Terry Booththe founder of Aurora Cannabis Inc. ACB Has joined Akanda Corp. AKAN as Chairman of Akanda’s newly formed Advisory Board.
“Terry is an iconic figure in the regulated cannabis industry, having founded and led Aurora, he brings his breadth of expertise to one of the fastest growing organizations around the world,” said Akanda’s CEO Tej Virk. “Having Terry on board as an advisor is a strong endorsement of our strategy and potential to lead the burgeoning cannabis market in Europe. I look forward to his guidance as we continue to expand our European seed-to-patient mode.”
Booth stated, “I believe that Akanda has significant potential and I see similarities to it and to our time at Aurora in the stages leading up to our explosive growth. Akanda stands out as one of the best positioned companies focused on the emerging European cannabis market, making it easy for me to join Akanda as a consultant. Akanda not only has excellent assets, including one of the larger EU-GMP indoor facilities in the European Union, but is also blessed with a local team that knows the market well and has a proven track record of scaling medical cannabis operations in Europe. I look forward to advising Tej and the rest of the team in Europe.”
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