LFLY appoints Carlos Pinto as chief commercial officer

LFLY announced that Carlos Pinto joined the company as a chief commercial officer.

Pinto will lead Leafly's sales, marketing and award-winning content teams as well as oversee and shape the go-to market strategy for existing and new products, sales planning and refine the company's product strategy to increase revenue generation in both existing and new markets.

He brings a wealth of experience from his distinguished career in digital media, business development and intellectual property compliance, as well as a proven track record in scaling and helping businesses mature.

Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly, said that the combination of Pinto's customer-centric focus and his ability to look around the corner will help Leafly build critical insights across both our marketplace and our content house to position us to drive additional revenue in this still nascent cannabis industry. Glass House Brands Inc. has appointed Benjamin Vega as general counsel and corporate secretary.

Vega brings over two decades of experience as a corporate lawyer in a broad range of industries.

Before joining Glass House, Vega served as a deputy general counsel for Covetrus, Inc. CVET and was general counsel for Manhattan West and the Meruelo Group.

Kyle Kazan, Glass House Brands chairman and CEO, said he will bring a valuable lens as we continue to expand the Glass House portfolio and lay the foundation for future growth because of his vast experience in managing complex business transactions and litigation over the past two decades.

Crock, who led the medicinal cannabis company through its 2017 IPO, said that he will be fully focused on implementing our growth plans until my successor is appointed and will be available for the appropriate period to ensure a smooth transition.

Over the last few years, he said that much has been achieved with the establishment of our state-of-the-art manufacturing operations, key regulatory approvals, the development of our Satipharm delivery technology and a world-class plant breeding and genetics program. The focus is now on ramping up our commercial operations as we try to capitalize on these assets. The Hemp Alliance of Tennessee HAT has three new members on its board of directors.

The organization welcomed Jacob Coy, a VP and hemp banking specialist at First Citizens Bank, Rochelle Frazier, an executive assistant at the Tennessee General Assembly, and Kevin Schultz, co-founder and president of The 357 Company.

SHF Holdings, Inc., which is doing business as Safe Harbor Financial, has hired James Dennedy as the new CFO.

Dennedy brings more than 25 years of investment and financial experience to Safe Harbor, including senior leadership and directorships at both public and private companies.

Dennedy will work with other members of the executive team and board members to prepare Safe Harbor for its next stage of growth, the Colorado-based company said last week.

Dennedy has vast operational, financial, executive and organizational experience. He served as President, COO, and a board member for Urban-gro, Inc. UGRO.

With the continuing expansion of the medical and adult-use cannabis markets in the United States, we see tremendous opportunity to further expand our capabilities and service offerings, and James will be instrumental in helping us achieve this growth, said Sundie Seefried, founder and CEO of Safe Harbor.

The company recently listed its shares on the NASDAQ and is scaling its offerings to give U.S. cannabis industry participants access to compliant financing and banking solutions.