Tilray® Expands Global Leadership Team With New Manitoba Harvest President
December 03 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Former Mattel and General Mills executive,
Katy Dickson, joins Tilray’s leadership team as Manitoba Harvest
President to continue global growth for hemp foods
Today, Tilray, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRY), a global pioneer in cannabis
production, research, cultivation and distribution, announced the
expansion of its global senior leadership team with the appointment
of Katy Dickson as President, Manitoba Harvest. Tilray acquired
Manitoba Harvest, the world’s largest hemp food company, in early
2019.
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Dickson joins Tilray from global toy and entertainment leader
Mattel, where she served as Senior Vice President, Global Brand GM
and President of American Girl. At American Girl, Dickson led
initiatives to further build the premium brand and expand
internationally. Prior to Mattel, Dickson worked for global media
and information leader NewsCorp, where she served as EVP and Global
Chief Marketing Officer for the company’s News America Marketing
(NAM) division. Prior to NewsCorp, Dickson spent close to 25 years
with General Mills, where she held numerous senior marketing and
brand management roles, including Vice President, GM of the Old El
Paso and Betty Crocker Dinners businesses.
“We’re pleased to welcome Katy to our senior leadership team to
build on the success of the Manitoba Harvest brand globally,” said
Brendan Kennedy, Tilray CEO. “Katy brings incredible experience
connecting with global customers in the CPG and functional food
categories. Her experience will be valuable as we work to gain
access to new markets around the world and evolve our hemp food
offerings to cater to varying customer needs and preferences.”
Founded in 1998, Manitoba Harvest is the world’s largest hemp
food manufacturer and a leader in the natural foods industry. It
produces, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad-based
portfolio of hemp-based consumer products. Manitoba Harvest’s
products are sold globally across more than 20 countries, including
approximately 16,000 retail stores across the United States and
Canada. Products in the Manitoba Harvest portfolio include: Hemp
Hearts™, Hemp Oil™, Hemp Yeah! ™ granola, Hemp Yeah! ™ protein
powder, Hemp Yeah! ™ wellness bars and Hemp Bliss™ milk. Manitoba
Harvest also recently launched a CBD line containing Broad Spectrum
Hemp Extracts.
About Tilray® Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) is a global pioneer
in the research, cultivation, production and distribution of
cannabis and cannabinoids currently serving tens of thousands of
patients and consumers in 13 countries spanning five
continents.
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“will”, “likely”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe, “intend”,
“plan”, “forecast”, “project”, “estimate”, “outlook” and other
similar expressions, including without limitation statements
regarding our growth potential, the sustainability of growth,
demand for Manitoba Harvest products and demand for other
hemp-derived or cannabinoid products on a global scale.
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future
performance and are based upon a number of estimates and
assumptions of management in light of management’s experience and
perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments,
as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant
and reasonable in the circumstances, including assumptions in
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forward-looking statements. Please see the heading “Risk Factors”
in Tilray’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2019, for a
discussion of the material risk factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward-looking information.
Tilray does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements
that are included herein, except in accordance with applicable
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