Expertise and Passion

Our team combines cannabis expertise with deep experience in operations, consumer brands, retail, capital markets, real estate development, healthcare, legal services, regulated businesses and government affairs.

But that is only half the story. What sets us apart is that we combine experience with passion. And that is reflected in the passion each member of our team brings to the work that they do. The objective of our senior leadership is to ensure every team member has the resources they need to pursue their passion, whether that is growing the best cannabis, developing new brands or bringing discipline and rigor to our financial reporting.

We believe that a legalized cannabis industry has the power to make positive changes in the world by giving consumers a natural alternative to greater health and vitality. We make this happen by hiring the best team and letting them pursue their passion.

Richard Proud
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Richard Proud is the CEO of iAnthus and serves on its board of directors. As a globally experienced and results driven leader, Richard is responsible for driving the strategic vision of the organization. He comes to us with 20 years of leadership experience across cannabis, retail, wholesale, and international selling channels. He has held executive level positions for globally recognized consumer retail brands: Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and Garage. Before being named CEO in July 2023, Richard most recently held the title of Executive Vice President of Revenue for Curaleaf - a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator.

Philippe Faraut
Chief Financial Officer

Philippe was most recently the CFO of Irwin Naturals, a mass market nutraceutical brand. Philippe led Irwin's initial public offering and entrance into the psychedelic mental health care space. Prior to that, he was a Managing Partner of the investment banking services firm Bastiat Partners from 2016 to 2021, and served as Chief Investment Officer for Knight Global, a family office with a diversified asset portfolio from 2015 to 2016. Philippe started his finance career at Merrill Lynch in the Consumer Retail group in New York and held senior positions at the Sage Group and Intrepid Investment Bankers. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Anderson School at UCLA and a Bachelor of Science degree from Glion Institute – Hotel Management School.

Over 20 years of senior CPG financial management and leadership expertise

Andrew Ryan
General Counsel

Andrew Ryan previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of MPX Bioceutcial Corp prior to the completion of the amalgamation transaction with the Company. Mr. Ryan has extensive experience counseling startups and emerging growth companies in heavily regulated industry. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ryan was an attorney in private practice in the corporate practice group of a Philadelphia based law firm and most recently served as General Counsel and executive for an energy technology company that manufactures and supplies equipment for the nuclear and fossil power industry.

Mr. Ryan has devoted many years of service to numerous community organizations and has served on the Board of Trustees of nonprofit groups dedicated to improving disproportionally impacted communities.

Vast experience working with local and federal government in heavily regulated industry
10+ years of experience as corporate attorney advising growth companies with transactions over 5 billion

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