 Hey guys, this is rich from rich to be live and Aurora cannabis has some news that is breaking today Aurora cannabis announces key changes to its board of directors This is news that is breaking today from Edmonton where they're located Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Aurora cannabis ink on the New York Stock Exchange and the TSX under the symbol ACB and Frankfurt, Germany under the symbol a1c4wm Announced today that Michael Singer previously chairman of the board has been appointed executive chairman of the board of directors the company also announced that independent director Ronald Funk has been named lead independent director and Margaret Sean Atkins has been appointed as a new independent director and chair of the audit community Diane Jang who served on the company's board since November 2017 has voluntarily resigned her position as director of Aurora Here is the breakdown as Aurora continues to mature into one of the world's largest and leading cannabis companies It is important that our board continues to examine its composition to ensure that its Experience and expertise aligns with the company's strategic direction Said Michael Singer executive chairman the changes announced today ensure that our board is well equipped to continue To provide that guidance and strong oversight to the company in my new role I will continue to work closely with the CEO Terry Booth and the rest of our senior executive team on all matters pertaining to strategic direction Execution and finance Ron with his exceptional senior leadership track record and expert experience has been a valuable contributor as an independent director and is now positioned to play a more critical role as our lead independent director He will closely he will work closely with Norma Beauchamp chair of the governance committee to continue to advance and further enhance our corporate governance practices appointment of Shan Atkins the company also appoints Appointed Shan Atkins as a new independent director and chair of the audit community mr. Atkins brings Deep experience in public company governance and leadership in global retail and health care companies such as shoppers drug Mart Tim Hortons and Sears Robuck and company her expertise in overseeing public company reporting for both Large Canadian and US listed companies will prove an important asset for Aurora Which is dual listed on the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange Ronald Funk lead independent director added Shans Expertise on the boards of both Canadian and US public companies further strengthens the governance function at Aurora Additionally her track record in industry verticals with great relevance to Aurora provides tremendous value as the company develops and we look forward to welcoming her on the board as an independent member and head of her audit committee Shan Atkins Miss Atkins brings over 20 years of corporate leadership of experience to Aurora a certified public accountant She spent 14 years at Bain and company where she became a partner and leader in the firm's global consumer and retail practice She also maintained a secondary practice in health care working in Rx and OTC pharmaceuticals and in the hospitality industry Miss Atkins also served as executive VP of Sears Robuck and company USA and since 1999 She has served as an independent director on 10 public and private corporate boards in the US and Canada She is currently on the boards of Darden, New York Stock Exchange DRI Spartan Nash NASD SPTN Sanopta NASD STL KL TSX SOI and LSC communications LKSD on the New York Stock Exchange Previously Miss Atkins served on the boards of shoppers drug Mart Tim Horan's and the pep boys She is a graduate of Queens University and the Harvard School of Business Resignation of Diane Jang Diane Jang CEO of Hemco food and fiber Hemco has voluntarily resigned from her position as Aurora's board of directors Miss Jang was appointed to the company's board in November 2017 and made important Contributions in the development of the company's hemp strategy Mr. Singer added we wish to thank Deanne Diane for her important contributions toward establishing Aurora's strong position in the domestic and international hemp business Which will remain her focus going forward as CEO of Hemco in which we have a controlling ownership interest Options and DSU Grant the company has awarded a director of the company 28,000 options pursuant to the company stock option plan Exercisable at a price of 943 per common share the options shall vest over a period of three years in Equal annual installments Additionally the company has granted 5,000 deferred share units Vesting over 12 months in equal quarterly installments about Aurora headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with funded capacity and access of 500,000 kgs per annum and sales and operations in 23 countries across five continents Aurora is one of the world's largest and leading cannabis companies. Aurora is vertically integrated and horizontally diversified across Every key segment of the value chain from facility engineering and designed to cannabis breeding and genetics research Cannabis and hemp production derivatives high value ad product development home cultivation wholesale and retail distribution Highly differentiated from its peers Aurora has established a uniquely advanced consistent and efficient production strategy based on purpose-built facilities that integrate leading edge technologies across all processes Defined by extensive automation and customization Resulting in the massive scale production of high quality product at low cost intended to be recalable and scalable globally our Production facilities are designed to produce cannabis at significant scale with high quality industry leading yields and low per gram production costs each of Aurora's facilities is built to meet EU GMP standards and its first production facility the recent required med relief mark-and-facility and its wholly owned European medical cannabis distributor Aurora Deutschland have achieved this level of certification in addition to the company's rapid growing growth and strong execution on strategic M&A which the date includes 15 wholly owned subsidiary companies med relief canvas Rx Peloton pharmaceutical Aurora, Deutschland H2 biopharma urban cultivator BC northern lights Larson greenhouses cannon met therapeutics and Anandia labs hot house consulting med columbia aggro pro Borrella and ICC labs Aurora is distinguished by its reputation as a partner and employer of choice in the global cannabis sector having invested in and established strategic partnerships with a range of leading innovators including radiant technologies ink RTI on the TSX venture hemp go food and fiber ink HEMP can group limited CAN in the Australian exchange micron waste technologies MWM Chum holding CHOO Capsium, which is a private company Evo beauty beauty group private company Wagner DMAZ private CTT pharmaceutical CCTH on the OTCC and Alcana ink Celiq What do you think about this news now? 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