Leading Electronic Cigarette Brand Appoints Former Hostess & Hershey Exec To Grow Market Share

ATLANTA, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading electronic cigarette company, FIN Branding Group, appointed Rick Torgalski as Vice President of Sales. Torgalski brings more than 13 years of experience to his new role with his time at Hostess Brands and The Hershey Company. At FIN, he will focus on leading, developing, and growing the national sales, distribution and promotional efforts of FIN Branding Group

Before joining FIN, Torgalski served as director of convenience channels at Hostess Brands. Prior to that, he spent 10 years with The Hershey Company where he held a variety of positions including national account manager, marketing manager. Before departing, he was a team leader.

"Rick's varied experiences working on national account development is very important for our organization at this juncture. We already service leading retailers, but we expect his sales leadership will result in even more shelf space and doors," said FIN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Elliot B. Maisel.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Rick received an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a master's of business administration degree from the University at Buffalo.

Torgalski received the Innovative Marketing Concepts Award from Hershey Foods in 2006. He is a member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials.

The FIN product line is available in more than 35,000 retail establishments nationwide, including Wal-Mart, Pilot/Flying J, Winn Dixie, Circle K, Sam's Club, Sunoco, Love's, Stripes, Murphy USA and many other key retailers.

FIN Branding Group, headquartered in Atlanta, GA, is led by Chairman and CEO Elliot B. Maisel, well known for his ownership of beverage distribution company, Gulf Distributing Holdings, LLC and commercial real estate and development company Herman Maisel and Company. FIN electronic cigarettes are manufactured using rigorous quality control standards. FIN factories utilize clean-room technology to lower the number of pollutants, such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors to an infinitesimal level in the working environment. For information on FIN Electronic Cigarettes, visit www.FINcigs.com.

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SOURCE FIN Branding Group