Marijuana Business Magazine October 2019

Marijuana Business Magazine | October 2019 120 Industry Players | New Hires & Promotions that is headquartered in California and recently expanded to Michigan, Nevada and Washington state. Yi is a former reporter with the Los Angeles Times and managed public relations, media relations and con- tent for the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest seaport in the nation. He also launched the first branded news website for energy giant Edison International. Tobacco Vet Joins Toronto Cannabis Firm Vertically integrated 48North Cannabis Corp. in Toronto appointed Charles Vennat as chief corporate officer. He most recently served as president of Bastos of Canada, a manufacturer of tobacco products. Khiron Nabs Ex-Canopy Execs Khiron Life Sciences Corp., a Toronto-based company with key operations in Latin America, appointed Tejinder Virk as president of Khiron Europe and Franziska Katterbach as chief legal officer of Khiron Europe. Virk previously served as deputy managing director, Europe, for Canopy Growth Corp., where he was responsible for driving the multinational expansion of Canopy’s European operations. He was also formerly managing director of global equity products for BMO Capital Markets, where he developed and managed major client relationships across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Virk will lead Khiron’s capital markets activities in the region. After completing her legal studies at Leipzig university and Landgericht Darmstadt, Katterbach joined corporate law firm Dentons, where she was involved in high-profile deals in the cannabis sector across multiple jurisdictions. Katterbach later served as director of legal for Canopy’s European operations, before joining Khiron. She will lead Khiron’s corporate legal function in Europe and work closely with relevant European authorities to understand local legislation and identify strategic opportunities within countries. Hemp Company Welcomes CFO, Vice President of Sales Heavenly Rx, a CBD company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hired Bill Wolz as chief financial officer and Mike Habib as vice president of sales. Before joining HeavenlyRx, Wolz served as CFO of Vision Group Hold- ings, the largest Lasik eye surgery provider in the United States; CFO and chief operating officer of Shoes for Crews, and CFO of Pabst Brewing. He has also held senior leadership roles with Aon Hewitt, RR Donnelley and AT&T. Habib most recently served as vice president of sales at Kellogg Co. q Swimmer Dives Into CBD v , a U.S. Olympic swimmer who won 12 medals over five Olympics, has been appointed chief lifestyle and wellness officer for CaniBrands, a company in Walnut Creek, California, that manufactures hemp-derived CBD products for national markets and cannabis products for the Cali- fornia market. Torres, a Florida res- ident, is a motivational speaker and New York Times best-selling author who owns a barre method studio in Massachusetts.  Florida Hemp Firm Hires Sales and Marketing Exec PūrWell, a hemp oil manufacturer in Delray Beach, Florida, hired Nick DiFrancesco as executive vice president of sales and marketing. DiFrancesco most recently served as VP of medical sales and marketing at Veritas Farms, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, producer of CBD products. Before Veritas, he launched pharmaceutical products and devices for companies such as Primus Pharmaceuticals, Rotech Healthcare and Pulmocair. Biosynthetic Aspirant Hires CFO InMed Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company in Vancouver, British Columbia, appointed Bruce S. Colwill as chief financial officer. Before InMed, Colwill served as CFO of General Fusion, a private clean- energy company, since October 2016. Previously, Colwill was CFO at Entrée Resources, a mineral exploration company, from February 2011 to March 2016. He has also held CFO roles at Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Response Biomedical Corp., Forbes Medi-Tech and Euronet Services. Hired or promoted someone for a senior-level position? Send a news release or general information to omars@mjbizdaily.com.