Aphria Inc. APHA

RE:RE:Diageo Exec joining Aphria as Independant Director

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MomentumMan wrote: Good find thanks for reposting. Too many garbage posts while the good stuff gets buried.

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centsTOdollars wrote: I've already posted this to the board. But i believe its too important to let it get lost in the other posts talking about tilray or bashing aph without any reasoning or sources. Anywho, i went through SEDAR and found this interesting section in the meeting details set for november 2nd. Now for this interesting find. New Director Nominee TOM LOONEY: Mr. Looney recently retired as President of Diageo US Spirits & Canada. In this position, he had full responsibility for the growth and development of the companys spirits business in the United States & Canada including brands such as Smirnoff, Crown Royal, Baileys, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan and Ketel One. He was also a member of Diageos North American Executive Team. Prior to his current role, Mr. Looney held the position of President, Diageo Beer Company overseeing US sales, finance, marketing and innovation teams. Prior to that, he was Chief Commercial Officer where he oversaw the pricing strategy, business analytics and commercial marketing functions across spirits, beer and wine for North America. He has also held a variety of roles in finance, customer marketing and strategy roles, including SVP of global business support. Mr. Looney also had responsibility for new business development in North America where his responsibilities included M&A work and route to consumer strategy development. Strategic qualifications: Significant experience in the Spirits Industry Extensive corporate management experience If this post doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will. I have yet to read through all the Sedar documents. But should anyone find anything new, please reply to this thread! I think we will be seeing a partnership in the next month. Just my TO cents.

Wow !!   This is too important to miss.  Thanks for re-posting.