Less than a year after being announced as the Cubanacan vp of sales, Spence Drake has resigned. In a statement to halfwheel, Drake told halfwheel that he left the company due to differing views in regards to its future: In my year or so with the company I really enjoyed building and managing the sales team and am very proud of what we were able to accomplish. We took a brand that was an unknown and have made it much more relevant in the marketplace. Sometimes people have different visions for the direction of a company. I’m fairly uncompromising when it comes to certain things, that is ultimately what brought this relationship to an end. I wish them the best moving forward and see a lot of potential there. I hope to see them capitalize on it. Cubanacan spent much of 2014 introducing itself to the cigar world, again. It was previously known as Mederos, but underwent a rebranding in 2013. At that time, the company’s U.S. sales operations were in a state of flux, something Drake oversaw fixing last year, including the hiring of full-time sales representatives. The company made a splash at the 2014 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show with a medium-size booth ...
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