Tony Gomez, vice president of La Flor Dominicana, has been appointed to the Cigar Rights of America board of directors.
Gomez, whose appointment is effective immediately, is following in the footsteps of his father, Litto, who previously served on the CRA board. He was accepted with a unanimous vote to fill the spot left vacant by the recent resignation of Alan Rubin, founder of the Alec Bradley Cigar Co..
“I am thrilled to join CRA and contribute to their efforts to protect the premium cigar industry,” Gomez said in a press release.. “CRA continues to set the industry standard for professionalism in advocacy, and I cannot wait to get started.”