Avant Brands Inc. announced that the following changes have been made to the company’s board of directors: Jurgen Schreiber – appointed as chairman of the board, and chair of the compensation committee; Ruairi Twomey – appointed as independent director; and Duane Lo, CPA – appointed as independent director, chair of the audit committee, and chair of the nomination and governance committee. Jurgen Schreiber is currently serves as the CEO of the Katz Group. Jurgen’s previous roles include: President and CEO of Shoppers Drug Mart (2006 to 2011); President and CEO of Rexall Health; Member of Schwarz Group Supervisory Board. Jurgen has also held senior leadership roles at global enterprises such as; Reckitt Benckiser, Health and Beauty Europe, and A.S. Watson. Ruairi Twomey is a highly experienced senior marketing manager with over two decades of proven marketing and retail management on three continents, with multi-billion dollar enterprises. Experienced in developing successful business strategies and broad innovation programs that drive transformative growth. Ruairi’s previous roles include: Brand Director of Tesco Plc (2017 to 2020); and Diageo Inc. (2005 to 2015). During his 10-year tenure at Diageo, Ruairi held various marketing roles including Chief Marketing Officer Nigeria and Vice-President Marketing (USA). Duane Lo has over 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management, public company roles in senior finance, including 13 years in financing, management and administration positions of mining operations and development projects in the United States, Brazil, Africa and other jurisdictions. He currently holds positions as Chief Financial Officer and Director of publicly traded companies in the resource sector and he was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Luna Gold Corp. and Corporate Controller for First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Duane was also employed at Deloitte in the assurance and advisory practice. In connection with the newly appointed board members, the company also announced the resignation of Aaron Dow. Duane Lo, will be succeeding Derek Sanders as chair of the audit committee, however Derek will continue to serve on the board of directors, and remain as a member of the audit committee. Jurgen Schreiber will be succeeding the company’s Founder and CEO, Norton Singhavon as chairman of the board, in an effort to increase the board’s independence and governance. Norton will continue to serve as a member of the board, as well as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Avant Brands Inc. is a Canada-based cannabis company. The Company produces handcrafted cannabis products. Its products are distributed via three sales channels: recreational, medical and export. The Company's recreational brand portfolio includes BLK MKT, Tenzo, Cognoscente, and Treehugger, which are produced from cultivars, and sold in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Atlantic Canada and the territories. The Company's medical cannabis brand, GreenTec, which is distributed nationwide, directly to patients through its GreenTec Medical portal, and through various medical cannabis partners. The Company has various licensed and operational production facilities across Canada, which produce its consumer brands sold across medical and recreational channels in Canada. Its subsidiaries include Avant Craft Cannabis Inc., GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Inc., GreenTec Retail Ventures Inc., Grey Bruce Farms Incorporated, Tumbleweed Farms Corp. and Spectre Labs Inc., among others.
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