22nd Century Group, Inc. announced on April 6, 2024, the board of directors appointed Jonathan Staffeldt as the company?s general counsel effective immediately. Mr. Staffeldt, age 42, has served as deputy general counsel of the company since January 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Staffeldt was Chief Legal Officer of GVB Biopharma and served in that role since September 2019.

Mr. Staffeldt was previously in private practice with significant experience in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation. Mr. Staffeldt received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctorate from the University of California Los Angeles.