HEXO Corp Announces New Appointment to the Board of Directors
October 27 2020 - 6:30AM
HEXO Corp. (“HEXO”, or the “Company”) (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Emilio Imbriglio to its
Board of Directors. Mr. Imbriglio’s appointment fills the vacancy
on the Board of Directors created by Natalie Bourque’s resignation
as a director earlier this year. Mr. Imbriglio has also been
appointed as a member of the Board of Director’s Audit Committee.
Mr. Imbriglio is currently the President and CEO
of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a position he has held since
2013. He is a member of the Strategy Committee and Board of
Governors of Grant Thornton International Ltd, representing over
140 countries, as well as Chair of its Budget and Audit Committee.
An entrepreneur himself, Mr. Imbriglio has played a leading role in
developing efficient teams and was the head of the Corporate
Finance Consulting Group for almost 10 years. During this time, he
spearheaded large-scale mergers, acquisitions and financing
transactions, and served as a key government infrastructure and
financing adviser, notably for the construction of the Centre
hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) research centre and
hospital.
In addition to his financial executive
experience, Mr. Imbriglio was a professor at Concordia and McGill
universities for 18 years. He is actively involved in the community
and is a member of the Board of Directors of Société Générale
Canada and Finance Montréal. He has been a member of the TELUS
Board of Directors and Community Investment Committee in Montréal,
the Board of Directors of the Fondation du Centre hospitalier de
l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Capital Campaign Cabinet, the Board
of Directors of Les amis de la montagne, the Green Municipal Fund
(GMF) Council of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
and the FCM’s Investment Committee, the Board of Directors of the
Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships, as well as a
member of the Santa Cabrini Hospital Board of Directors from 1997
to 2012, where he was Board Chairman from 2007 to 2012.
Mr. Imbriglio has received international
recognition for his business achievements with the Beta Gamma Sigma
Society – Recognition of Excellence award. . He has also received
the highest award of merit granted to a Concordia University
graduate, as well as having been named Knight of The Order of Merit
of the Italian Republic.
“I and the Board of Directors are delighted to
welcome Mr. Imbriglio and look forward to working with him,” said
Dr. Michael Munzar, Chair of the Board of Directors of HEXO. “We
are confident that his extensive experience will further strengthen
our team, improve our corporate governance and support our next
stage of growth."
Mr. Imbriglio holds
a B.Comm. (Honours, Accounting) and a Graduate Diploma in
Accounting from Concordia University, and a Master of Business
Administration (Real Estate Finance and MIS) from McGill
University. Mr. Imbroglio is a Chartered Professional
Accountant (FCPA, FCA).
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. 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.
Forward Looking Statements
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to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of
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