Asia Marketing Services to Represent Swisher and Drew Estate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 21, 2015) — Swisher International Inc. and Drew Estate Tobacco Company
announced today that they have appointed Asia Marketing Services (AMS) of Taipei, Taiwan, led by Hans
Rijfkogel, as an Independent Sales Representative for the Asian Domestic and Duty-Free Market.
“The international marketplace holds tremendous growth opportunities for Swisher and Drew Estate.
As the two companies have been able to combine resources in specific geographies following the
acquisition of Drew Estate last year, we have seen an almost immediate increase in the number of
retailers carrying our brands and the number of consumers smoking our product.” stated Alex Goldman,
Vice President of International Business Development.
Joe Augustus, Senior Vice President of Global Affairs, added “The Asian region has been a growing
market for Swisher for several years, and we have set some ambitious goals for its growth. With the
addition of the Drew Estate portfolio of products, it made sense to add a resource located in the region
to better service our customers, and keep them informed of our growing product mix. With over 20
years of selling experience in the region, we feel Hans and his team are the perfect representatives to
help further our goals.”
Reached at AMS headquarters in the Taipei 101 Tower, Hans Rijfkogel, Director of Asia Marketing
Services stated “When I started AMS the goal was to build solid relationships with a small group of
prominent manufacturers in order to represent a well rounded portfolio of quality products. Adding
both Swisher International and Drew Estate to our mix has allowed us to reach that goal. I am excited to
be a part of the Swisher/Drew Estate family and look forward to great success in the future.”
Asia Marketing Services will represent Swisher and Drew Estate in the following domestic and duty-free
markets: China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri
Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan (Swisher only), Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and India.
