On May 18, 2023, Cronos Group Inc. appointed James McGinness to the position of Vice President, Controller, which includes serving as the Company's principal accounting officer, effective as of May 22, 2023. On May 18, 2023, the Company determined that Carlos Cortez, the Company's Vice President, Controller, will no longer serve as the Company's principal accounting officer as of May 22, 2023 and will separate from the Company, effective as of June 16, 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McGinness, age 45, was the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Controller for MarketWise Inc. since April 2019.

While at MarketWise, Mr. McGinness was responsible for the Accounting, Tax, External and Internal Financial Reporting, Investor Relations, and Financial Planning and Analysis functions and was instrumental in restructuring and developing a world-class finance organization while shepherding MarketWise through an Up-C SPAC transaction and several other strategic transactions. Prior to MarketWise, Mr. McGinness served as Corporate Controller at GSE Systems from August 2016 until November 2018 and previously held various management roles at Exelon, Washington Gas, T. Rowe Price and McCormick. Mr. McGinness is a CPA and earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.