A Conversation With Davidoff CEO Beat Hauenstein
We talk to the man in charge of Davidoff, an iconic cigar brand with international recognition
Veteran Davidoff CEO Beat Hauenstein pictured with one of his company’s cigars at the Davidoff corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Swiss company Oettinger Davidoff stands as a symbol of luxury and connoisseurship in the cigar world, a legacy that began when the first Davidoff shop opened in Geneva more than a century ago. What started as a Cuban house brand has become a formidable Dominican-made powerhouse known globally, and a textbook example of consistency and rigorous quality control. Davidoff’s simple yet elegant white cigar band is now nothing short of an icon.
In 2025, Oettinger Davidoff produced more than 36 million handmade cigars and posted a turnover of 545.3 million Swiss francs (about $687 million). The Davidoff and Avo lines are made in the Dominican Republic while Camacho and …
