National Tobacco Adds Two

Towle, Meyer were with USST; Tully elected to NATO board Jan. 20, 2010

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- National Tobacco Co. LP has announced the recent additions of two long-term industry professionals to its sales management team in 2010. Steve Towle will be assuming the role of key accounts manager in the eight-state South Central region of the country. And Tom Meyer has also joined National Tobacco and will be assuming the role of regional sales manager for the nine-state Midwest region of the country.

Towle will be charged with building business with the Louisville, Ky.-based company's most strategic chain and wholesale customers in this geography. [image-nocss] He will be headquartered in the Kansas City area, where he remains active and very involved in the area's charity and community programs.

Prior to joining National Tobacco, he spent three years as the regional sales manager for the eastern United States with Prime Time International. Before joining Prime Time, Towle spent the majority of his business career with U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. During his 23 years with USST, he held positions of increasing responsibility in sales, promotion and brand management.

Upon graduating from the University of Kansas, Towle "spent eight years making a living and terrorizing opponents as a linebacker with the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions of the NFL."

Meyer will be managing a region of nine territory sales managers and will be charged with the overall business development of the company's brands in this geography. Prior to joining National Tobacco, he spent the past 24 years with USST. His professional background includes positions in sales and account management with increasing responsibility for USST. Meyer's knowledge and long-term relationships with the key strategic business partners in the Midwest will be of value to the company immediately, it said.

Meyer will be headquartered in the Chicago area.

Also, National Tobacco has announced that Ron Tully has been elected to the board of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) as a manufacturer's representative. Tully has been with National Tobacco for eight years and serves as the company's vice president of public affairs. He will be working with the NATO board to assist retail partners in their efforts to deal with local, state and federal legislation that impacts their business and to ensure that adult consumers can continue to purchase their preferred tobacco products.

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