Jae Park leads sales and business development at Ample Organics. His background is in life sciences with a degree in Neuroscience and Health Studies from the University of Toronto, along with extensive experience in regulatory compliance at Health Canada’s Office of Medical Cannabis and the National Research Council of Canada’s International Relations Office.
Ed started his recruitment career in the 2008 recession and thus quickly turned to his family history and knowledge within the food processing industry. In 2008/2009 food manufacturers were still hiring (and some even growing) and Ed found a niche in recruiting for technical mid-management positions across Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Regulatory, Engineering, R&D and Operations. This has since expanded into the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Consumer Packaged Goods and now Cannabis sector. In 2012 Ed teamed up with his brother / partner Justin to launch CPG Executive Search. Making the transition into Cannabis recruiting in 2016 was a logical next step based on the similarities to food & pharma.
CPG Exec separates ourselves from generalist recruiters by specializing in related technical industries with similar technical resource needs; being Food, Pharma, CPG and now Cannabis. The talent pool for these sectors can be scarce, competitive, and elusive – which is why we do what we do! Having worked for several successful start-ups to large multi-national Tier 1 CPG companies Ed understands the differences between who would ‘fit’ within a small business vs. corporate multi-national and how to find, attract, and retain these professionals.
Brad Rogers brings tremendous experience in the Canadian medical cannabis industry to CannTrust, having co-founded Mettrum Ltd., one of the largest MMPR Licensed Producers in the country. From the inception, Mr. Rogers acted as the Chief Operating Officer, building the organization across all disciplines taking the company from its MMPR application stage, through to a going public transaction on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Rogers was also an integral part of leading and subsequent acquiring of all licenses across the three facilities as well as the multiple financings completed by Mettrum. Since joining CannTrust he has strategically transformed the company into one of the premiere LP’s driving exponential growth through the culture of disciplined execution, significantly outperforming industry. He holds an MBA from Richard Ivey.
Ilya comes from an agency background having run multi-million-dollar marketing campaigns for brands like Havergal College, Renova and Plan Canada’s “Because I am a Girl” which won two Gold Cassie Awards and lead to the United Nations designating Oct 11th as the “International Day of the Girl”. He has also helped to create the strategy, branding and seasonal campaigns for companies and organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross, Nova 7, Benjamin Bridge Méthode Classique, BMW Canada, Hollywood Suite, Appleby College, Havergal College, Canadian Olympic Foundation, St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation and the CIBC.
After leaving the agency world in 2014, Ilya began concentrating on building and branding local startup in the tech sector. At the same time, he began to transition into the Medical Marijuana market in various capacities. From helping to acquire funding for Canadian MMPR/ACMPR licensed producers to advising on the strategy, branding and business processes for various sectors of the industry. This allowed him to gain a wealth of knowledge in everything from, growing technologies, security protocols, business analysis and development, funding opportunities, company structures, contracts and leasing negotiations as well as the Canadian and American legal landscapes and general operations in both the medical and recreational markets.
Currently Ilya works as the Director of Business Development for Cannascribe Inc. Medical Marijuana Prescription Service. There he oversees the growth of the business and is helping to shape the future of patient care, clinical involvement, education, partnership and most importantly patient access to Medical Marijuana.
A lawyer by trade, an entrepreneur by nature, Max is a Toronto based high-functioning cannabis professional. Max has taken his entrepreneurial passion and love for the plant and transformed it into a successful business dedicated to helping others. Building upon his experience as a medical cannabis patient and his love for the carefully curated cannabis experience, Max is dedicated to cultivating the highest quality, unique cannabis products for both medical and recreational purposes. When he’s not busy working with the cultivation, customer care and marketing teams to make the Emblem Experience a truly exceptional one, Max can be found spending some quality time with his wife and two boys.
In 2011, Michael Harvey joined the ISN team and is currently Vice President of Security Services. Michael manages their entire security department including national and international security services, video surveillance, Immigration Detention services, as well as managing and recruiting security staff. Michael has also been instrumental in the collaboration and development of local grow operations from a security and risk perspective which includes coordinating the supply and installation of fully integrated video, access control, fence and alarm solutions.
Michael is a retired member of the Toronto Police Service with 28 years of experience in public sector policing. Michael brings with him a wealth of experience in Public Policing and Private Security. As a result, Michael is very familiar with all aspects of the criminal justice system within Canada and he maintains a large circle of contacts within various police services.
Following his career with the Toronto Police Michael became the Vice President of Operations at Total Security Management Services (TSM). During this time his responsibilities included the day to day oversite of up to 1300 security staff for various clients utilizing both TSM staff and contract security providers nationally and internationally. While at TSM he developed, and implemented the in-house training program and quality assurance program to an ISO standard. He was responsible for security planning for various major events, VIP security, and electronic countermeasures as well as assisting with specifications for security systems and installations. Michael was instrumental in the development and implemented antifraud procedures for various financial institutions resulting in a reduction of losses and increased safety and security for clients and staff.
Shon Williams is the Director of Business Development, Project Management, & Design at MJardin, a turnkey cultivation management operating company based in Denver, CO. Shon brings 22+ years of experience in organizational leadership, strategic planning, engineering, program management, and business development to the MJardin team. During his 20-year career in the US Air Force, he served in various capacities from space systems development, flight testing and flying aircraft following graduation from the USAF Test Pilot School, nuclear weapons effects, international policy, and managing F-22 and F-15 fighter aircraft programs, to include a $16B international sale – the largest in US history. Shon was deployed in Afghanistan in a Joint Service role prior to retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Following his military career, Shon served as Director of Business Development at Calspan, a wind tunnel and flight testing company.
Shon has two masters’ and one bachelor’s degree from the United State Military Academy at West Point (BS, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, 1994, Honor Graduate), Air Force Institute of Technology (MS, Astronautical Engineering, 1999), and Air Command and Staff College (Master of Military Operational Art and Science, 2007).
Matei Olaru is the CEO of Lift (lift.co), Canada’s most recognized cannabis media and technology company. A corporate lawyer and consultant by trade, Matei practiced law for the cannabis industry before joining Lift in 2016. Prior to that, Matei helped advise governments on business and investment policy as a consultant with the World Bank (Washington D.C.).
| A 20 + year bilingual veteran of the security industry in Toronto. Geoff has experience ranging from new Product development, Project and Program management, HR, Operations management, Finance and P&L, Sales and New business development. He has worked for some of the most progressive security firms in Canada, in technical, management and sales roles. Geoff’s extensive experience allows him to tailor security solutions to fit the client needs that are both innovative and cost effective.
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