Cresco Labs announces new executive changes, Tom Manning, Chair of the Board and Executive Chair, Having served on the Cresco board since 2016, Tom Manning was elected Chair of the Board in 2019. Manning worked with Bachtell to develop the organizational redesign and broadening of the Cresco leadership team and moved into the role of Executive Chair in February 2020. Manning will continue to work closely with Bachtell, executive management and the Board to coordinate corporate strategy, with a focus on building organizational strength, flexibility, and resilience to address the rapid growth potential foreseen by the Company, to further develop relationships with traditional institutional investors and to prepare the organization for an eventual listing on a US exchange. Manning draws on his experience in organizational development, capital markets and corporate strategy to drive additional value creation and to help the executive team achieve Cresco’s goal of becoming the most successful and important company in the industry. Manning is the former Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, Chairman and CEO of EY Asia and brings over 40 years of business experience to this role. He has served as CEO of a variety of global companies, and his corporate governance experience is extensive, having served on eight public boards and an equal number of private company boards over his career. Todd West, Executive Vice President – Operations, In his new role, Todd West will be working collaboratively throughout all of the Company’s cultivation, manufacturing and distribution facilities to increase operational efficiencies, improve quality assurance, build out the product development team and implement further automation capabilities to facilitate the efficient building of scale and market share. West has a proven background in the food manufacturing industry with companies such as Lifeway Foods and Starbucks. West is experienced in designing and implementing safety and quality controls that align with the highest food and pharma certifications in the market today. Prior to this promotion, West served as Senior Vice President of Product Development and Commercialization for the Company’s food and beverage segment. Donny Trivisonno, Executive Vice President - Planning, Insights & Analytics, Donny Trivisonno joined Cresco in January 2020 and is responsible for scaling the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to bring greater focus and synchronization across the organization, to support the Company as it scales. Leveraging his experience at Apple managing the supply/demand planning for all products for 500+ retail stores and web for 30 countries, he has been tasked with enhancing the integration between sales, marketing, and supply chain. Trivisonno brings to Cresco 15 years of experience career spanning global retail operations, financial planning and analytics, and customer experience for top U.S.-based companies including Apple, Gap Inc, Kohl’s and Time Warner Cable. Brenna Albert, CPA, Senior Vice President & Controller – Accounting, Treasury & Tax (Promotion), Brenna Albert was promoted to the role of Senior Vice President & Controller, Accounting, Treasury & Tax in 2019. Prior to her promotion, she served as Vice President & Controller. Albert is responsible for all aspects of accounting, external financial reporting, treasury and tax functions at Cresco Labs. Albert was instrumental in the execution of the company’s public offering and subsequent financial reporting, as well as building Cresco’s controllership team and public company finance processes. Brenna Albert is the former Director, SEC Reporting, Corporate Accounting & Technical Accounting Policy at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate service firms. Drew Duval, Senior Vice President – Cultivation, Drew Duval was promoted to the role of Senior Vice President of Cultivation in January 2020 through the successful closing of the Origin House acquisition and is now tasked with overseeing Cresco’s entire cultivation footprint. Duval led the implementation of propagation uniformity throughout all facilities and is installing best practices across Cresco’s network, including crop steering fertigation methods, to increase yield, quality, and uniformity. Duval was the CEO & Founder of FloraCal, a premium craft cannabis cultivator in California. Origin House purchased FloraCal for the quality of product and THC content. Cora Colvin, Executive Vice President - Compliance Cora Colvin was appointed Executive Vice President in December 2019. In that capacity, she has been working cross functionally to strengthen and mature the Company’s compliance program. Centered around a risk-based approach, the compliance program strategy is being designed for maximum effectiveness in preventing and detecting unethical conduct and failures in regulatory workstreams. The enhanced Office of Ethics and Compliance will support efficient decision making and reduce risk for individuals and the organization overall. An experienced regulatory and healthcare compliance professional, Colvin was previously the Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for Medline Industries.