RE:APHRIA CCO IS FORMER DIAGEO CANADA CFO. PARTNERSHIP IMMINENTAt the time I wrote the post I had no idea that Southern Glazer was going to partner with Aphria as their exclusive distributor a few weeks after the Ripshtein hire. SG is the largest distributor of alcoholic beverages in North America. It's all specualtion, but it certainly sounds like their is a game plan in play.
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ovenmit wrote: THIS REDDIT POSTER COULD SEE THIS PARTNERSHIP HAPPENING BEFORE THE DIAGEO TALK EVEN STARTED.
it is highly unlikely Ripshtein(APH CCO) would leave Diageo to join Aphria, unless Diageo has an interest in partnering / acquiring Aphria at some point. There is no way Diageo would let one of their rising stars simply walk away. Diageo most likely elected to place one of its own on the Aphria management team as part of their due diligence. Diageo is most likely still paying Ripshtein’s salary.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCannalysts/comments/8fkirp/is_jakob_ripshtein_still_on_the_diageo_payroll/