Cigar News: Davidoff Appoints Jim Young Chief Commercial Officer

Oettinger Davidoff AG has created a new executive position, Chief Commercial Officer, to assist with sales share best practices across all brands. Jim Young has been appointed to the new role and was previously President of North America with Davidoff. He will report to CEO Beat Hauenstein.

“As CCO, Jim Young will have global responsibility for the commercial development and sales excellence across all markets. He will work closely with our market teams and regional business unit leaders to ensure the consistent execution of best practice commercial tools and approaches to support and advance our Indispensable Business Partner strategy and drive sales performance,” comments Beat Hauenstein, CEO Oettinger Davidoff AG.

The Business Units Europe, Global Travel Retail, Asia and North America will report to Jim Young, who will also keep his current responsibilities as President of North America. He will relocate to Basel Switzerland.