Habanos Appoints New Co-President
Inocente Núñez Blanco has been named the new co-president of Habanos S.A., replacing Walfrido Hernandez Mesa, who had been in charge since November, 2012. Núñez Blanco will share the responsibilities for running Cuba's cigar company with Luis Sanchez-Harguindey Pardo de Vera. Sanchez Harguindey has held his position since December 2012.
Habanos is currently a company that is tly owned by the Cuban government, and by Imperial Tobacco PLC of the United Kingdom. The co-presidents are selected by their respective institutions, and approved by the board of directors of Habanos S.A.
Núñez Blanco will be the third Cuban co-president since 2011. He comes to Habanos after a long career in the tobacco and agriculture industries in Cuba. His most recent position was head of human resources in the Brascuba Cigarrillos S.A.
