TORONTO, May 14, 2020 /CNW/ - Meta Growth
Corp. (TSXV: META) ("Meta Growth", "META" or the
"Company"), a leading Canadian recreational cannabis retailer,
today announced the appointment of Andrea Elliott as an
independent director, effective May 13, 2020.
Ms. Elliott brings over 20 years of retail executive
experience to Meta Growth. She currently is Executive Vice
President, Direct to Consumer at Moose Knuckles, a successful
global Canadian luxury outerwear brand. Previously Andrea
founded r2 retail resources, an independent consultancy
that supported retailers domestically and
internationally with strategic initiatives, growth
plans, eCommerce ideation and SG&A improvements. She was
previously VP & General Manager of PVH Canada Retail
(Calvin Klein, Van Heusen, IZOD & Bass), as well as an EVP
at PwC and COO with Karabus Management, a wholly owned subsidiary
of PwC focused on the retail industry. Prior to PwC, Ms.
Elliott was the Director of Canada Operations for
Williams-Sonoma Inc., and held various senior positions at Gap
Inc.
"We are delighted to have Andrea join our Board as we expand
into the Ontario market," said
Mark Goliger, CEO of Meta
Growth. "As we grow our national footprint of recreational
cannabis retail stores, Andrea's extensive retail background will
be invaluable as we continue to evaluate and implement strategic
initiatives to differentiate META from other cannabis
retailers."
Ms. Elliott's appointment follows the recent appointment of
Christopher Brawn as an independent
director. With these board additions, META has
significantly strengthened its retail and real estate competencies
and looks forward to the contributions from its new independent
directors as the Company embarks on an aggressive growth
strategy.
Ms. Elliott replaces Felipe
Campusano who resigned as a member of the Company's Board of
Directors effective May 13, 2020. Mr. Campusano was
a director since May 2018
and played an instrumental role in assisting the Company with
its medicinal cannabis business unit. Given the Company's primary
focus has shifted away from medicinal cannabis to recreational
retail cannabis, as evidenced by the recent divestitures of
National Access Cannabis Medical's pharmacy assets, as well as the
Company's sale of shares in Tetra Pty Ltd (an Australian medicinal
cannabis clinic network), Mr. Campusano graciously resigned in
order to allow the Board to attract an individual with
extensive retail experience. META thanks Mr.
Campusano for his contributions and wishes him success with
his other endeavours.
About Meta Growth
Meta Growth is a leader in secure, safe and responsible access
to legal recreational cannabis in Canada. Through its Canada-wide network of Meta Cannabis Co.™,
Meta Cannabis Supply Co.™ and NewLeaf Cannabis™ recreational
cannabis retail stores, Meta Growth enables the public to gain
knowledgeable access to Canada's
network of authorized Licensed Producers of cannabis. Meta Growth
is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol (TSXV:
META).
For more information on Meta Growth, visit:
metagrowth.com
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SOURCE Meta Growth Corp.