Corporate Governance

Mr. Linton currently serves as Advisor and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Red Light Holland Corp., a psychedelic wellness company, Director of Canadian Olympic Foundation, a non-profit supporting Team Canada programs, and serves on the Executive Committee of Ottawa Hospital Foundation, a non-profit organization support healthcare and medical research. From 2022 until 2024, Mr. Linton previously served as Director of Melodiol Global Health Ltd., a health and wellness company. Mr. Linton also previously served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Óskare Capital, a life sciences venture capital firm from 2020-2022, as Director of Mind Medicine, a medicinal biotech company from 2019-2021, as Executive Chairman of Gage Growth Corp, a medical cannabis technology innovation company from 2019-2021, as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Collective Growth Corp., a technology and cannabis driven SPAC from 2019-2021, and as Co-Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer of Martello Technologies Group Inc. from 2013-2023. Mr. Linton is also the Founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation, the first federally regulated cannabis producer on the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Howe is a proven executive leader with more than 40 years of experience, driving growth and operational excellence across consumer and healthcare sectors. He has held senior leadership roles at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, and served as CEO of Arby's, MinuteClinic, and multiple technology companies. As CEO of MinuteClinic, Mr. Howe led a transformative expansion from 19 clinics to more than 100 locations across 13 markets in just 15 months, culminating in its successful sale to CVS Health in 2006. He remained as CEO following the acquisition, scaling the business to more than 530 clinics nationwide. Following CVS, Mr. Howe has led and advised early-stage and growth companies, contributing to numerous successful exits as an investor, board member, and executive. His expertise spans brand building, market expansion, executive development, and organizational leadership. Mr. Howe holds degrees in accounting and business from the University of Minnesota Duluth and served in the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Ip is the founder of Iterative Law Profession Corporation (“Iterative Law”), a business law firm focused on delivering practical business-first legal services to entrepreneurs, startups and growth-oriented companies, a role he has held since 2020. Mr. Ip also currently serves as a director of LS Retail (Canada) Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of LS Retail, a developer and provider of POS and business management software. Since 2021, Mr. Ip has also served as General Counsel for Bluefin, a high-performance, non-custodial trading protocol and has served as General Counsel for Divergence Neuro, a neurotech company focused on the research and development of tools to improve mental health since 2020. Mr. Ip has also previously served as Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development at an international merchant bank and practiced in the areas of corporate/commercial, securities, M&A and corporate finance at Bennett Jones LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (the latter as a partner). Mr. Ip received an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. 

Mr. Hunter has served as a director since the merger with KushCo in August 2021 and previously served as a director of KushCo from February 2018 until the closing of the merger. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Harbor Global Company Limited, a publicly traded investment management, natural resources, and real-estate company from 2000 through 2006, and as a senior executive at The Pioneer Group, Inc. from 1988 through 2000, with responsibility for international start-up companies. Mr. Hunter began his career at the General Electric Company, where he was a member of the corporate audit staff. Since 2013, Mr. Hunter has served as a member of the board of directors of The LGL Group, Inc. (“LGL”), an NYSE-listed frequency and spectrum control engineering and manufacturing company and also formerly served as the Chairman of the LGL Audit Committee as well as a member of its Nominating Committee and its Compensation Committee. Previously, Mr. Hunter served as a member of the board of directors, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating Committee of Juniper Pharmaceuticals, a Nasdaq-listed specialty pharmaceuticals company, from March 2014 through March 2016, and a member of the board of directors of LICT Corporation, a holding company with subsidiaries in telecommunications and multimedia, from June 2014 through June 2015. Mr. Hunter holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from Boston University.

Mr. Levy currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of WP Labs Inc., a consumer and business software development company with direct oversight of corporate management, product development, and business operations. Mr. Levy previously co-founded Virgin Gaming, an esports platform, SLANG WORLDWIDE INC., a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company and Frequency Advisors, Inc., a corporate strategy and advisory services firm for technology and consumer-goods clients. Since 2020, Mr. Levy has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Frequency Advisors. Until 2020, Mr. Levy served as the President of SLANG WORLDWIDE INC.