Ernesto Perez-Carrillo
Encyclopedia
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Jr., born in 1952, is a Cuban American
master cigar
maker who resides in Miami and the Dominican Republic
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and El Rico Habano cigars. A few years ago Ernesto, together with his business partner, his daughter Lissette McPhillips, sold the cigar business to Swedish Match
, which has annual revenues of approximately $1.5 billion, but Ernesto continues to manage the company and oversee production. Ernesto recently created the La Gloria Cubana Series R cigar, which has fast become one of the most respected cigars in the United States. In 2009, Ernesto departed Swedish Match to start a new company with his daughter, Lissette McPhillips Perez-Carrillo, and his son, Ernie, named EPC Cigar Company LLC.
in New York City. His daughter Lissette McPhillips Perez-Carrillo, worked for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Family has always been important to the cigar business and to Ernesto, who learned the trade from his father. Ernesto is very proud that his dreams of the day that his children would join him in the cigar business have materialized.
Cuban American
A Cuban American is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Cuban Americans are also considered native born Americans with Cuban parents or Cuban-born persons who were raised and educated in US...
master cigar
Cigar
A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...
maker who resides in Miami and the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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Career
Ernesto founded the El Credito Cigar Company in Miami, which produces La Gloria CubanaLa Gloria Cubana (cigar brand)
La Gloria Cubana is the name of two premium cigar brands, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and other produced in the Dominican Republic and Miami, Florida by El Credito Cigar Company for General Cigar Company, now a subsidiary of Swedish...
and El Rico Habano cigars. A few years ago Ernesto, together with his business partner, his daughter Lissette McPhillips, sold the cigar business to Swedish Match
Swedish Match
Swedish Match is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that makes snus, tobacco, cigars , Red Man Chewing Tobacco, dipping tobacco, matches and lighters. It was founded as Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget by Ivar Kreuger in 1917 in Jönköping...
, which has annual revenues of approximately $1.5 billion, but Ernesto continues to manage the company and oversee production. Ernesto recently created the La Gloria Cubana Series R cigar, which has fast become one of the most respected cigars in the United States. In 2009, Ernesto departed Swedish Match to start a new company with his daughter, Lissette McPhillips Perez-Carrillo, and his son, Ernie, named EPC Cigar Company LLC.
Marriage and children
Ernesto has two children. Prior to joing EPC Cigar Co., his son Ernesto Perez-Carrillo III worked for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
in New York City. His daughter Lissette McPhillips Perez-Carrillo, worked for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Family has always been important to the cigar business and to Ernesto, who learned the trade from his father. Ernesto is very proud that his dreams of the day that his children would join him in the cigar business have materialized.