Executive Management

Mr. Karasiuk served as Chief Commercial Officer of Aurora Cannabis Inc. ("Aurora") where he had oversight of key customer facing and revenue driving functions, including sales, marketing, consumer insights and analytics. During his tenure, he helped Aurora achieve leadership in the Canadian recreational and medical cannabis markets, as well as Europe. Mr. Karasiuk joined Aurora through the acquisition of MedReleaf Corp., where he served first as Vice-President, Strategy and later as Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the Recreational business. Prior to joining MedReleaf, Mr. Karasiuk was VicePresident, Insights and Advisory at Deloitte. Mr. Karasiuk has served on Alcanna's board since 2019 and holds an MA from Western University as well as an MBA from Kellogg-Schulich.

Ms. Kiziak, currently President of Alcanna's cannabis division, has led the retail cannabis business since she took over in July 2018. Ms. Kiziak was Alcanna's lead executive in designing and executing the strategy to launch the Nova brand, starting with 5 stores at legalization day. Ms. Kiziak has led the growth in the business to Nova's current 34 stores. Ms. Kiziak joined Alcanna in February 2018 as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and prior to joining Alcanna, Ms. Kiziak was the Vice President of Human Resources and Safety for Corrosion and Abrasion Solutions Ltd. from 2013 until 2017 which included a secondment into operations to lead a business transformation. Ms. Kiziak also spent 15 years in the oil and gas and construction sectors focused on senior HR Leadership, M&A and Integration. Ms. Kiziak holds a Bachelor of Management Degree with a Major in Human Resources and is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources.

Mr. Gordey will act as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and will also continue in his position of Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer of Alcanna. Mr. Gordey assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer of Alcanna in April 2018. Mr. Gordey served as Chief Operating Officer, Liquor from July 2016 to April 2018, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2014 to July 2016, after joining Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. in March 2012 as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Gordey is a Chartered Professional Accountant, formerly of KPMG LLP (Edmonton).

Mr. Cavdar is a strategic and legal advisor to market leaders in highly regulated industries. He most recently served as Director, Market Intelligence at Canopy Rivers, a cannabis venture capital firm. A veteran of the global cannabis industry, Mr. Cavdar has served as legal counsel to Aphria Inc. and to MedReleaf Corp. Prior to his time in cannabis, he was counsel to JTI-Macdonald Corp., a leading manufacturer and distributor of tobacco products, and to the Bank of Montreal’s asset management group.

Mr. Cavdar holds a Juris Doctor from Queen's University Faculty of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.

Mr. Sanderson joined Nova Cannabis in 2018 and quickly climbed the ranks as the Company grew to his current position as VP, Operations. Prior to joining Nova Grant enjoyed a successful career in hospitality and retail holding a number of increasingly senior positions responsible for operations, marketing, new concept development and store expansion and openings for the likes of Earl’s, Penny Lane Entertainment, Ceili’s Irish Pub chain and most recently, Century Hospitality Group.