Glass House Brands Inc. announced the appointment of Erik W. Thoresen as Chief Business Development Officer. In this role, Mr. Thoresen will spearhead M&A initiatives as the Company capitalizes on California-based and potential future national consumer packaged goods (CPG) opportunities. Mr. Thoresen joins Glass House Brands with nearly 20 years of global investing, capital allocation and transactional experience, over 15 years' experience in M&A, and 12 years of nonmarket proprietary deal flow experience. Most recently, he was the Vice President of M&A at Harvest Health & Recreation, where he was also responsible for real estate. Since 2010, Mr. Thoresen has been deepening his domain expertise as Founder and Manager at Calaveras Capital, LLC, a value-oriented, SPAC-focused investment management firm specializing in CPG, medtech, fintech, and multi-state cannabis operators.