INVO Bioscience Inc. announced the appointment of Steven Shum as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Shum succeeds Kathleen Karloff, who is planning to retire after 12+ years with the Company as its CEO. Karloff will remain in an operational role over the near term, will continue to advise, lend guidance and support to the Company, and will remain Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Shum has served as a member of the INVO Bioscience board of directors since October 2017. Most recently, Mr. Shum was interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Eastside Distilling. Mr. Shum will remain as CFO of Eastside Distilling until filing of their quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2019, which filing is expected on or about November 14, 2019. Mr. Shum's duties as CFO of Eastside will be to assist transition of financial reporting.