HEXO Corp announces results of annual general meeting
January 16 2020 - 6:30AM
HEXO Corp. (“HEXO” or the “Company”) (TSX:HEXO) is pleased to
announce the results of its annual general meeting of shareholders
held on January 15, 2020. All items put forth at the meeting were
approved, including the re-election of Nathalie Bourque, Vincent
Chiara, Jason Ewart, Adam Miron, Dr. Michael Munzar and Sébastien
St-Louis as directors of the Company, all with a majority of the
votes cast, to hold office until the next annual meeting of
shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed,
and the appointment of MNP LLP as auditor of the Company for the
ensuing year. Results of the vote for the election of directors at
the meeting are set out below:
Nominee |
Total votes cast |
Votes for |
% |
Nathalie Bourque |
29,107,773 |
25,746,370 |
88.5 |
Vincent Chiara |
29,107,773 |
25,257,909 |
86.8 |
Jason Ewart |
29,107,773 |
27,868,783 |
95.7 |
Adam Miron |
29,107,773 |
25,963,687 |
89.2 |
Dr. Michael Munzar |
29,107,773 |
27,762,036 |
95.4 |
Sebastien St-Louis |
29,107,773 |
25,836,250 |
88.8 |
A “Report of Voting Results” for the meeting will be available
under the Company’s profile on SEDAR.
Following the meeting, the Audit Committee and Human Resource
and Corporate Governance Committee members were appointed to
consist of Nathalie Bourque, Vincent Chiara and Jason Ewart, all
independent directors.
HEXO also wishes to announce that it has made a change to its
Innovation, Development and Engineering Team, which now reports to
James McMillan, in a newly expanded role of Chief Development
Officer. Mr. McMillan has been with HEXO since soon after its
inception and continues to be an invaluable member of the senior
leadership team. The position of Chief Innovation Officer has been
eliminated; Veronique Hamel, who had held the position since
January 2019, is no longer with the Company.
“We continue to invest in the research and development of
cannabis technology to ensure our consumers have predictable,
consistent and quality experiences, and to drive value for our
shareholders,” said Sebastien St-Louis, CEO and co-founder of HEXO.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Veronique for her
contributions to HEXO and to wish her well in her future
endeavours.”
About HEXO HEXO Corp. is an award-winning
consumer packaged goods cannabis company that creates and
distributes innovative products to serve the global cannabis
market. Through its hub and spoke business strategy, HEXO Corp. is
partnering with Fortune 500 companies, bringing its brand value,
cannabinoid isolation technology, licensed infrastructure and
regulatory expertise to established companies, leveraging their
distribution networks and capacity. As one of the largest licensed
cannabis companies in Canada, HEXO Corp. operates facilities in
Ontario and Quebec. The Company is also expanding internationally
and has a foothold in Greece to establish a Eurozone processing,
production and distribution centre. The Company serves the
Canadian adult-use markets under its HEXO Cannabis, Up Cannabis
and Original Stash brands, and the medical market under HEXO
medical cannabis. For more information please visit
hexocorp.com.
Investor Relations: Jennifer Smith
1-866-438-8429 invest@hexo.com www.hexocorp.com
Media Relations: (819)
317-0526 media@hexo.com
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