will be announcing on Friday morning that it has hired a new vice president of operations,who left a senior position in IBM's cybersecurity division to take this job. Barnes, a former senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, had been serving as a Senior Project Manager at IBM, leading cyber security teams focused on the government and financial spaces.
“We are thrilled to add Kelsey to our team as we continue to commercialize our operations in Colombia and Southeast Asia,” said Vinzan’s CEO Brian Armstrong. “His operational experience and leadership will be an invaluable asset during our commercialization and our 2019 initial public offering.” Adding to these comments, Barnes said, “I watched traditional licensed producers spend millions of dollars on electricity to power and irrigate indoor grow facilities in Canada and I knew there had to be a better model… Vinzan International removes those risks and overhead costs by deploying Canadian expertise and leading-edge extraction and processing technology to the world’s best cultivation regions.
Interestingly, this is not Barnes’ first incursion into the cannabis industry. Prior to joining IBM, Barnes was the director of operations at MedReleaf. During his time with the company, valuation rose from $750 million to almost $3 billion. MedReleaf was then acquired by Aurora Cannabis at a $2.9 billion valuation.Keep tuned in for more news on the mass corporate migration into the cannabis industry.
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