TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
("Khiron" or the "Company") (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX:
KHRNF)(Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a
vertically integrated medical cannabis leader with core operations
in Latin America and Europe, today announced that Joel Friedman, has resigned as Chief Financial
Officer of the Company for personal reasons. Khiron's board of
directors has appointed Swapan
Kakumanu of RTB LLP to the role of Interim CFO, effective
immediately. Mr. Friedman will remain with Khiron until
October 31, 2021 to provide
transitional support.
Mr. Alvaro Torres, Khiron CEO and
Director, commented: "On behalf of the Board of Directors and the
management team, I would like to thank Joel for his contributions
and leadership to our strong finance team and wish him the best in
his future endeavours."
About RTB and Swapan
Kakumanu
RTB LLP (www.rtbllp.ca) is a fractional CFO, controller and
accounting services provider for private, publicly-traded and
non-profit organizations, with a team of accounting professionals
with extensive industry experience. Mr. Kakumanu has more
than 25 years of senior finance and operations experience and has
served at the senior executive management levels, both in public
and private companies, in high growth technology, manufacturing,
blockchain, medical device, and oil field services industries. He
has held senior roles as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Controller, Company Secretary, and Board Member
for public and private companies.
About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
Khiron is a leading vertically integrated medical cannabis
company with core operations in Latin
America and Europe.
Leveraging wholly-owned medical health centres and proprietary
telemedicine platforms, Khiron combines a patient-oriented
approach, physician education programs, scientific expertise,
product innovation, and agricultural infrastructure to drive
prescriptions and brand loyalty with patients worldwide. The
Company has a sales presence in Colombia, Peru, Germany, UK, and Brazil and is positioned to commence sales in
Mexico in 2021. The Company is led
by Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced and
diverse executive team and Board of Directors.
Visit Khiron online at investors.khiron.ca and on Instagram
@khironlife.
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