HEXO Corp appoints General Manager of US operations
February 08 2021 - 6:30AM
HEXO Corp (“HEXO”, or the “Company”) (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO)
announced today that it has appointed Charles Bowman as General
Manager of its US operations, effective immediately.
“Charlie's extensive experience in commercial growth and
operations will be instrumental as we continue to expand our
footprint in the US. We are excited to bring such established
leadership to the team as we ramp up to support the growth
initiatives of Truss CBD USA, our joint venture with Molson Coors,
and for potential non-beverage CPG partners with whom we are in
ongoing discussions,” said HEXO CEO and co-founder Sebastien
St-Louis.
Bowman is based in the US and will be responsible for all
implementation aspects of HEXO’s US operations including stand up
and commissioning of production facilities, overseeing operations,
supply chain and logistics, and building the team.
“Over the coming months, we expect to begin deploying capital to
build out production and processing facilities in the State of
Colorado for our Powered by HEXOTM technology, and consider the US
to be strategically important to our future growth,” continued
St-Louis.
Bowman brings a wealth of experience tailoring natural biotech
ingredients for the health, wellness and nutritional beverage
markets, a diverse global background and nearly three decades of
experience to the HEXO USA team. He has held senior leadership
roles at leading global ingredient suppliers including BGG and
Solix Algredients (Natural Antioxidants), Solazyme, now TerraVia
(Algae Oils & Proteins), CP Kelco, and Cargill (Hydrocolloids).
Throughout his career, Bowman has strengthened customer
partnerships, customized innovations through extraction expertise
and accelerated growth in customer facing operations. An executive
known for talent and leadership development, Bowman has mentored
nutrition and beverage executives in US, China, Japan, Brazil and
across Europe. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a Degree in
Food Science & Technology and holds a Master of Business
Administration from Averett University.
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.
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