RICHMOND, Va. -- Swedish Match North America, a subsidiary of Swedish Match AB, has announced that Boris Oglesby has joined Swedish Match North America as senior vice president marketing and development for other tobacco products (OTP). He will report to Rich Flaherty, chief operating officer for OTP.
"Boris has strong strategic planning capabilities and is a proven brand builder," said Flaherty. "We are pleased to have him join our team."
Oglesby is the former vice president marketing for Johnson Diversey in Sturtevant, Wis. Prior to joining Johnson Diversey, he was vice president [image-nocss] of super premiums and cordials for Jim Beam Brands Co. Oglesby has also held a variety of marketing roles with increased responsibilities with Brands, Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing Co.
Stockholm, Sweden-based Swedish Match is a global group of companies with a broad assortment of market leading brands in the smokeless tobacco, cigars and pipe tobacco, matches and lighters. Some of the company's brands include Red Man, Timber Wolf, Longhorn, Macanudo, Partagas, Cohiba and Borkum Riff. Swedish Match North America is headquartered in Richmond, Va., with manufacturing facilities in Owensboro, Ky., Dothan, Ala., the Dominican Republic and Honduras.Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.