Management
Andy Bayfield
Chief Executive Officer
Andy Bayfield is a senior executive from the consumer-packaged goods industry with experience that spans over 25 years. He has held senior level positions with organizations like Cadbury, Coca Cola and Canada Dry Motts (a division of Keurig Dr Pepper). He was General Manager of the Canada Dry Motts organization from 2007 to 2017. He led a transformation of the organization, diversifying the business, accelerating the innovation agenda and driving market leading performance for consumer loved brands such as Canada Dry and Mott’s Clamato.
Marc Tran
CFO
Mr. Tran is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with over 20 years of public company financial leadership experience. In his career he has successfully closed over $100M in financings for small to midsized projects, and is experienced in transforming and scaling growth staged companies. Mr. Tran also has a strong background in M&A, compliance, regulatory management, corporate governance and marketing. Mr. Tran holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Deb Milimaka Miles
CAO & CPO
Deb Milimaka Miles has over 30 years of experience in finance, retail, and the technology sectors, including Loblaws where she led large scale transformation initiatives designed to drive behavior change and impact results. More recently, Deb was involved with a dynamic technology company, SMART Technologies, where she led the global HR team as the Chief People Officer and managed the administrative operations and facilities in 16 countries around the world. She has gained expertise working with Start-ups as well as being involved in global mergers and acquisitions. She’s known for building dynamic, cross functional partnerships within the Business and HR.
Jonathan Hartshorn
President of Satipharm
Jonathan holds a degree in Pharmacology and Physiology and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has over 15 years experience in the Life Sciences arena, including Discovery, Development, Clinical Trials and OTC/ Grocery retail experience, as well as transaction experience including M&A and financings. He has held key leadership positions in Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Ireland, McNeil Healthcare and Venn Life Sciences Plc.
Directors / Advisors
Frank Holler
Executive Chairman
Mr. Holler is President and CEO of Ponderosa Capital Inc. An expert in biotechnology, investment banking and venture capital, Mr. Holler previously served as CEO and Partner of Lions Capital Corp., fund manager for BC Advantage Funds and the Lions Funds; as President and CEO of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc., a private genomics-based drug development company; as President and CEO of ID Biomedical Corporation, a vaccine development company sold to GlaxoSmithKline plc; and as a founding director of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, a TSX/ NASDAQ listed medical device company. Before working in biotechnology and healthcare, Mr. Holler was an Investment Banker with Merrill Lynch Canada and Wood Gundy Inc. (now CIBC World Markets). Mr. Holler’s experience, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry and capital markets, strengthens the depth of expertise on the Harvest One Board.
Andy Bayfield
Director
Andy Bayfield is a senior executive from the consumer-packaged goods industry with experience that spans over 25 years. He has held senior level positions with organizations like Cadbury, Coca Cola and Canada Dry Motts (a division of Keurig Dr Pepper). He was General Manager of the Canada Dry Motts organization from 2007 to 2017. He led a transformation of the organization, diversifying the business, accelerating the innovation agenda and driving market leading performance for consumer loved brands such as Canada Dry and Mott’s Clamato.
Peter Wall
Director
Peter Wall is a corporate lawyer based in Perth, Western Australia and is a Partner at one of Australia’s leading corporate and commercial law firms. He was a founding director and shareholder in Phytotech Medical Limited, the first medical cannabis company to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, which subsequently was renamed “MMJ Phytotech Ltd” after a merger with MMJ Biosciences Inc.
David Hyde
Advisor
Mr. Hyde is Chief Operating Officer at Total Cannabis Security Solutions Inc., One of the country’s top security and compliance consultants, Mr. Hyde founded David Hyde & Associates Inc. which consulted on 65 Licensed Producer sites and more than 300 Licensed Producer applications to help LPs navigate security and compliance in the highly regulated legal cannabis industry. Mr. Hyde is the only Canadian member of the Security Committee for the Foundation of Cannabis Unified Standards.