Effective April 17, 2023, Kathleen Tucker was appointed to the Board of Directors of MariMed Inc. Ms. Tucker's appointment fills the vacancy on the Board that resulted from the passing of Mr. Robert Fireman, the Company's former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in December 2022. The appointment of Ms. Tucker to Board committees is expected to occur at the board meeting immediately following the Company's next annual meeting of stockholders.
There is no existing family relationship between Ms. Tucker and any director or executive officer of the Company. Kathleen Tucker, age 63, joined the Company's Board as of April 17, 2023. Ms. Tucker has more than 25 years of senior executive experience in consumer marketing, product development, operations, finance, and technology with both iconic U.S. brands and cannabis companies. Since 2016, she has served as the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Presence Enterprises, LLC, a distributor of CBD-infused health and wellness supplements and products. From 2015 to 2016, she was the Chief Operating Officer of one of the Company's operating subsidiaries, and for the two years prior, she served as the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of 3C Compassionate Care Center, a medical cannabis dispensary. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tucker gained valuable experience as Vice President and Head of Engineering at worldwide floral company FTD Inc. and as Senior Vice President, Global Application Development at VISA Inc. Ms. Tucker received an M.B.A. and B.S. degree in Operations and Computer Science from Northern Illinois University.