The board of directors of Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. has announced the departure of Paul Pedersen from his role as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 08, 2023. Pedersen had been Nextleaf's CEO since inception and remains on the Board of Directors. The company announced the appointment of Emma Andrews, BA, RHN, NPDP to the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Andrews has worked closely with Nextleaf leadership and executive team since the company's origin, most recently as the Director of Marketing she oversaw the company's entry into branded consumer products, and was integral in creating the company's mission, vision, values, and corporate identity. Andrews has held senior management and public company executive officer roles across every vertical in the cannabis industry including cultivation/harvesting, processing, retail, ancillary, and consumer products. This is in addition to over a decade working in the Natural Products Industry to help scale emerging brands into category leaders.