FinCanna Capital Corp. announced Andriyko Herchak has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Vern Vipul has also been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

Vern Vipul is a lawyer and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2004. Vern is former general counsel and secretary at Rifco Inc. and currently in-house counsel to Wealth Stewards Inc. Mr. Vipul completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1998 and received his LLB in 2001. He also obtained a Master of Taxation degree in 2003 before being called to the Bar.

Mr. Vipul is a former partner at KPMG LLP and KPMG Law LLP, with extensive experience in many areas of tax law, and has represented large multi-national corporations at the Tax Court of Canada. Mr. Vipul was in-house legal counsel at iA Auto Finance from 2015 to 2018, where he was responsible for all legal aspects of the company' business. During this time, Mr. Vipul worked closely with the legal group at iA Financial Corporation Inc., the parent company of iA Auto Finance.

Mr. Vipul is also a co-founder of Canadian Auto Repair Holdings, where he currently serves as general counsel and secretary.