SMITHS FALLS, ON, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Canopy Growth
Corporation ("Canopy Growth" or the "Company") (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ:
CGC) is pleased to announce that Sumayyah
Emeh-Edu will be joining the company in the newly created
role of Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In this
role, Emeh-Edu will be responsible for enhancing diversity, equity,
and inclusion awareness and programs across Canopy's business and
regions.
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Sumayyah to Canopy
Growth," said David Klein, CEO,
Canopy Growth Corporation. "We sought a true collaborator and
leader to further actualize Canopy's commitment to inclusion within
the cannabis industry and equitable access to the benefits of
legalization. Achieving progress towards diversity, equity, and
inclusion initiatives will be a journey that requires the
contributions of all Canopy employees and hiring Sumayyah is a
critical step in that journey."
Bringing robust experience in both employee development and
diversity and inclusion, Emeh-Edu most recently served as the
Director of Diversity & Inclusion Strategy at Charles Schwab.
In this role, she was charged with developing company-wide
accessibility resources, workshop content and curriculum, and
supporting executive-owned diversity and inclusion plans. Prior to
Charles Schwab, Emeh-Edu was the Principal D&I Strategist of
Embedded Consulting, where she partnered with clients such as
Oracle, One Medical, NPR station KQED, and Blue Shield of
California.
"Sumayyah brings a wealth of experience in both internal and
external diversity and inclusion initiatives, and Canopy Growth
will benefit greatly from her counsel as we continue to evolve into
a workforce that mirrors the markets and communities we serve,"
said Holly Lukavsky, Chief Human
Resources Officer. "As we strive to advance our mission of
improving lives through cannabis, which includes ending cannabis
prohibition, we are excited to bring on a talented leader like
Sumayyah whose experience will be essential to supporting our
business and social justice priorities."
While cannabis and CBD industries have flourished, the history
of racial inequities surrounding cannabis prohibition and the
resulting disproportionate social justice consequences create a
responsibility and necessity for Canopy to lead in diversity,
equity, and inclusion for the global industry. This commitment will
be further realized through Emeh-Edu's role, as she will be focused
on ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion priorities are
reflected and measured throughout Canopy, with a priority on
implementing talent-driven practices fundamental to an open and
inclusive environment. Emeh-Edu is charged with providing
consultative strategy and guidance for Canopy with the goal of
further empowering the company to address complex business and
social realities related to cannabis through a truly inclusive
workforce.
"I am inspired and excited to be leading Canopy's approach to
diversity, equity, and inclusion and embrace this as an opportunity
to enable people from traditionally marginalized groups to not only
participate but benefit from an industry where criminalization has
historically negatively impacted them," noted Emeh-Edu. "I see the
power of cannabis in improving people's quality of life and am
eager to work with the leadership and workforce of Canopy to
co-create an environment capable of addressing complex issues while
cultivating spaces and tools that instill diversity and inclusion
into every facet of our industry."
About Canopy Growth Corporation
Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED,NASDAQ:CGC) is a world-leading
diversified cannabis and cannabinoid-based consumer product
company, driven by a passion to improve lives, end prohibition, and
strengthen communities by unleashing the full potential of
cannabis. Leveraging consumer insights and innovation, we
offer product varieties in high quality dried flower, oil, softgel
capsule, infused beverage, edible, and topical formats, as well as
vaporizer devices by Canopy Growth and industry-leader Storz &
Bickel. Our global medical brand, Spectrum Therapeutics, sells a
range of full-spectrum products using its colour-coded
classification system and is a market leader in both Canada and Germany. Through our award-winning Tweed and
Tokyo Smoke banners, we reach our adult-use consumers and have
built a loyal following by focusing on top quality products and
meaningful customer relationships. Canopy Growth has entered into
the health and wellness consumer space in key markets including
Canada, the United States, and Europe through BioSteel sports nutrition, and
This Works skin and sleep solutions; and has introduced additional
federally-permissible CBD products to the
United States through our First & Free and Martha
Stewart CBD brands. Canopy Growth has an established partnership
with Fortune 500 alcohol leader Constellation Brands. For more
information visit www.canopygrowth.com.
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