Tim Ozgener leaving cigar biz

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wwhwang
wwhwang Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,863
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Tim Ozgener just announced that he's giving up his career at CAO to pursue personal interests at home in Tennessee. Looks like General Cigar will be carrying the torch for CAO.

http://www.acigarsmoker.com/2010/11/09/press-release-tim-ozgener-departs-cigae-business/
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  • docbp87
    docbp87 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,521
    It's a shame. CAO finally does something right (La Traviata and La Trav Maduro), and Tim leaves. Bummer. I'm sure General will find a way to destroy the brand.
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  • Krieg
    Krieg Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,068
    General is taking the helm?? Get ready for prices to go up...
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  • Hayblet
    Hayblet Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,400
    Krieg:
    General is taking the helm?? Get ready for prices to go up...
    Stephen Hannibal and I talked about this sometime during the morning on Facebook, it's a damn shame to see this happen but I don't think prices will go up, they just won't have anything new for some time imo.
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  • ellinas
    ellinas Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 329
    thats a shame......but tennessee is a good place to live Smile [:)]
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  • jsnake
    jsnake Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,037
    All sorts of craziness going on in the cigar industry.
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  • Krieg
    Krieg Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,068
    seems the company that they merged with is moving CAO and he doesn't want to leave Tenn. Can't say I blame him, I wouldn't want to leave my home either.
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  • kuzi16
    kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    ... better stock up on the italias while they are still good...
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  • bacon.jay
    bacon.jay Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 718
    docbp87:
    It's a shame. CAO finally does something right (La Traviata and La Trav Maduro), and Tim leaves. Bummer. I'm sure General will find a way to destroy the brand.
    I agree whole-heartedly with you on that Doc, La Traviata is a damn fine smoke, one of my favorites. And lets not forget the CAO Brazilia as well, that's a great cigar.

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  • wwhwang
    wwhwang Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,863
    Man. With everything going on, it's almost like the cigar world's mimicking the world of celebrities. They always lose people in sets of three. Wonder who the next one might be.

    Looking at General Cigars, they seem like the EA of the cigar industry. Maybe I should stock up on CAOs...but no money.
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  • bandyt09
    bandyt09 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,762
    Looks like my next box purchase will have to be the CAO Criollo, maybe 2 boxes.
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  • docbp87
    docbp87 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,521
    Just want to point out that CAO has been under the Scandinavian Tobacco banner since 07, and the only connection to General Cigar now is that General and C.A.O.'s parent companies, Scandinavian Tobacco and Swedish Match are now merged into one big company, Scandinavian Tobacco Group, which happened a few months ago. Technically General doesn't own C.A.O., but rather, they are all just part of one company now. I can't imagine anything will change in terms of current products as a result of this... But you never know.


    In related news, General Cigar and all related brands are now headquartered in my hometown. Might be time for some firebombing...
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  • Garhead
    Garhead Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 41
    docbp87:
    It's a shame. CAO finally does something right (La Traviata and La Trav Maduro), and Tim leaves. Bummer. I'm sure General will find a way to destroy the brand.
    Yeop...bought myself a box of LT's and a box of Italias.....
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  • Redtailhawkoz
    Redtailhawkoz Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,914
    kuzi16:
    ... better stock up on the italias while they are still good...

    thats about the size of that! the only Cigar they make that I really like.
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  • Sandman1am
    Sandman1am Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,567
    Redtailhawkoz:
    kuzi16:
    ... better stock up on the italias while they are still good...

    thats about the size of that! the only Cigar they make that I really like.
    Ozzie have you tired the Brazilia (Gol being my fav)?
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