Javier Estades has returned to a role he knows well. Today Estades（the president and chief executive officer of cigar giant Tabacalera USA Inc.）was elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Cigar Association of America. He previously served as chairman from 2016 to 2020.

美國雪茄巨頭美國煙草公司的總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官賈維爾·埃斯塔德斯又一次回到熟悉的崗位，他將擔(dān)任下一個(gè)三年期的美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)主席的職位，之前曾經(jīng)在2016到2020年度擔(dān)任過這個(gè)職位。

Estades moves into the position held for a short time by John J. Miller, who was the president and CEO of Swisher International Inc., the mass-market powerhouse that makes the inexpensive Swisher Sweets, a cigar brand sold in the billions of units. Swisher is also the parent company of Drew Estate, producer of handmade cigars such as Liga Privada and Herrera Esteli. Miller served less than one year as head of CAA; he retired from Swisher last week, putting the CAA in need of a new chairman.

賈維爾·埃斯塔德斯這次是接替約翰·J·米勒的職位，米勒以前是斯威舍國際公司的總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官，斯威舍國際公司是一家每年銷售幾十億支低價(jià)雪茄的針對(duì)大眾市場的雪茄巨頭。斯威舍公司還是美國德魯莊園雪茄公司的母公司。德魯莊園雪茄旗下有私人聯(lián)盟、埃雷拉·埃斯特利等雪茄品牌。米勒在美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)擔(dān)任主席不到一年，上周他從斯威舍公司退休，所以美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)需要一位新主席。

“Javier Estades has always just been one of those people who gets it,” says Cigar Association of America president Craig Williamson. “When he stepped down as chairman, I said that we would miss his leadership, affable demeanor and steady hand, and now I am thrilled to welcome Javier back as our chairman once again.”?

美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)的總裁克雷格·威廉姆森說，賈維爾·埃斯塔德斯一直以來都是最適合這個(gè)職位的候選人之一，當(dāng)他卸任主席職位的時(shí)候，我曾經(jīng)說我們會(huì)懷念他的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力、和藹可親的風(fēng)度和穩(wěn)健的作風(fēng)，現(xiàn)在我可以很高興的歡迎賈維爾再次擔(dān)任我們協(xié)會(huì)的主席。

“It was an honor to serve as Chairman of CAA and I am excited to once again join my partners in industry to lead this [nearly] century-old association,” says Estades. “We continue to face a perfect storm of regulatory intervention, increasing tax burdens and evolving industry trends. We will have to join together to preserve our industry for future generations.”

賈維爾·埃斯塔德斯說，我很榮幸擔(dān)任美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)的主席一職，我很高興能和我的行業(yè)伙伴們一起領(lǐng)導(dǎo)這個(gè)將近百年歷史的協(xié)會(huì)。我們繼續(xù)面臨監(jiān)管干預(yù)、稅收負(fù)擔(dān)加重和行業(yè)發(fā)展趨勢(shì)演變的風(fēng)暴。我們必須聯(lián)合起來，為子孫后代保護(hù)好我們的行業(yè)。

The Cigar Association of America is a national trade association representing cigar manufacturers, importers, and distributors, as well as other major suppliers to the industry. It was founded in 1937.

美國雪茄協(xié)會(huì)成立于1937年，是由雪茄制造商、進(jìn)口商、分銷商和一些主要的行業(yè)供應(yīng)商組成的全國性貿(mào)易商會(huì)組織。