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Vencanna Announces Amended Definitive Agreement with Cannavative Group and Provides Operational Update

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

"Vencanna Ventures" (the "Company" or "Vencanna") (CSE: VENI) (OTCQB: TPPRF) provides the following corporate and operational updates:

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  • "Vencanna Ventures" (the "Company" or "Vencanna") (CSE: VENI) (OTCQB: TPPRF) provides the following corporate and operational updates:
    Effective today, the Company and The Cannavative Group LLC ("Cannavative") have amended and restated the definitive unit exchange agreement originally entered into on April 25, 2022 (as amended, the "A&R Definitive Agreement").
  • The Transaction value is US$12.5 million based on a deemed issue price of US$0.075 per Share (excluding the Earn-out Units).
  • Vencanna intends to seek shareholder approval of the Transaction by way of written resolution from shareholders holding not less than 50% plus one Share.
  • However, it is with great sadness to announce the recent passing of Mr. Ross Kline, founder, chairman, and CEO of the Cannavative Group.

Nicola Wealth Appoints John Montalbano & Carrie Russell to the Board of Directors

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Vancouver, BC, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nicola Wealth, one of Canada's fastest-growing independent wealth management firms, today announced the appointment of John Montalbano and Carrie Russell to its Board of Directors.

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  • Vancouver, BC, April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nicola Wealth, one of Canada's fastest-growing independent wealth management firms, today announced the appointment of John Montalbano and Carrie Russell to its Board of Directors.
  • John and Carrie join two previously appointed independent directors Tom Shepansky and Anne-Marie Thomas on the Nicola Wealth board of directors.
  • "We're excited to welcome John and Carrie to our board of directors; their deep experience in financial and technology businesses will be invaluable to Nicola Wealth as we grow our business and serve our clients," said John Nicola, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nicola Wealth.
  • “I know that all of us will benefit from their tremendous insight, experience, and shared commitment to making a difference."

David Donnelly joins PADM Medical Canada as President and General Manager

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - PADM Medical Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of David Donnelly, a seasoned healthcare industry executive with over 30 years of success and experience in the healthcare and medical device industry, to the position of President and General Manager

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  • WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - PADM Medical Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of David Donnelly, a seasoned healthcare industry executive with over 30 years of success and experience in the healthcare and medical device industry, to the position of President and General Manager
    PADM Medical Canada is pleased to announce that David Donnelly has joined the organization as our new President and General Manager effective February 1, 2023.
  • David brings over 30 years of success and experience in the healthcare and medical device industry.
  • David has extensive senior management experience in healthcare manufacturing and distribution in the functional areas of Marketing, Business Development and Sales.
  • Prior to joining PADM Medical Canada, David held leadership positions with CHS, Medicom, The Stevens Company and Medline.

Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa Demonstrates High Financial Ethical Standards

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Friday, February 10, 2023

This year’s local champions from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa include Alex Grondin, David MacNeill, Sergio Watanabe Trianto, Arman Bazarjani and Lucas Raponi.

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  • This year’s local champions from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa include Alex Grondin, David MacNeill, Sergio Watanabe Trianto, Arman Bazarjani and Lucas Raponi.
  • Congratulations Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa you have definitely earned the title, best of luck as you advance to the national level.” Fred Pinto, CFA, CEO, CFA Society Toronto.
  • said David MacNeill on behalf of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa’s team.
  • The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa team will advance to the national level of the competition at the 2023 CFA Societies Canada Ethics Challenge on 5 May, 2023.

ATLAS GLOBAL BRANDS ANNOUNCES BERNIE YEUNG AS CEO AND JASON CERVI AS CFO

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHATHAM, ONTARIO and TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Global Brands Inc. (“Atlas Global” or the “Company”) (CSE: ATL), a cannabis company with expertise across the cannabis value chain, is pleased to announce Bernie Yeung as CEO and Jason Cervi as CFO effective January 31, 2023.

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  • VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHATHAM, ONTARIO and TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL, Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Global Brands Inc. (“Atlas Global” or the “Company”) (CSE: ATL), a cannabis company with expertise across the cannabis value chain, is pleased to announce Bernie Yeung as CEO and Jason Cervi as CFO effective January 31, 2023.
  • On January 4, 2023, Atlas Global announced the completion of its business combination and on January 13, 2023, commenced trading on the CSE under the symbol “ATL”.
  • Bernie and Jason joined Atlas Global as General Manager, Head of Global Operations and Head of Finance and Administration, respectively, for the purposes of a transitional period.
  • “I am excited and energized by the opportunities ahead for Atlas Global,” said Bernie Yeung, CEO of Atlas Global.

ATLAS GLOBAL BRANDS INC. PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHATHAM, ONTARIO and TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Global Brands Inc. (“Atlas” or the “Company”) (formerly Silver Phoenix Resources Inc. “Silver Phoenix”) (CSE:ATL), a global cannabis company operating in Canada and Israel with expertise across the cannabis value chain, is pleased to provide a corporate update on leadership and retention of service providers.

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  • VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CHATHAM, ONTARIO and TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlas Global Brands Inc. (“Atlas” or the “Company”) (formerly Silver Phoenix Resources Inc. “Silver Phoenix”) (CSE:ATL), a global cannabis company operating in Canada and Israel with expertise across the cannabis value chain, is pleased to provide a corporate update on leadership and retention of service providers.
  • The Board of Directors of Atlas (the “Board”) has appointed Peter Van Mol as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective January 10, 2023.
  • Jason Cervi is expected to become Atlas’ Chief Financial Officer upon conclusion of a transition period.
  • Her experience includes family law, employment litigation, intellectual property, securities, residential and commercial real estate, civil law, and corporate law.

PECO Pallet Names Lisa Vegso to New Role as Chief Commercial Officer

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PECO Pallet, Inc., which operates North American's second largest pallet rental network, has named Lisa Vegso as Chief Commercial Officer.

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  • ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PECO Pallet, Inc., which operates North American's second largest pallet rental network, has named Lisa Vegso as Chief Commercial Officer.
  • In her new role, she assumes commercial responsibility for sales and marketing in North America, including business development, sales operations and strategic sales planning.
  • PECO operates a North American pallet pool network encompassing more than 90 facilities and some 23 million pallets.
  • About PECO Pallet, Inc. Itasca, IL-based PECO Pallet is the North American leader in pallet rental services and provides tens of millions of its red block pallets to major grocery and consumer goods manufacturers in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

Dr. Richard Heinzl, Physician, Humanitarian, Entrepreneur and Author, Appointed to Asep Inc.'s Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -Asep Medical Holdings Inc. ("Asep Inc." or the"Company") (CSE: ASEP) (OTCQB: SEPSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Richard Heinzl to the Company's board of directors effective immediately.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -Asep Medical Holdings Inc. ("Asep Inc." or the"Company") (CSE: ASEP) (OTCQB: SEPSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Richard Heinzl to the Company's board of directors effective immediately.
  • Dr. Heinzl is a physician, humanitarian, entrepreneur and author whose current focus is genomics, artificial intelligence and healthcare worldwide.
  • Based in New York and Toronto, he is currently CEO of My Next Health Inc., a next-generation functional genomics company.
  • Dr. Heinzl stated, "I am very honoured to be part of the Asep team under Bob Hancock's visionary scientific leadership.

Stephane Degroote appointed Global Head of Investable Products Sales for Qontigo

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

LONDON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo, a leading provider of innovative risk, analytics, and index solutions, has appointed Stephane Degroote as Global Head of Investable Products Sales.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qontigo, a leading provider of innovative risk, analytics, and index solutions, has appointed Stephane Degroote as Global Head of Investable Products Sales.
  • In this newly created role, Degroote will be responsible for building Qontigo's relationships with ETF issuers and positioning the firm's STOXX and DAX indices as underlyings for new investable products.
  • Degroote reports to Marc Dorfman, Global Head of Sales at Qontigo, and will be based in London.
  • With nearly 20 years' experience in financial services, Degroote also held roles as EMEA Sales Director at Factset and Head of Equity Derivatives Sales at Markit Group.

Eat & Beyond Appoints Justin Osborne as VP Sales

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

With over 10 years of consumer packaged goods (CPG) sales and marketing experience, Osborne will work closely with select Eat & Beyond portfolio companies to accelerate their commercial success in the market.

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  • With over 10 years of consumer packaged goods (CPG) sales and marketing experience, Osborne will work closely with select Eat & Beyond portfolio companies to accelerate their commercial success in the market.
  • "I am incredibly excited with the opportunity to join Eat & Beyond to help its portfolio companies redefine the future of food," Osborne said.
  • Most recently he served as head of sales for Vega Canada, overseeing USA Club and international sales.
  • "We are delighted to have Mr. Osborne join the Eat & Beyond team," said Eat & Beyond CEO, Michael Aucoin.