West Island Brands Inc. provided a corporate update on recent activities. The Company welcomes the appointment of a new director to board, Mr. Mathieu Couillard. Mr. Couillard joined Haywood Securities in 2016 and served as Managing Director of investment banking, leading the Special Situations team.

Prior to joining Haywood Mr. Couillard was part of the Risk Management Solutions group specializing in the sales and structuring of derivative products at National Bank of Canada in Toronto. From 2006 to 2014, Mr. Couillard was part of National Bank's investment banking group in Montreal. Mr. Couillard is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Furthermore, the company also announced that Mr. Rawn Lakhan has been elected as new the New Chairman of the Board of Directors. Boris Ziger has stepped down as Chairman but continues as company CEO.