Chairman of C.A.O. Leaves Company

(Cigar Aficionado) Gary Hyams, who has been chairman of C.A.O. International Inc. for four years, is stepping down from the position effective today. Hyams is the fourth major executive to depart the company since November. Hyams was instrumental in bringing C.A.O. together with Scandinavian Tobacco Group, the maker of Henri Wintermanns cigars. Continued