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IndustryPlayers | New Hires & Promotions
Hill has founded and run multiple
companies, mostly in the real
estate investment and development
industry, and has been a senior
executive at numerous publicly
traded companies including Mobil
Land, a division of Mobil Oil, and
U.K.-based Costain Group.
Aleafia Health Appoints CFO
Canadian cannabis producer Aleafia
Health appointed Matt Sale to chief
financial officer.
Previously, Sale worked in the
investment banking groups of
Raymond James and BMO Capital
Markets, helping execute growth
strategy as well as mergers and
acquisitions for many large Canadian
companies.
Lisa Gee Promoted at Lightshade
Lightshade, a Colorado-based
dispensary brand, promoted Lisa Gee
to vice president of marketing and
corporate social responsibility.
Gee will provide ongoing leadership
for Lightshade's market strategy
development, event campaigns and
dispensary design. Since Gee joined
Lightshade in 2019, the company
has added several new Colorado
locations and achieved notable sales
growth. The promotion comes as
Lightshade prepares to enter New
Jersey's medical cannabis market,
establishing the company's first
location outside of Colorado.
Before joining Lightshade, Gee was
vice president of sales and marketing
for a cannabis banking startup located
in Denver.
Shelter Cannabis Appoints
Michael Nederhoff as CEO
Shelter Cannabis, a product maker
for Canada's medical and adult-use
markets, appointed Michael Nederhoff
as chief executive officer.
Nederhoff has more than 25 years
of management experience in the
retail and manufacturing sectors. Most
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recently, he was the president of Juul
Labs Canada, overseeing all functions
of the business. Nederhoff currently
sits on the boards of Psyched Wellness
and PharmAla Biotech.
Annabelle
Manalo-Morgan
the world's largest multinational
brewing company.
As the global director of valuecreation
programs, he led strategies
focused on improving manufacturing,
logistics, sourcing and operations
across the company's third-party
vendors. Garcia-Berg also served as
director of brewery operations for AB
InBev in Mexico.
Jushi also announced that Erich
Mauff would step down from his role
as co-president and board director. The
company has no immediate plans to fill
the co-president position.
Cannabis Researcher
Joins Flora Growth
Cannabis company Flora Growth
announced that Annabelle ManaloMorgan
would head up the company's
new Science Advisory Team as its
lead scientific adviser. In this position,
she will examine the therapeutic
application of cannabinoids on specific
disease conditions.
Manalo-Morgan's background
includes a Ph.D. in cell and
developmental biology. She will
advise Flora Growth on how cannabis
can help patients suffering from
neurological and systemic diseases,
including multiple sclerosis,
Parkinson's and epilepsy.
Jushi Holdings Announces
Management and Board Changes
Jushi Holdings, a vertically integrated,
multistate cannabis operator,
announced the appointment of
Leonardo " Leo " Garcia-Berg, a former
global supply chain executive, as the
company's chief operations officer.
In his new role, Garcia-Berg will
be responsible for driving growth
strategies and efficiencies and
for coaching and developing team
members across the company's
grower-processor facilities.
Before joining Jushi, Garcia-Berg
served in numerous roles at AB InBev,
HIA Chooses President,
Fills Board Posts
Sustainable agriculture specialist Mike
Lewis is taking over as president of
the Hemp Industries Association, as
former president Rick Trojan moves
to vice president and head of a new
Cannabinoids Council.
Based in Livingston, Kentucky,
Lewis works for the National Center
for Appropriate Technology. He said
he hopes to use his HIA position to
promote the crop's potential to mitigate
climate change.
HIA also appointed Zev Paiss to
represent hemp fiber on the board and
Jeffrey Kostiuk to the board's new position
dedicated to hempseed and grain.
Accounting Firm Selects Lead
for Cannabis Services Group
Crowe, an international accounting,
consulting and technology firm,
appointed Nadine Pietrowski
managing partner of the cannabis
services group. She is a CPA and
earned the CGMA designation.
In this role, Pietrowski oversees
delivery of the firm's full range of
services to the cannabis industry.
Hired or promoted someone for a
senior-level position? Send a news
release or general information to
Omar Sacirbey at omar.sacirbey@
mjbizdaily.com.
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