Petra Lindenschmidt appointed VP at Arnold André Dominicana

Petra Lindenschmidt is the new vice president of Arnold André Dominicana S.R.L.  An experienced marketing manager, she has worked for the traditional cigar company in Bünde since 1993 and had a major hand in the firm’s launch of its long filler segment in 1996, acting as a distribution partner for numerous long filler manufacturers (e.g. La Aurora, the oldest cigar producer in the Dominican Republic) and was responsible until recently for all the brands of Oettinger Davidoff AG on the German market. 

Lindenschmidt’s will now lead the systematic development of a forward-looking international product portfolio – Arnold André Dominicana – as well as marketing products, developing new markets, and creating international customer relations for this new division. 

“I am extremely pleased,” says managing director Rainer Göhner, “that Petra Lindenschmidt is now vice president of Arnold André Dominicana. This means she is responsible for our premium brands from Santiago de los Caballeros, so that they are in very capable hands. Her exemplary commitment, outstanding knowledge of different tobaccos and cigars, and wide-ranging experience form a good basis for the successful development of our premium segment. The development of our company will benefit greatly from the expansion of the segment of hand-rolled long-filler and 100% short-filler cigars and cigarillos, which are made at our own facility in the Dominican Republic. Brands such as Carlos André, Buena Vista, and BEAST are already well established on the premium market and feature alongside our traditional brands such as Clubmaster, Handelsgold, Independence, and Vasco da Gama.”