9 FLORA GROWTH S T R I C T L Y P R I V A T E A N D C O N F I D E N T I A L Meet Our Board of Directors. Advisory Board. Bernard Wilson Chairman Mr. Wilson is a senior financial professional. He is the former Vice-Chairman of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP and is the Chairman of the Founders Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Wilson has served as Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce - Canada; and Member of the Canada/US Trade Committee. Drawing on his experience, Mr. Wilson will work with the Board of Directors of Flora and its various standing committees to ensure effective corporate governance practices and to enhance and protect the independence of the board. Juan Carlos Gomez Director Mr. Gomez is a proven business leader with over 30 years of professional experience working for multinational public companies. He brings substantial experience in the Latin American market, across a variety of business competencies including business operations, M&A, business integration and corporate governance. For the past 20 years, Mr. Gomez served as the COO, and eventually as CEO of the Winner Group, CIRSA, owned by the Blackstone Group, where he was responsible for growing the company to become one of the largest 100 companies in the country through meaningful organic and M&A driven growth initiatives. This included expansion across 28 cities and more than 2,800 staff. Mr. Gomez obtained his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Psychology from the University of Santo Tomas in Colombia. Tim Leslie Chairman of the Advisory Board A Yale law graduate, Leslie has a strong pedigree of success, working with scaling companies including his two decades at Amazon, where he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel responsible for building and managing Amazon’s international legal team before changing roles to oversee the international launch of Amazon Prime Video. Following his successful tenure at Amazon, Leslie made the leap to the burgeoning cannabis industry where he served as CEO of one of the world’s most authoritative digital cannabis data sources, Leafly. Since his time there, Leslie has served on the board of renowned cannabis companies before his appointment as Chairman of the Board of Advisors at Flora. Marc Mastronardi Director Marc Mastronardi is a seasoned executive and current Chief of Stores of Macy’s. Prior to his current role, Mastronardi was Macy’s Senior VP of Store Operations and Customer Experience, where he was responsible for enterprise-wide store operations, sales, and customer service. Mastronardi has also led multiple functions within the organization, responsible for the creation and expansion of new business concepts, leased partnerships and diverse owner-led businesses. Mastronardi currently serves on the board of Delivering Good, NYC, the executive committee of the Fashion Scholarship Fund, and is the executive sponsor of the Macy’s Working Families Employee Resource Group. Dr. Annabelle Manalo-Morgan Director Luis Merchan President & CEO / Director Dr. Annabelle is a scientist, educator, author, mother of five and a respected key opinion leader. She is a cell and developmental biologist from Vanderbilt University with a background in neuroscience from Georgetown University. She earned her Ph.D. in Cell and Development Biology with a focus in Cardio-Oncology and has since become a philanthropist and entrepreneur focused on pharmaceutical innovation and clinical trial research in medical cannabis. Bio on Page 9. Dr. Beverley Richardson Director Dr. Beverley J. Richardson is a renowned psychotherapeutic practitioner whose collaborative efforts and clinical influence are reflected in some of the most compelling and effective addiction and behavioural health programs in North America which include: Sierra Tucson (Arizona), the Meadows (Arizona) and Betty Ford Centre (California). She has a Doctorate Degree in Psychology and is a B.C. Registered Clinical Counsellor, Internationally Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and EMDR Level II Trauma Therapist. Dr. Richardson has integrated her extensive experience in health and wellness with her entrepreneurial spirit to form her nutraceutical and bioscience research and development enterprises. LEADERSHIP & PEOPLE
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