Australis Capital Inc. announced the appointment of Harry DeMott as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. DeMott is taking over the position from Cleve Tzung, will be moving to the role of Chief Operations Officer. Mr. DeMott has over 30 years of experience in the U.S. investment community and is a long-time operator and investor in the cannabis, media, sports, and entertainment industries. Mr. DeMott is based in the suburbs of New York City and is the Executive Chairman of Proper, a data-driven platform bringing together consumers, retailers and branded cannabis products, as well as a founding investor of Columbia Care. He serves on the advisory board of KinState and is an active investor in the cannabis space. He is the co-founder of Raptor Ventures I LP, where he has been a General Partner since February 2011.