On August 9, 2024, the Board of Directors of Hempacco Co., Inc. appointed Paul Glavine and Harrison Newlands as members of the Board of the Company to fill two vacancies on the Board. Mr. Glavine and Mr. Newlands are both considered ?independent? directors under relevant SEC and Nasdaq rules, and they will each serve with Jerry Halamuda on the Company?s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Paul Glavine, age 35, is the Co-founder, and has served as the Chief Growth Officer and Director, of Cybin Inc. since October 2019. With a wealth of experience and a proven track record, Mr. Glavine has been instrumental in driving the growth and innovation of several pioneering companies. Starting his impactful journey as CEO of Cybin Inc. (from October 2019 through August 2020), Mr. Glavine has led the charge in developing psychedelic therapeutics aimed at addressing critical mental health challenges.
In addition to his role at Cybin, Mr. Glavine co-founded Truverra, a company dedicated to developing cannabinoid-based therapies for pain disorders. His strategic insights and leadership have propelled Truverra to the cutting edge of cannabis-based medical solutions. After this, it led him to Co-Found Harts Cannabis, a designated preroll manufacturer in Canada.
As a serial entrepreneur and astute investor, Mr. Glavine has successfully raised and completed mergers and acquisitions totaling over $450 million in the past six years. Harrison Newlands, age 33, has a diverse understanding of capital markets, having invested, advised, and help co-found dozens of mid-cap companies spanning close to a decade of experience in the industry. Mr. Newlands started his career working on Bay Street as a Research Associate at MacNicol & Associates, thereafter he jumped into the fast-growing cannabis industry, and was one of the co-founders of Fire & Flower, one of Canada?s first retail-focused cannabis companies, where he led its early growth and served as Director of Business Development from March 2017-April 2019.
Shortly thereafter, he helped take the first EV company public in Canada through a SPAC (Taiga Motors, where he served as strategic advisor from July 2019-March 2020), as well as launched Hoshi International, a producer of medical cannabis with a facility in Portugal, focusing on the emerging European market (where he served as Director of Strategic Relations from April 2019-August 2022, and Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations from August 2021-December 2022). Mr. Newlands then went on to co-found Hypercharge Networks, Canada?s first publicly traded EV charging company (where he was a strategic advisor from January 2021-July 2024). Mr. Newlands was formerly a partner at Rockbank Capital, a Vancouver based Merchant Bank (from July 2021-September 2023), and, since January 2018, he has been the managing partner of North King Capital, an independent Toronto-based consulting firm, where he focuses on providing advisory services to companies throughout North America, helping guide companies through the capital markets landscape.
Mr. Newlands currently sits on the board of a local Ontario-based charitable foundation and mentors students and start-ups at the University of Guelph.