SugarBud appoints two new directors, including former Assistant Attorney General
SugarBud Craft Growers Corp. (TSXV: SUGR, SUGR.WT) announced the appointment of Janice Comeau, CPA CA, ICD.D and Stephen Martin J.D., LL.M, MBA to its board of directors on Tuesday.
Martin, the former Assistant Attorney General in Missouri and Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, touts more than 20 years of experience. SugarBud describes Martin as a partner at an international consulting firm, where he advises clients on all matters related to corporate compliance and governance. Martin holds a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law, a LL.M with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center and an MBA from the University of Denver. Martin also has industry experience as a compliance advisor to several cannabis industry companies, including a leading Canadian-based publicly traded production and distribution company and Integrated Compliance Solutions, a financial compliance and merchant payment software solution. In addition to his role as a director of SugarBud, Martin will serve as chair of the corporate governance and compliance committee.
“The emerging cannabis industry is rapidly evolving, highly regulated and very complex. We believe that corporate compliance and governance are foundational imperatives for SugarBud and critical elements in our overall success as a business and future industry leader. Stephen brings tremendous perspective, experience and credibility to SugarBud in this regard and we are very pleased to welcome him as a member of our board,” said Kondrosky. “I am confident that Stephen will make an immediate and powerful impact as a new board member,” added Kondrosky.
Comeau has over 30 years of strategic corporate and financial management experience spanning a variety of industries. Comeau has served as CFO of a number of public and private companies, including LMS Reinforcing Steel Group and Versacold Corporation. In 2016, Comeau was named British Columbia CFO of the Year and she is recognized as a financial leader for business transformation. Comeau currently serves as chair of the board and was previously audit committee chair of the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia. In addition to her role as a director of SugarBud, Comeau will serve as chair of the audit committee.
“We are thrilled to welcome Janice to our board of directors. We are confident that her experience, knowledge, perspective and diverse skill set will prove to be an incredible asset for our company as we advance our strategic plans,” said John Kondrosky, CEO of SugarBud.
“SugarBud strives for best in class strategic planning, corporate compliance, corporate governance and audit scrutiny,” stated Dan Wilson, Chairman of the board of directors of SugarBud. “The addition of Comeau and Martin to the board is a significant step towards that goal and is an attestation to the quality of the commercial business plan that has been developed by the executive leadership team at SugarBud, led by CEO John Kondrosky. SugarBud will continue to identify qualified candidates to enhance the multi-disciplinary skill set we are accumulating within our board of directors,” Wilson continued.