The Cigarette Store LLC (TCS), dba Smoker Friendly, has named Dan Gallagher as its new president. This change went into effect on April 17, 2024.

For more than 32 years, Dan Gallagher has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer at the retail tobacco and fuel company. He will continue to carry out his duties as chief operating officer while serving as president of Smoker Friendly. Dan succeeds his brother, Terry Gallagher, Jr., who previously served as Smoker Friendly’s president, CEO, and chairman of the board since the establishment of TCS LLC in 1991. Dan taking on the president position continues Smoker Friendly’s tradition as a multi-generational family business. Terry Gallagher Jr. will continue to serve as Smoker Friendly’s CEO and chairman of the board.

“Dan has been instrumental in the growth of Smoker Friendly since its inception and key in establishing the great culture we have in this company,” commented Terry Gallagher Jr. “Those of you who have worked closely with Dan know he is very deserving of this role and extremely capable of leading this company. While I have been the only President of TCSC and then TCS LLC since its organization in 1991, I’m very happy to see Dan in this role.”

Dan Gallagher graduated from Fort Lewis College in 1989. He majored in business administration and began his professional career later that year as an area manager at Best Petroleum in Boston. He spent the following years at Gasamat Oil Corp/Smoker Friendly in managerial and supervisory roles and acted as operations manager at Alternative Fuels, Inc. from 1994-2002.

In 2002, Dan returned to Smoker Friendly and served as its vice president of operations. He became chief operating officer in 2012. In addition to his role within TCS/Smoker Friendly, Dan is a member of the Colorado Board of Trustees for the Colorado Wyoming Petroleum Marketers and former president of the Denver Oilmens Club.

Smoker Friendly, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, owns and operates 342 stores in 13 states. TCS is the largest licensee of Smoker Friendly International, one the largest tobacco store retailers in the U.S. It operates a mix of tobacco stores, cigar lounges, liquor stores, and fueling locations under the Smoker Friendly, Tobacco Depot, Smoke ‘N Go, Havana Manor, and Gasamat banners, in addition to its e-commerce site, paylesscigarsandpipes.com.