Former TUMI Executive Mike Mardy Joins True Leaf Board of Directors
September 23 2019 - 7:00AM
True Leaf Brands Inc. (“True Leaf” or the “Company”) (CSE: MJ)
(OTCQX: TRLFF) (FSE: TLA) today announced the appointment of Mike
Mardy, CPA, to its Board of Directors as an independent member.
Mr. Mardy most recently served as Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, and as a Director of Tumi
Holdings, Inc. (“Tumi”), a retailer of luxury luggage and travel
accessories. He is credited as a key contributor to Tumi’s
successful 2012 IPO and subsequent merger with Samsonite, the
world’s largest luggage brand. Prior to joining Tumi, he served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Keystone
Foods LLC, a global food products manufacturer. Previously, he held
senior-level financial positions with Nabisco, Inc., a leading U.S.
cookie and cracker manufacturer.
Mr. Mardy currently serves as a Director of top
fashion retail brands Vince Holdings and Lulus.com. In the past, he
served as a Director for several publicly traded companies,
including DAVIDsTEA, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and Modus Link
Global Solutions. He also previously served on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) Advisory Board.
“We are excited to welcome Mike to our Board of
Directors at this important stage in True Leaf’s development,” said
Darcy Bomford, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of True Leaf.
“Mike brings valuable leadership experience from some of the
world's largest retail and consumer packaged goods companies. We
look forward to his contributions in guiding True Leaf as we
continue to strengthen our global competitive position, including
his M&A expertise as we evaluate potential joint ventures and
complementary acquisition opportunities in the pet health
space.”
Mr. Mardy is a member of the Financial
Executives Institute, the National Association of Corporate
Directors, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a
graduate of Princeton University and received an MBA from Rutgers
University.
“I am excited about joining True Leaf’s Board,”
stated Mr. Mardy. “I look forward to working with my fellow Board
members to help drive the Company’s growth and position it for
long-term success.”
Mr. Mardy’s appointment expands the Board to
five members, including Chairman Mike Harcourt, Vice-Chair Jodi
Watson, Darcy Bomford, and Sylvain Toutant. In conjunction with the
new director appointment, Kevin Bottomley has stepped down from his
position as Director.
“Kevin has made many valuable contributions as a
Board member since we went public in 2015,” said Mike Harcourt,
Chairman of True Leaf’s Board of Directors. “We thank Kevin for his
years of service and wish him all the best in his future
endeavors.”
About True Leaf Brands
True Leaf Pet Inc., a subsidiary of True Leaf
Brands Inc., is a leading global pet care company. Inspired by the
unconditional love our pets give us every day, we return that love
through our wellness pet products which help maintain and protect
the natural vitality of our pet companions. “Return the Love” is
the purpose that drives our business and is at the heart of our
values to bring happiness to pets and their owners.
True Leaf Cannabis Inc., also a subsidiary of
True Leaf Brands Inc., is in the final stages of approval to become
a licensed producer of cannabis in Canada. True Leaf Cannabis Inc.
owns True Leaf Campus, an 18,000 square foot cannabis cultivation
and production facility in Lumby, British Columbia.
www.trueleaf.com
Media Contact:
Paul Sullivan Director, Public
RelationsPaul@trueleaf.comO: 604-685-4742M: 604-603-7358
Investor Contact:
Phil Carlson / Scott EcksteinKCSA Strategic
Communicationspcarlson@kcsa.com / seckstein@kcsa.comO: 212-896-1233
/ 212-896-1210
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Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and management may make additional forward-looking
statements in response to your questions. Such written and oral
disclosures are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and True Leaf
hereby claims such safe harbour protection for all forward-looking
statements. True Leaf believes that the expectations reflected
in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions; however, True Leaf’s actual results and performance
and the value of its securities could differ materially from those
set forth in the forward-looking statements due to the impact of
many factors summarized in the "Risk Factors" section of True
Leaf’s Offering Circular Form 1-A filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory
authorities and other discussions of risk factors contained in True
Leaf’s periodic filings or supplements to the offering circular.
True Leaf's Offering Circular Form 1-A can be found at
ir.trueleaf.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. True Leaf undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any such information for any reason after the date of this
presentation unless required by law.
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