Marijuana Business Magazine September 2018

the biggest opportunities first. We try to stay ahead by being incredibly agile and nimble, so that we can adjust our plans as legislation changes, and we always have a plan B and C.” As for the company’s short-term goals, Athaide wrote: “While we build our Canadian facilities, our focus is on Europe and Latin America and gaining the first-mover advantage as we create the organic segment of the medical markets.” The Green Organic Dutchman board also appointed Julia Golubovskaya , vice president of finance, as interim CFO. Golubovskaya has more than 18 years of experience in consumer products, having worked with Procter & Gamble in Canada, the United States and Russia. Harvest One Gets New CEO Harvest One, a diversified cannabis company in Van- couver, British Columbia, appointed Grant Froese as its CEO. The company also added him to its board. Froese joins Harvest One after a 38-year career with Cana- dian food retailer Loblaw Cos., where he most recently served as COO. At Loblaw, Froese led operations and merchandising at all levels and had oversight of informa- tion technology, supply chain, digital/e-commerce busi- nesses and marketing. Harvest One also hired Andrew Kain as COO and gen- eral counsel. Most recently, Kain founded and served as president of Windular Research and Technologies, a pri- vately held Ontario company providing renewable energy systems, consulting and advisory services to the global telecommunications industry. Green Thumb CEO Steps Down Peter Kadens , one of the more notable names in the U.S. cannabis industry, has stepped down as CEO of multistate medical marijuana com- pany Green Thumb Industries. The 40-year old entrepreneur will stay with Chicago-based GTI as a board member. Kadens also is chairman of StreetWise, a nonprofit that supports the homeless, and CEO of Purpose Investors, a firm that invests in busi- nesses that make social impacts. Peter Kadens September 2018 • Marijuana Business Magazine • 113