Management

Medicine Man Technologies Inc. (OTC: MDCL) announced Monday that it has appointed Justin Dye of Dye Capital as CEO and chairman. In this role, Dye will concentrate on the company’s push for planned acquisitions and strategic growth, according to Medicine Man.  The company said it...

Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) announced Monday that David Klein has been hired as the company’s new CEO, effective Jan. 14, 2020. As previously announced, interim CEO Mark Zekulin will resign from the position and also from his seat on the company’s board of...

Nine international companies recently made their pitch to investors at the Deutsche Bank Depositary Receipts Virtual Investor Conference, held in conjunction with OTC Markets November 13-14. Here are the highlights (to watch a replay of the investor presentations at the conference, click here)....

Supreme Cannabis Company Inc (OTC: SPRWF)(TSE:FIRE) announced the appointment of Jackie Poriadjian-Asch as a new independent director of its Board, effective Dec. 10. Poriadjian-Asch formerly served as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at ecobee, where she lead the company into...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to the stand on Wednesday in day two of the defamation trial facing him in a Los Angeles court. What Happened The billionaire entrepreneur continued his testimony from Tuesday in the case filed against him by a U.K. caver, whom Musk had called a...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Kelly Loeffler, the CEO of Atlanta-based Bakkt LLC, as the one to replace Johnny Isakson as the state’s Senator, the Washington Post reported late Wednesday. What Happened Isakson is stepping down from the position at the end of the year due...

After serving as head of marketing for Beboe Brands, known as the “Hermès of Cannabis,” and occupying executive roles at fashion and lifestyle labels worldwide, Kiana Anvaripour has joined Sweet Flower as chief marketing officer. Anvaripour will work alongside the executive team...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) will now be led by Sundar Pichai, who will split his duties along with being CEO of Google. Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page took another step back from day-to-day management of the company, but Pichai's promotion is unlikely to result in...

Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares are trading higher on Wednesday after the company announced management changes and initiated a 20 million share buyback program. Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill have resigned. Chairman Barry Diller and vice chairman Peter Kern are to oversee...

Cannabis packaged goods company Bhang Inc.'s (CSE:BHNG) (OTC: BHNGF) interim president, Jamie L. Pearson, will take upon the role of president and CEO, Benzinga has learned. Scott Van Rixel has resigned from the position of CEO. Pearson’s leadership skills have already been recognized as...

Steve Neff, the current chief of asset management at Fidelity Investments Inc. (NYSE: FNF), will retire in February, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. What Happened Neff, who took over as Fidelity’s asset management chief less than a year ago, recently announced his...

Google co-founder Larry Page is stepping down as CEO of its parent company Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over both roles, Page and co-founder Sergey Brin said in a press release Tuesday. Brin will step down from his role as Alphabet president....

Bay Area-based cannabis company Harborside Inc (OTC: HSDEF) (CNSX:HBOR) announced Monday it has appointed Tom DiGiovanni as chief financial officer. DiGiovanni comes over from fellow California-based cannabis company Canndescent. During his tenure, he helped grow the company from a pre-revenue...

Jony Ive, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) longtime chief design officer, on June 27 announced his plans to leave the iPhone maker to start his own independent design company of which Apple will be a client. Ive's name was offically removed from Apple's website on Nov. 28. Writing...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday that he is considering moving to Africa sometime next year. Dorsey, who also heads the payments company Square was bidding goodbye to the continent after spending some time in Ethiopia meeting the country’s...