The Ever-Evolving Cannabis Industry: These Are Latest Leadership Changes You Should Know About
Another Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is in the books. The two-day event took place in Chicago this week, gathering a slew of top cannabis entrepreneurs, executives, politicians and industry stakeholders. That said, let’s scroll through latest executive changes in cannabis.
The U.S. Hemp Roundtable Taps Two Prominent Executives In Hemp Beverage Space Into Its Ranks
The U.S. Hemp Roundtable made headlines in early September as its board of directors welcomed two distinguished leaders from the hemp beverage sector to its officer ranks. Art Massolo, vice president of business development at Cycling Frog, agreed to serve as the new executive vice president, while Aaron Nosbisch, founder of BRĒZ, assumed the role of vice president of E-Commerce.
“Beverages represent the fastest-growing segment of the hemp industry, and the Roundtable is blessed to have two of the industry’s most prominent leaders join us as Vice Presidents,” Jonathan Miller, the Roundtable’s general counsel, said.
Cannabis Leadership Shake-Ups In New York
New York’s chief equity officer at the state Office of Cannabis Management, Damian Fagon, has formally resigned, effective November 27. He was previously cleared of any wrongdoing in an inspector general investigation that found no basis for allegations of retaliation against a cannabis company, reported Green Market Report.
Fagon was placed on administrative leave this spring after cannabis processor Jenny Argie filed a lawsuit claiming that he had retaliated against her business by advocating for a recall of her products following her criticism of the OCM to Syracuse.com last year. That lawsuit was dismissed in July.
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