CHRISTINA LAKE CANNABIS CORP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Regulatory Compliance, RP
Mr. Hill currently oversees CLC's regulatory compliance with Health Canada and other agencies.
He previously worked for a provincial oil and gas regulator, working in regulatory compliance of oilfield waste management facilities, which included developing new policies and regulations.
He has also worked as an energy economist providing market analysis on energy commodities, which included providing production forecasts and analysis where he was a three time contributing author to an annual energy market publication.
Mr. Hill earned a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Job Titles:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UCAR Carbon
- Senior Corporate Executive
Mr Playford is an internationally accomplished senior corporate executive and entrepreneur in the mining and resource sectors
Mr. Playford's career began with Union Carbide Corp. He quickly ascended the ranks to hold multiple senior positions over a 25-year tenure to include Managing Director in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Union Carbide Canada, and Chief Financial Officer for Union Carbide in its New York office.
Mr. Dumaresq has an extensive background in finance and investment banking including his current tenure as Managing Director of Pashleth Merchant Capital since 2004 and previously with RBC Dominion Securities for over 15 years.
He also has significant experience in the natural resources sector, having served as President of Greenwater Forest Products for over 9 years.
Joel obtained a BA degree in Economics and Psychology from the University of British Columbia, is the former BC Chapter Chair of Young President's Organization, a current board member of the Vancouver Police Foundation, and a recipient of the Star of Courage.
Mr. Aiken began his career in sales positions with organizations to include Rema Tip Top AG, Vortex Aquatic Structures, and Plombco for whom Mr. Aiken grew annual sales by 82% in six years from CAD $17 million to CAD $31 million. In 2009, Mr. Aiken was awarded an MBA from Queens University. From 2014 through 2019 Mr. Aiken served as a management consultant for the Automotive sector, across North America focusing on strategy, marketing and distribution growth in preparation for M&A activities.
Most recently, Mr. Aiken was Vice President of Strategic Business Development for HEXO Corp., currently Canada's #1 Licensed Producer by Market Share and an international player in medicinal and recreational cannabis. Mr. Aiken played a pivotal role in facilitating key CPG relationships and multiple international supply agreements for expansions into Israel, Australia, and South Africa growing HEXO's international sales by 320%.
Mervin Boychuk is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, built and sold four businesses over his 35-year career.
In 1973, Mr. Boychuk joined South Rock Ltd. ("South Rock"), a private road construction company, and subsequently became President & CEO in 1980. Under his leadership, South Rock grew from 20 employees to over 350, with annual revenues in excess of CAD $180 million, before subsequently being acquired by Aecon Group Inc. in 2009.
During his tenure at South Rock, Boychuk co-founded RecycleWest, a waste oil collection and supply company, which was later acquired by Newalta in 1995.
In 1996, Mr. Boychuk co-founded EnviroWest, which serviced the British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan vacuum truck sludge and waste oil collection markets. EnviroWest was sold to GFL Environmental in 2010, a large waste management company that employs over 8,850 people.
Mr. Boychuk is a significant shareholder in Christina Lake Cannabis and continues to be active in the family-owned waste treatment business in Calgary and Edmonton.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Mr. Stefancik previously worked as a Director, Key Accounts with Aurora Cannabis Enterprises where he initially managed the provincial sales team of Alberta (the most developed adult recreational cannabis market in Canada at the time), soon advancing to a national role, managing key (retail chain) accounts across the country.
He also worked in a similar capacity on the bev-alc side as a National On-Premise Sales Director for Central City Brewers & Distillers with prior Area Sales Manager roles at PMA and Bacardi.
Mr. Stefancik earned a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University. In his spare time, Mr. Stefancik enjoys long bike rides, tactical workouts and high-end audio.
Dehaan has an extensive agricultural background, having been involved with a large, privately held ranch in Grand Forks, BC for over twenty years.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Finance
Mr. Smith is a finance professional with a diversified portfolio spanning multiple industries.
He previously held senior positions with one of the largest credit unions in Canada, most recently managing a commercial portfolio in excess of $250 million.
He gained experience in the telecommunications sector through senior financial roles with Axia NetMedia Corporation - the Calgary-based operator of Alberta's SuperNet that was subsequently acquired by Bell - and KMM, a U.S.-based national provider of integrated logistics and network services for AT&T, Verizon and Ericsson.
At both organizations, Mr. Smith played a key role in strategic investment initiatives and supported accounting functions.
A former NCAA athlete, Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in finance, with the highest distinction, from Keiser University in Florida.
Mr. Milia is a serial entrepreneur with his most recent effort being the founding, building, and eventual sale of Backbone Data Vault Ltd to a major Canadian data center operator. As founder and President, he grew this business from inception to exit.
Mr. Bowering supervises CLC's cultivation efforts serving as a Master Grower and is responsible for leading the company's breeding and cross-breeding programs.
Bowering has over 20 years of intensive experience in horticulture and has gained specialized expertise with various cultivation methods, grow facility design and operations within licensed facilities.
This experience has enabled Steve to consistently improve cultivation yields and quality while reducing operational costs by realizing efficiencies through continuous design and process improvements.
Job Titles:
- Director of Quality Assurance
Mr. Neufeld leads and oversees the quality assurance team at Christina Lake Cannabis, and also works with the cultivation and processing departments to continuously improve quality culture and understanding, co-operation, consistency and proper documentation across the site.
Tory has a degree in Human Ecology: Nutrition Option from the University of Manitoba which has provided him with knowledge in food safety, manufacturing and testing.
He has worked for three Licenced Producers and has worked in the cannabis industry for over six years.
Tory began exclusively in medical cultivation, processing and sales and, in recent years, has worked in the recreational and wholesale markets.