High Tide Inc. announced that Nitin Kaushal and Andrea Elliott have resigned from the Board, effective March 2, 2026. Mr. Kaushal served as Chair of the Audit Committee and Ms. Elliott served as Chair of the Compensation Committee. The Board announced the appointment of Kathleen Skerrett and Menashe Kestenbaum as directors of the Company, effective March 2, 2026.
Kathleen Skerrett is a Partner at Gardiner Robers LLP, where she practices in the areas of securities law, corporate governance, and capital markets transactions. Ms. Skerrett has extensive experience advising public companies on M&A transactions, regulatory compliance, and continuous disclosure obligations. She has particular expertise advising emerging and mid-cap issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, the CSE, and NASDAQ on complex transactional and governance matters, including MI 61-101 compliance, take-over bid regulations, and cross-border securities issues.
Ms. Skerrett has been recognized by Best Lawyers Canada and Chambers for her securities law expertise. She holds a law degree and B.Comm from University of Toronto and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Menashe Kestenbaum is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, industry disruptor, public company executive, and venture capital investor.
Mr. Kestenbaum started off in the gaming industry, leading Enthusiast Gaming from its beginnings as a basement startup in 2015, through an IPO, to an all-time high of a $1.4B market cap in 2021. He is also a General Partner of LeverageVC, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology investments, including having made investments in AI and e-commerce. Menashe has now turned his focus onto disrupting the mental health industry with Glimmer, where he acts as CEO.
Mr. Kestenbaum brings deep expertise in scaling technology companies, navigating public company governance across multiple exchanges, and evaluating emerging technology and AI opportunities. His experience managing dual-listed companies on the TSX and NASDAQ is directly relevant to High Tide's listing structure. The Company also announced the appointment of David Wallach, CCIM, and Filip Ernest as members of the Company's Advisory Board, to provide strategic guidance to management on matters including real estate, business development, artificial intelligence, e-commerce technology and community and stakeholder engagement.
David Wallach is the Owner and President of Barclay Street Real Estate Ltd., a leading Calgary-based commercial real estate brokerage and property management firm that he has built over more than two decades into one of Western Canada's premier boutique commercial real estate platforms. Mr. Wallach has supervised in excess of $500 million in real estate transactions and has extensive experience in investment sales, property management, and business operations. He holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, one of the most recognized credentials in commercial real estate. Mr. Wallach is also the President and Founder of the Triumph Real Estate Investment Fund, serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services, and is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board of Mount Royal University's Faculty of Business, Communication Studies and Aviation.
Mr. Wallach is an active member of the Calgary business community, including as co-host of CORUS Entertainment's Calgary Next radio show profiling Calgary-based businesses and entrepreneurs. Filip Ernest is an entrepreneur and digital transformation strategist with more than two decades of experience building and scaling technology-driven businesses. His career began at the start of the commercial internet era in the Netherlands, where he was involved in one of the country's early internet agencies, helping companies establish their first digital infrastructure and online commerce capabilities.
Over the past 25 years, Mr. Ernest has focused on developing scalable e-commerce platforms, data-driven operating systems, and technology-enabled consumer ecosystems across international markets. He is recognized for combining long-term strategic thinking with hands-on technical execution, particularly in areas where technology reshapes traditional retail and community models. Since 2022, Mr. Ernest has concentrated his work on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and adaptive systems, with an emphasis on integrating AI into operational workflows, customer engagement models, and decision-making frameworks.
His work centers on positioning AI not as a standalone tool, but as a foundational layer within modern retail and digital enterprises.
