Crux Cigars hires new Executive VP of Sales, Chip Goldeen

I am very happy to have joined Crux Cigars as Executive Vice President of Sales.

I have 30+ years of senior management and executive experience in the cigar industry. I know most of you from my days as Vice President of Sales at Ashton Distributors, Inc., where I spent 24+ years helping grow the popularity of Ashton, La Aroma de Cuba, San Cristobal cigars and Savoy accessories. The last 4 years I have helped two start up cigar companies develop their cigar and accessory companies.

I am very excited to be back with an established cigar company. Jeff Haugen, the owner of Crux cigars started his cigar company 11 years ago. He also has a very successful and respected cigar retail store, Tobacco Grove, in Minneapolis, MN., for the last 31 years.

Crux has world-class cigars, gorgeous cigar bands and packaging, and great prices. We have solid inventories so you will not run out of cigars in your stores. Our plans are to introduce merchandising and marketing programs that are friendly, and profitable to our retail partners. We are also developing a new in-store Events Program that we will be presenting to you very shortly. We plan to immediately add to our professional sales force, so we can better serve you in your retail stores.