-04-07T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/?p=63017"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:40:37","slug":"la-aurora-officially-launches-in-house-us-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/la-aurora-officially-launches-in-house-us-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"La Aurora Officially Launches In-House US Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Aurora Officially Launches In-House US Distribution and Announces New Key Team Members.<\/p>\n<p>La Aurora spans the globe to more than 90 countries and five continents by delivering the distinct taste of the Dominican Republic. This month, La Aurora USA LLC (LUSA), is proud to officially launch their in-house distribution, based in Miami, FL, with an expanded executive and sales team. LUSA will have a full U.S. distribution team with sales staff calling on accounts, supporting the full portfolio of products and growing the La Aurora brand. As the success of the brand develops in the U.S., the team will continue to grow too. Retailers who previously carried La Aurora products under former distributor, Miami Cigar Company, will now be serviced directly by La Aurora USA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa Aurora was founded in 1903 with a humble creed to work for the common good, maintaining integrity, authenticity, frankness, perseverance, honesty, and a passion for excellence,\u201d said Guillermo Le\u00f3n, President of La Aurora. \u201cToday La Aurora USA sets forth our \u2018New Dawn\u2019 in the U.S. premium cigar market and in our consumer\u2019s humidor. With our in- house distribution and expanded team, we will bring that same level of quality that you find in every facet of La Aurora cigars and continue to build long-lasting relationships with retailers and consumers across the states.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New Team Members<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span>The La Aurora team has grown in the last few months with the addition of Ed McKenna, CEO and John Ferrigan Director of Sales. The team is excited to be adding several new key members to direct its U.S. operations. This team has 100+ years of combined cigar industry knowledge and experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greyci Tineo,\u00a0Director of Operations\n<ul>\n<li>Greyci Tineo is responsible for overseeing all of La Aurora USA\u2019s supply chain logistics, accounts management, and customer service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>William Marante,\u00a0National Events Manager, Account Executive\n<ul>\n<li>William Marante is in charge of developing in-store event plans for sales; this includes new product introductions, managing trade show\u00a0and event marketing efforts across the country. Working in conjunction with factory personnel, Marante will coordinate ambassador\/master blender visits for marketing events. He is also the account executive primarily for the Florida market and accounts across the East Coast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dominico Maga\u00f1a,\u00a0Account Executive (Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma)\n<ul>\n<li>Dominico Maga\u00f1a is\u00a0directly responsible for leading the Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma regions with a focus on building and managing account relationships, driving quality distribution, and leading education at the wholesale, retail, and consumer level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>George C. Zaglifa,\u00a0Account Executive (California, Nevada, Arizona, and the rest of the West)\n<ul>\n<li>George C. Zaglifa is directly responsible for\u00a0leading the California, Nevada, Arizona, and West regions with a focus on building and managing account relationships, driving quality distribution, and leading education at the wholesale, retail, and consumer level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>John Gaglio,\u00a0Brand Manager\n<ul>\n<li>John Gaglio will provide insights, while developing strategies and tactics to compete effectively in the marketplace. He is also the lead on all product management in support of the sales team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>John Ferrigan,\u00a0Director of Sales\n<ul>\n<li>John Ferrigan is also responsible for managing the Central Region and key accounts at a national level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Aurora Officially Launches In-House US Distribution and Announces New Key Team Members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":63018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[177,49,2808,44],"tags":[923],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cigarjournal.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}