MJBizMag February 2021 - 72

IndustryPlayers | New Hires & Promotions
DeAngelo, who was CEO of the
company for 12 years, took the formal
title of chair emeritus in early 2018,
when Harborside was put on a path to
go public. In 2019, DeAngelo was an
inaugural inductee into the MJBizDaily
Awards Hall of Fame.
Since stepping away from
Harborside's operations, DeAngelo
has spent much of his time focusing
on the Last Prisoner Project, a
nonprofit working to release inmates
sentenced for marijuana-related
offenses.
Canadian Retailer
Gets Communications Vet
High Tide, a marijuana retailer that
also manufactures and distributes
cannabis accessories, announced
that Omar Khan joined the Calgary,
Alberta-based business as senior
vice president of corporate and
public affairs.
Khan joined High Tide from the
Toronto office of Hill + Knowlton
Strategies, a global communications
firm where he spent more than
four years leading the cannabis
division. Khan also has 15-plus
years of experience working as
a communications strategist in
Canadian politics.
Hexo Names Energy Pro to Board
Quebec-based license holder Hexo
Corp. appointed Rose Marie Gage
to its board of directors, bringing
the group's number to seven. Gage
has worked for several multinational
enterprises, including General Electric,
Schneider Electric and Westinghouse,
and held numerous executive roles
such as chief marketing officer and
most recently CEO of Ag Energy, a
provincially licensed energy retailer.
She is also an inaugural member of
the Conference Board of Canada's
Centre of Excellence for Women's
Advancement and served as vice
chair of the Women in Leadership
Foundation.
New York MMJ Association
Announces New Board
Anticipating a busy state legislative
session in Albany, the New York
Medical Cannabis Industry
Association added new members
to its executive board who will play
key roles in the upcoming marijuana
legalization debate.
Chair: Marcia Maxwell, eastern
regional director of government affairs
for Chicago-based Cresco Labs.
Vice president: Aquila Powell, senior
director of government affairs for
Acreage Holdings in New York.
Vice president: Dina Rollman,
senior vice president of government
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NCIA Policy Head Departs
for International Law Firm
Andrew Kline left his post as director
of public policy at the National
Cannabis Industry Association and
joined the Denver office of the Perkins
Coie law firm as senior counsel in the
commercial litigation practice and
marijuana law industry group
Before joining the NCIA, Kline was
president of the National Association
of Cannabis Business. He also held
a variety of high-profile positions in
government and the private sector.
Kline spent 14 years as a federal
prosecutor and worked as policy
adviser to U.S. President Joseph Biden
when Biden was a senator and later
vice president. Kline is admitted to
the bar associations in California,
Colorado and Washington DC.
and regulatory affairs at Green Thumb
Industries in Chicago.
Secretary: Jeremy Unruh, senior
vice president for public and regulatory
affairs at Pharmacann in Chicago.
The New York Medical Cannabis
Industry Association is comprised
of Columbia Care, Cresco, Curaleaf,
Green Thumb Industries, The Botanist
and Acreage NY, iAnthus, Pharmacann
and Vireo Health.
MJ Consultancy President
Gets Ownership Stake
The Cannabis Business Advisors, a
national consulting firm specializing
in licensing, operations, mergers and
acquisitions for the cannabis industry,
announced that President Maxime
Kot has been added to the ownership
team. Formerly the company's
licensing director, Kot will oversee all
firm-related activities in her new role.
Marcia
Maxwell
Garden Care Giant Shakes Up
Leadership Team
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. in
Marysville, Ohio, announced a series
of organizational changes in the areas
of finance, supply chain and corporate
affairs. As part of the realignment,
Cory Miller, previously vice president
of finance for Hawthorne Gardening
Co., Scotts' subsidiary for cannabis
growers, was promoted to senior vice
president and appointed interim chief
financial officer. Scotts will start a
formal search process to fill the role on
a permanent basis.
Mark Scheiwer will transition
from his role as controller to lead
the Hawthorne finance team. Brian
Herrington was promoted to vice
president of external affairs at
Hawthorne and will oversee all state
and federal government relations
activities for that business.
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to omar.sacirbey@mjbizdaily.com.
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