Lissette Pérez-Carrillo, Elected to the PCA Board of Directors

Lissette Pérez-Carrillo has been elected to the Premium Cigar Association’s board of directors.

Since 2009, Pérez-Carrillo has been a co-owner of E.P. Carrillo, working alongside her brother, Ernie, and father, Ernesto. She has dual expertise in law and the cigar industry, where she began the latter at five years old putting bands on cigars. Pérez-Carrillo pursued and achieved graduate degrees in legal studies and psychology, which led to a ten-year career as a full-time attorney.

“I feel I can offer the PCA board a unique blend of legal knowledge and firsthand industry experience,” Pérez-Carrillo said in a company press release. “I aim to leverage my unique mix of legal and entrepreneurial expertise to advocate for and advance the interests of our industry. My goal is to uphold the traditions and quality of the cigar industry while navigating it through the evolving legal and business landscapes, ensuring the PCA remains a dynamic, influential, and effective voice for all members of the cigar community.” See the list of current board members here.

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