General Tobacco Appoints Antonio Zeppa as Director of National Accounts

Source from:  Awmanet.org 04/16/2009

Mayodan-based General Tobacco (GT) today announced the appointment of Antonio Zeppa as director of national accounts. Zeppa will be responsible for overseeing the national account team and will be working with key regional and national accounts to improve General Tobacco's market penetration. "Zeppa brings a new energy and a strategy maximizing available channels of distribution to better compete with market leaders," said Vidal Suriel, President and CEO of General Tobacco. Previous to joining General Tobacco, Zeppa spent 27 years with Brown & Williamson and RJ Reynolds holding various management positions including Regional Director, Director of National Accounts, and Account Executive. Zeppa is a native of Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He earned his bachelor's degree from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and a master's degree from Central Michigan University.　He currently resides in Prospect, Kentucky. General Tobacco, the sixth largest tobacco company in the nation with approximately $300 million in annual sales, is a full participating member of the Master Settlement Agreement.　The company began its operation in 2000 distributing its own cigarette brand, GT One®.　Because of the popularity of this value-priced, excellent quality product, the company now distributes Bronco®, Silver®, Vaquero Little Cigars®, and their new premium menthol cigarette, 32 Degrees®. As one of the largest tobacco companies in the country, General Tobacco continues to hold a leading position in the value-priced cigarette market.　Its mission is to distribute superior quality tobacco products at competitive prices. Enditem