Adastra Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of Andrew Hale, MBA, BSAE, PMP to its Board of Directors, effective March 13, 2024. Mr. Hale is the founding CEO of Adastra and a seasoned leader of high performing teams delivering operations and complex program excellence. He brings decades of leadership and management experience to the Company.

Mr. Hale commanded three nuclear-powered submarines in the U.S. Navy, overseeing $4 Billion in national assets. Later, he managed a CAD 3 Billion construction program at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards as Program Director, before becoming Vice President, Program Delivery, overseeing all major projects under the Canadian National Shipbuilding Strategy. Mr. Hale holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.