Emblem Corp. announced additional leadership and operational resources to support the rapid growth of its medical division and associated new product innovations. Emblem Director and current Medical Division President, John H. Stewart, welcomes Wayne Kreppner to the Company as the Division’s new President. Mr. Stewart will oversee the Division in an advisory capacity and will remain a member of Emblem’s Board of Directors. Mr. Kreppner will begin November 1, 2018. The appointment of Mr. Kreppner is subject to the normal course approvals of the TSX Venture Exchange. An accomplished pharmaceutical industry executive, Mr. Kreppner will bring 20 years of research and development, regulatory affairs and senior management expertise to Emblem’s Medical Division. Prior to joining Emblem, Mr. Kreppner was President and Chief Operating Officer at Concordia International Corporation where he oversaw triple-digit growth of both revenue and EBITDA. He also served as Vice President, Technical Operations at Trimel Pharmaceuticals, and held various senior roles in technical operations and regulatory affairs at Biovail Corporation. Over the past three years, Mr. Stewart led the creation of Emblem’s Medical Division and delivered several firsts for the Company, including its partnership with Canntab Therapeutics Inc. to develop oral extended-release cannabinoid tablets. Mr. Stewart also oversaw the design and build-out of Emblem’s extraction, analytical and product development facilities, the launch of Emblem’s line of four strain specific cannabis oils and most recently the launch of Atmosphere, Emblem’s line of metered-dose cannabis oil oral sprays.