EMPOWER CLINICS INC. announced appointment of Mr. Steven J. McAuley as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of the company, effective immediately, following the resignation Mr. Craig Snyder. The Company thanks Mr. Snyder for his contributions during his tenure and for his continued support through the transition of management. Steven McAuley brings extensive operating, corporate and capital markets experience to Empower, developed over the past 20+ years in senior leadership roles, including Chief Executive Officer of United Kingdom GE Capital Fleet Services; SVP, Financial Services, of Penske Automotive; and Chief Executive Officer of Xpel Inc. He is also the creator of Privacy Shield, a privacy and security platform distributed in partnership with online marketplaces such as Autotrader.com, Autotrader.ca, Motors.co.uk and others.

The Company also announced the resignations of Mr. Paul Uhlir and Mr. Lorne Gertner as directors of the Company. The Company announced that Mr. Gertner will continue to support Empower in the capacity of Advisor, as the first appointment to the Company's newly formed Advisory Board.