Sundial Growers Inc. Announces Management Transitions
October 23, 2019 at 01:08 pm
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Following Sundial Growers Inc.'s acquisition of Bridge Farm in July 2019 and Initial Public Offering on the Nasdaq in August 2019, Sundial is making the management changes. Sundial President, Geoff Thompson, will be transitioning at the end of the year to an advisory role with the intent to be nominated to join Sundial's Board of Directors in 2020. Thompson's responsibilities will be transitioned to Chief Operating Officer, Brian Harriman, and Chief Financial Officer, Jim Keough. After the successful integration of Bridge Farm into Sundial UK, David Ball, currently President Europe, will also transition into an advisory role in January 2020 for a six-month period. Louise Motala, currently Commercial Director in the UK, has been promoted to Managing Director, Sundial UK, effective immediately. Mrs. Motala brings over two decades of extensive leadership experience to her important new role. She will continue to report to Mr. Ball until his transition in January.
SNDL Inc. is a Canada-based private-sector liquor and cannabis retailer in Canada with retail banners, which include Ace Liquor, Wine and Beyond, Liquor Depot, Value Buds, Spiritleaf, and Firesale Cannabis. Its segments include Liquor Retail, Cannabis Retail, Cannabis Operations and Investments. The Liquor Retail segment includes the sale of wines, beers and spirits through liquor stores. The Cannabis Retail segment includes the private sale of recreational cannabis through and franchise retail cannabis stores. The Cannabis Operations segment includes the cultivation, distribution and sale of cannabis for the adult-use and medical markets domestically and for export, and providing cannabis processing services, in addition to product development, manufacturing, and commercialization of cannabis consumer packaged goods. The Investments segment includes the deployment of capital to investment opportunities. Its cannabis brand portfolio includes Top Leaf, Vacay, Grasslands and others.