Akanda Corp. announced that it has appointed Tom Flow to the role of Chief Operating Officer of Akanda and Managing Director of Holigen, effective September 1, 2022. The Company believes that these two hires will enhance its leadership direction and boost profitability across the European medical cannabis market.

Mr. Flow is an accomplished global business leader with over 15 years of direct cannabis industry experience with an emphasis on facility design and operations, including multiple large scale EU GMP certified cultivation facilities. He is the co-founder of a number of cannabis companies during this time, namely MedReleaf Corp. which was subsequently sold to Aurora Cannabis, The Flowr Corporation (“Flowr”) where he held executive roles including CEO, COO, President and Managing Partner, and Holigen Limited which the Company acquired from Flowr in May 2022.

Both Mr. Flow and Mr. George will be based in offices at Akanda's indoor premium cultivation facility in Sintra, Portugal.