Curaleaf Holdings announced that its Board of Directors have unanimously appointed Curaleaf President Joseph Bayern as the Company's next CEO, effective January 1, 2021. Curaleaf's current CEO Joseph Lusardi will continue to work closely with Mr. Bayern to ensure a seamless executive transition. Mr. Lusardi will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors and will be named Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2021.
Mr. Bayern brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in cannabis and consumer-packaged goods. Since joining Curaleaf in December 2019, Bayern has been responsible for driving overall operational excellence and revenue growth as well as leading the integration of the Company's strategic acquisitions of Grassroots and Select. He was also instrumental in navigating and adapting the Company to the challenges raised by the COVID pandemic.
Previously, Bayern served as President at INDUS Holdings, a vertically integrated cannabis company, and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the global beverage leader VOSS of Norway. Additional experience with leading consumer-packaged goods companies includes playing an integral role in fuelling topline growth and profitability initiatives amid the creation of the $6 billion Dr. Pepper Snapple Group as well as the transformation of Cadbury into a singularly focused confectionary leader.
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