Marijuana Business Magazine February 2019

Gama (Portugal), Alexander John Gosse Downer (Australia) and Donald McKinnon (New Zealand). In a news release, CEO Brendan Kennedy said the group will advise Tilray executives and the board of directors on its global business.  Cresco Hires Former Nike Creative Guru for New Post Illinois-based Cresco Labs, one of the nation’s biggest multistate marijuana companies, hired Scott Wilson , former global creative director for Nike, as chief experience officer, a new position in the company. Wilson, an award-winning designer, also has held executive design positions with such consumer brands as IDEO, Thomson Consumer Electronics, For- tune Brands and Motorola. In 2012, he won the prestigious Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Product Design, bestowed upon the top designer in the country. Wilson will be responsible for overseeing Cresco’s brands and will play a major role in new ventures, including product strategy, design, packaging, retail, digital, product forms and future brand sensory experiences and collaborations. Wilson will continue to manage MNML, the Chicago-based design consultancy he founded more than a decade ago. Wilson’s dual role will allow him to leverage his design, engineering and creative teams to advance Cresco’s mission. MariMed Taps Roth Capital Vet for M&A Role MariMed, a mul- tistate marijuana company based in Massachusetts, hired Charles Finnie as chief strategy officer. Finnie will lead MariMed’s M&A, strategic investment and investor relations efforts. Finnie most recently served as managing director and senior research analyst at Roth Capital Partners, where he cov- ered consumer health and wellness with a focus on cannabis. Finnie was also a co-founder and managing director at EFW Partners, an investment firm with offices in Arizona and California; served as general partner at Crosslink Capital, where he managed both public and private investments in technology companies, and was a general part- ner and senior research analyst at Volpe Welty, which was acquired by Prudential Securities. Surterra Taps Wrigley Chewing Gum Heir CEO Chewing gum billionaire William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. was appointed CEO of medical marijuana company Surterra Wellness, a little more than two months after leading a $65 million funding round for the firm. Atlanta-based Surterra operates medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities in Florida as well as CBD dispensaries and grow operations in Texas. Wrigley is taking over the top job from Jake Bergmann, who stepped down Nov. 5. KushCo Welcomes CFO KushCo Holdings, a diversified ancillary cannabis business in Garden Grove, California, tapped Christopher Tedford as its new chief financial officer. Tedford’s day-to-day responsibilities will include accounting, financial reporting, treasury management, strategic financial planning, risk management, deal analysis and negotiations. He will also lead the team’s efforts to establish Sarbanes- Oxley Act compliance. Tedford previously served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer at Confie, a national personal lines and com- mercial insurance broker, and has also had stints at Pacific Sunwear of California, a specialty retailer, and Clean Energy Fuels, where he served as director and corporate controller. He also held senior positions within KPMG and Deloitte & Touche. Christopher Tedford Courtesy Photo Scott Wilson Courtesy Photo Charles Finnie Courtesy Photo