Mandesh Dosanjh brings extensive consumer products experience with recent cannabis focus at Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Emerald
Health Therapeutics, Inc. (TSXV:EMH; OTCQX:EMHTF) (“Emerald”) and
Village Farms International, Inc. (TSX:VFF) (OTC:VFFIF) today announced
that Mandesh Dosanjh has been appointed President and Chief Executive
Officer of Pure Sunfarms Corp., their 50/50 owned cannabis joint
venture, effective on or before October 1, 2018. Mr. Dosanjh joins Pure
Sunfarms from his position as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and
Wholesale, at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), where he led
LCBO’s supply chain division, and developed and managed its supply chain
and wholesale strategy as the LCBO prepared for the legalization of
adult-use cannabis.
Mr. Dosanjh commented, “Over
the past two years at the LCBO, I became immersed in the Canadian
cannabis industry and gained an in-depth knowledge and understanding of
its many suppliers. Pure Sunfarms truly stands out in the industry for
both the experience and expertise of its team, and the quality of its
growing operations, strongly positioning it for leadership in the
adult-use market,” said Mr. Dosanjh. “I look forward to the opportunity
to leverage my in-depth knowledge of the Canadian cannabis product
landscape, as well as my many years managing consumer packaged goods
supply chains, to drive the success of Pure Sunfarms as a fully
integrated cannabis products business.”
“Mr.
Dosanjh comes to Pure Sunfarms from a unique vantage point in the
Canadian cannabis industry, and we expect his insights and relationships
to be invaluable in growing the business,” said Mr. Chris Wagner, CEO,
Emerald Health Therapeutics. “His broad experience will also be
instrumental in driving efficiencies that will benefit bottom-line
profit.”
“Mr. Dosanjh will be a tremendous asset
to Pure Sunfarms as it moves aggressively to become a vertically
integrated cannabis products supplier,” said Michael DeGiglio, CEO,
Village Farms. “His deep experience in wholesale distribution and supply
for large retailers, and intricate understanding of wholesale
distribution in the Canadian cannabis industry, will provide Pure
Sunfarms with a significant advantage in the development of its product
and distribution strategy, as well as its brand and competitive
positioning in the Canadian marketplace. In all respects, we are
building this company the right way to drive sustainable value for the
long term.”
Mr. Dosanjh is a seasoned supply
chain executive with diverse industry experience. He has extensive
experience planning and executing e-commerce, ERP, and logistics
strategies focused on effectively and efficiently expanding business
operations. His roles leading supply chains have provided him the
opportunity to work closely with operations, quality control, IT,
regulators, sales and marketing teams. As Senior Vice President, Supply
Chain and Wholesale at LCBO, Mr. Dosanjh reported to the President and
CEO. He was a member of the LCBO’s Executive Steering Committee for
Cannabis, which provided guidance to the LCBO board of directors and
Ontario government. Previously, Mr. Dosanjh held increasingly senior
executive-level supply and distribution positions with a number of
leading retailers, including Longo Brothers, Target Canada, Aritzia and
Loblaw Companies.
About Village Farms International, Inc.
Village
Farms International, Inc. is one of the largest and longest-operating
vertically integrated greenhouse growers in North America and the only
publicly traded greenhouse produce company in Canada. With more than 750
years of accumulated master grower experience coupled with advanced
proprietary technology and environmentally sustainable growing
practices, Village Farms is highly resource efficient. Village Farms
produces and distributes fresh, premium-quality produce with consistency
365-days a year to national grocers in the U.S. and Canada from its
large-scale Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) greenhouses in
British Columbia and Texas, as well as from its partner greenhouses in
BC, Ontario, and Mexico.
About Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc.
Emerald
Health Therapeutics (TSXV: EMH; OTCQX: EMHTF; Frankfurt: TBD) is
licensed in Canada to produce and sell dried cannabis and cannabis oil
for medical purposes. Emerald owns 50% of Pure Sunfarms, which is
converting a licensed existing 1.1 million square foot greenhouse in
Delta, BC and is now in commercial production. It owns Agro-Biotech, a
Québec-based licensed cannabis grower with a 75,000 square foot indoor
facility and is planning to add a 500,000 square foot greenhouse in
Metro Vancouver. Emerald’s team is highly experienced in life sciences,
product development, large-scale agri-business, and marketing, and is
focused on developing value-added cannabis-based products with potential
wellness and medical benefits. Emerald is part of the Emerald Health group,
which is broadly focused on developing pharmaceutical, botanical, and
nutraceutical products that may provide wellness and medical benefits by
interacting with the human body’s endocannabinoid system.
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