Javier Estades has returned to a role he knows well. Today Estades（the president and chief executive officer of cigar giant Tabacalera USA Inc.）was elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Cigar Association of America. He previously served as chairman from 2016 to 2020.

美国雪茄巨头美国烟草公司的总裁兼首席执行官贾维尔·埃斯塔德斯又一次回到熟悉的岗位，他将担任下一个三年期的美国雪茄协会主席的职位，之前曾经在2016到2020年度担任过这个职位。

Estades moves into the position held for a short time by John J. Miller, who was the president and CEO of Swisher International Inc., the mass-market powerhouse that makes the inexpensive Swisher Sweets, a cigar brand sold in the billions of units. Swisher is also the parent company of Drew Estate, producer of handmade cigars such as Liga Privada and Herrera Esteli. Miller served less than one year as head of CAA; he retired from Swisher last week, putting the CAA in need of a new chairman.

贾维尔·埃斯塔德斯这次是接替约翰·J·米勒的职位，米勒以前是斯威舍国际公司的总裁兼首席执行官，斯威舍国际公司是一家每年销售几十亿支低价雪茄的针对大众市场的雪茄巨头。斯威舍公司还是美国德鲁庄园雪茄公司的母公司。德鲁庄园雪茄旗下有私人联盟、埃雷拉·埃斯特利等雪茄品牌。米勒在美国雪茄协会担任主席不到一年，上周他从斯威舍公司退休，所以美国雪茄协会需要一位新主席。

“Javier Estades has always just been one of those people who gets it,” says Cigar Association of America president Craig Williamson. “When he stepped down as chairman, I said that we would miss his leadership, affable demeanor and steady hand, and now I am thrilled to welcome Javier back as our chairman once again.” 

美国雪茄协会的总裁克雷格·威廉姆森说，贾维尔·埃斯塔德斯一直以来都是最适合这个职位的候选人之一，当他卸任主席职位的时候，我曾经说我们会怀念他的领导能力、和蔼可亲的风度和稳健的作风，现在我可以很高兴的欢迎贾维尔再次担任我们协会的主席。

“It was an honor to serve as Chairman of CAA and I am excited to once again join my partners in industry to lead this [nearly] century-old association,” says Estades. “We continue to face a perfect storm of regulatory intervention, increasing tax burdens and evolving industry trends. We will have to join together to preserve our industry for future generations.”

贾维尔·埃斯塔德斯说，我很荣幸担任美国雪茄协会的主席一职，我很高兴能和我的行业伙伴们一起领导这个将近百年历史的协会。我们继续面临监管干预、税收负担加重和行业发展趋势演变的风暴。我们必须联合起来，为子孙后代保护好我们的行业。

The Cigar Association of America is a national trade association representing cigar manufacturers, importers, and distributors, as well as other major suppliers to the industry. It was founded in 1937.

美国雪茄协会成立于1937年，是由雪茄制造商、进口商、分销商和一些主要的行业供应商组成的全国性贸易商会组织。