MJBiz - November/December 2023 - 80

INDUSTRY PLAYERS New Hires & Promotions
She previously served as
chief commercial officer at
manufacturing company BevCanna
Enterprises and was co-founder and
director of education strategy for
Pineapple Collective.
Wherehouse Beverage Co.
Makes Executive Hires
Pennsburg,
Pennsylvaniabased
Wherehouse
Beverage
Co.,
makers
of Wynk and
Countdown
THC
beverages,
announced the hire of two key
executives to join its senior
leadership team. Sol Clahane
will serve as chief commercial
officer, while Phil McFarland was
appointed general manager of THC
Beverages.
Sol Clahane
Clahane is the founder of Boardroom
Brew Beverage Consulting
and was vice president and general
manager for the U.S. region at Canopy
Growth Corp. She also served in
executive roles at beverage alcohol
companies Brown Forman and Pernod-Ricard
as well as Coca-Cola.
McFarland has 25 years of
experience building regional and
global brands, most recently as
vice president of strategic business
transition at Canopy Growth. He
also served as general manager of
Half Acre Beer Co., where he was
responsible for strategic business
planning, product innovation and
operations.
Goodness Growth
Announces CFO Departure
Minneapolis-based Goodness
Growth Holdings announced that
CFO John Heller was leaving the
company. Interim Chief Executive
Officer Josh Rosen assumes the
additional role of interim chief
financial officer.
Rosen is a managing partner
at Bengal Capital and previously
served as the chair, CEO and
co-founder of 4Front Ventures,
a multistate marijuana operator
based in Phoenix.
Charlotte's Web Replaces CEO
After Shareholder Revolt
Boulder, Colorado-based hempCBD
products company Charlotte's
Web Holdings appointed Bill
Morachnick as chief executive and
board director, replacing Jacques
Tortoroli, who resigned as CEO and
from the company's board.
Morachnick previously served
as president of Santa Fe Reynolds
Tobacco International and " led the
subsequent integration " of the
company after it was acquired by
the Japan Tobacco Group.
Outgoing CEO Tortoroli's departure
comes after he and three other
board members failed to receive
a majority of votes cast in a June
shareholder's meeting and tendered
their resignations.
Ahead of that board election,
Charlotte's Web co-founders Jesse
and Joel Stanley and a group of
other concerned shareholders campaigned
for investors to withhold
their votes for four of six board
nominees, including Tortoroli.
However, Charlotte's Web
rejected the resignations of the
three other board directors.
Unrivaled Brands
Outlines Korova Team
Santa Ana, California-based
cannabis company Unrivaled
Brands announced key executive
appointments to begin rebuilding
its legacy Korova brand:
* Joe Gerlach, Korova's
co-founder and Unrivaled
Brands' chief cannabis officer,
will serve as director for Korova.
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* Unrivaled Director of Brand
Relations Hanna Gruntz was
appointed Korova's head of
sales.
* Unrivaled CEO Sabas Carrillo
said Gerlach and Gruntz would
join Korova Vice President Blake
Powers to " bring Korova back in
a way that is true to its original
mission, vision and values. "
Harlow to Lead CohnReznick
Cannabis Practice
CohnReznick, a national law firm
with global subsidiaries, selected
Michael Harlow to lead its cannabis
industry practice, expanding
Harlow's leadership role as co-practice
director of DC-Metro Tax.
Harlow advises clients in the
nation's largest regulated cannabis
markets. He is a sought-after cannabis
and tax thought leader and
guest lecturer for the accounting
programs at Howard University and
the University of Maryland.
Decibel Accepts
Director's Resignation
Decibel Cannabis Co., a vertically
integrated marijuana company
based in Calgary, Alberta,
announced the resignation of Paul
Wilson as a director.
Wilson did not receive a majority
of votes at Decibel's annual
meeting and, in accordance with
the company's majority voting
policy, tendered his conditional
resignation.
The company's compensation,
corporate governance and nominating
committee said in a news
release that it would review the
board's composition " with a view
towards potentially adding a qualified
individual. "
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