CAO VP Tim Ozgener Offers A Glimpse Into The CAO Life CAO, one of the world’s foremost premium cigar manufacturers, announced today that it has added a CAO weblog to its popular website (www.caointernational.com). Since its appearance in 1995, blogging has emerged as a popular means of communication, affecting public opinion and mass media around the world. The blog entitled, “OZBLOG,” written by CAO Vice President, Tim Ozgener, will offer online readers a behind-the-scenes look into the life of a premium cigar executive. The visionary behind such CAO brands as CAO Brazilia, CAO Mx2 and CAO The SopranosSM Edition, Ozgener will share interesting and entertaining anecdotes on topics ranging from personal travel, celebrity encounters, CAO events, product development and more. “Writing ‘OZBLOG’ is going to be a sheer joy,” exclaimed Ozgener. “I know that the general public has no idea what goes on behind-the-scenes here at CAO, and this blog will give readers a fun ride through the amusement park that can be life at CAO.” CAO Vice President, Tim Ozgener, was profiled in the March/April 2004 issue of Cigar Aficionado magazine, where CAO was touted as “among the hottest of cigar brands.” ------------------------------------------ CAO International, Inc. is the producer of one of the country’s top lines of premium cigars, Meerschaum pipes and pipe tobaccos. Founded by Cano A. Ozgener in Nashville as a labor of love thirty-eight years ago, today CAO products can be found in every continent in the world with the exception of Antarctica. CAO produces seven cigar lines that have all been rated ‘90’ (“OUTSTANDING”) or above, by Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider