DON COLLINS CHAIR PRTC
DON COLLINS, CHAIR PRTC MAKER OF DCPR
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| Don Collins, Chairman Puerto Rico Tobacco Corporation (1987-Present) |
DON COLLINS
There are more than a few things
I'd like to say. First it is really nice to be in the world with all of
you, especially in this way. My interest vary from art to music to
theoretical physics (see http://www.don-collins.com/) and I have a great curiousity about you.
And
second, after all these years of success, I have to share with you the
simple fact that the only thing I really remember is the almost
unbearably hard work it took to rebuild this company.
What you find out here may not be
all that novel but every word will be unique in that these words
originate from a well of sincerity that belongs to us all.
Tobacco has a bad reputation
right now. We have identified several blends of tobacco that are better
than cuban cigars. No need to give tobacco another black eye by
supporting cuba, a state that supports terrorism. Search Twitter #QBAN or take a few minutes and browse through this blog for some tokens of real wisdom on the subject.
You will also find here an
unlimited set of resources that you can goto and read and make up your
own mind with facts "from the horses mouth". Stay informed, spend your
dollars to the best effect. Get a good cigar, don't go after an image
cigar that turns out to be fake almost 100% of the time.
You will also find some very
interesting historical details about PRTC, DCPR, our Coffee and our Rum.
I think that if you are a careful cigar aficionado you will find this
blog fits your taste perfectly ~ no pun intended!
DON COLINS
Biographical Data
It should be noted that Mr.
Collins is an avid sportsman and won good standing with the track, swimming,
football and gymnastics teams in high school and college. Today Mr. Collins
enjoys daily activities in swimming, tennis and golf. He also enjoys
theoretical physics and has made significant contributions to the field.
Mr. Collins began
his career by teaching Medical Terminology and Algebra at Washington Technical
Institute, Washington, DC. during May of 1971 at the age of 20. Over the next
few years Mr. Collins taught several other college level subjects in different
areas of the country: Saint Augustine’s College, NC.; Clark College; Spelman
College; Morehouse College; Morris Brown College, all of Atlanta, Georgia, then
the City University of New York, NY. and New York City Community College.
Mr.
Collins is President of the Board of Directors of Puerto Rico Tobacco
Corporation. He exercises oversight of an international tobacco corporation.
His current goal is to firmly establish the historical value of the
corporation.
From 1986
until 2001 Mr. Collins worked as Financial Analyst and Advisor in the Capital
Market Sectors for the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. He was
involved in the development, design and ratings of bond issues, government
obligations and investment portfolios.
He was
Financial Advisor to the Executive Vice President of the Bank. Mr. Collins
worked with various government teams to enact bond and tax credit legislation
effecting federal and commonwealth housing programs, Caribbean basin securities
programs, pension and retirement funds, investment regulations for tax
exemptions, industrial revenue bonds and military installations. During his
career Mr. Collins participated in over 80 billion dollars of successfully
financed transactions.
Prior to that
time Mr. Collins worked with several of the most prominent law firms in New
York City. He was an investment advisor at Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman and
Goodman, NY, New York. He developed and maintained private trust funds with
asset management responsibilities. Mr. Collins played an important role in the
development of Senate SEC and NASD legislation for security registration
matters.
A few years
earlier Mr. Collins had worked with Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg,
Manley & Casey, NY, New York. Mr. Collins did extensive work with
Development Bank of Israel and he managed the overseas gas and oil interest for
the Government of Israel. He handled the
M&A closing administration for Metro Media Five (Channel 5), the
Rockefeller Trust, Gloria Vanderbilt, the New York Corporation, the Development
Corporation for Israel, Armond Hammer International, and certain matters for
Federated Department Stores.
Even earlier, Mr. Collins worked with Debevoise
& Plimpton, NY New York. He was responsible for the transfer of
client matters from the law firm of Gaston & Snow, Weil Gothshal &
Manges to specific placement in the law firm of Mudge Rose. The business
transferred included bankruptcy, REIT documentation, commercial real estate
closings; gas and oil clearances for foreign countries.
Mr. Collins
was President of The Select Publishing
Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, where he produced a number of academic text
books: From Ancient Africa To Ancient Greece: An Introduction to the
History of Philosophy by Dr. Henry Olela. Editor and Publisher. Select
Publishing Corporation Academic Textbook 1981; Black Arts & Black
Aesthetics, Dr. Carolyn Fowler, First World Publishing, Academic Textbook 1981;
My Cup Runneth Over by Margaret Bowers, Select Publishing Corporation
Poetry 1979; Survival, by Haroum Black, Select Publishing Corporation,
Non-fiction 1979; Great Plays of the World, by Dr. Muchuka Arturo Padin,
Select Publishing Corporation. Literature 1978; The Kingdom of God, by
Hudson John Meyers, Esq. Select Publishing Corporation. Religion &
Philosophy 1976; The Catalyst, for Morehouse College, Select Publishing
Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Poetry, essays, poetry fiction and non-fiction. 1975.
Finally Mr. Collins belongs to
and remains as active as possible in the following associations: American
Association of Retired Persons; Atlanta Law School Alumni Association; CoCo
Beach Golf Club, Puerto Rico; Bishop Reilly Alumni Association; Capital
Apprecitation Trust; Cigar Association of America; Encantada Homeowners Association;
Friends of Tobacco; Johns Hopkins Univsersity Alumni Association; Knights of
Columbus, Corpus Christi Church, Altanta, Ga.; La Piedad Catholic
Confraternity, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico; Lincoln University Alumni Association;
Masters National Swimming League; National Geographic Society; Navy Flying
Club, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station; Navy League of the United States, Eastern
Puerto Rico Council; Puerto Rico Center for Higher Arts; Puerto Rico Golf
Association; Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association; Puerto Rico Museum of Art,
contributing member; Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, contributing member;
Puerto Rico Tobacco Corporation, board chairperson; Residents Association of
Rio Cristal; Rio Cristal Residents Association Rotary Club International; United
States Golf Association; and the young Men’s Christian Association.
“I
believe that it is my obligation to make all the money I can,
Honestly
and fairly…
I
know that it is my responsibility to save and keep all the money I can,
For
the sake of myself and my family…
I feel a duty to give away all the money I can,
Sensibly, for the
sake of my friends, my country and my world.”
Don Collins
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Posted 15th June 2010 by Don Collins
