Since launching in 2015, Steve Saka’s Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust (DTT) has been a go-to label, as well as a regular topic of conversation for dedicated cigar nerds everywhere. Now, DTT have brought some real firepower to their sales group with the hiring of David Lafferty as VP of Sales. Lafferty was with Drew Estate for eleven years until May of 2018. He then took on the role of Executive Director of the Premium Cigar division at Nat Sherman International, with a departure scheduled for the end of February 2019. Thus, his new role at DTT will commence on March 1st, 2019.
“Dave has a tremendous wealth of hands on experience working with retailers spanning from the smallest brick and mortar shops to the very largest of accounts in the US market. I have no doubt he is going to prove to be tremendous addition to our team, but not solely because of his sales and management experience, but because of who he is as a person. Dave is hard working, down to earth, forthright and just an honest to goodness great guy. He is a rare breed in our business and Cindy and I could not be more pleased in our welcoming him to be an integral part of our small family business. I honestly cannot think of a single person that would be better suited for this position.” said Steve Saka, Founder and Co-Owner of DTT.
Lafferty added, “I started my career working with Steve in 2007 and I am very excited to be back working with him again. I have witnessed Steve’s creative genius, skills as a master blender of the very best cigars and unbridled passion first hand. He is known to be tough and difficult at times, but it is always with the goal of producing exceptional cigars. I want to thank Steve and Cindy for this incredible and exciting opportunity. I believe the future for all of us together is very bright.”
Upon hearing this Saka quipped, “Haaa… so bright! He won’t need sunglasses, he will need a flipp’n welding
mask!”
