Fire & Flower Appoints Nadia Vattovaz to Chief Operating Officer & Announces Judy Adam as New Chief Financial Officer

“We are delighted to appoint Nadia to this new role,” said Trevor Fencott, President and CEO of Fire & Flower. “Her combination of leadership and strong financial experience in growing successful organizations has served Fire & Flower exceptionally well since she joined us. Nadia is a proven results-driven leader with a 20-year track record of performance and retail leadership and her efforts have greatly assisted Fire & Flower’s growth and success to date. This appointment is key in continuing our momentum and strategic execution and will allow Nadia to focus on optimizing our operations and delivering on our growth and revenue generation goals. With Nadia leading our operations in her new role, we position ourselves to continue to successfully scale our company and lead our industry, delivering a superior guest experience and generating positive results for our shareholders, customers, team members and vendors alike.”

Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer Effective May 17, 2021

In concert with the COO appointment, Fire & Flower is pleased to announce the appointment of Judy Adam as CFO. Ms. Adam is a Chartered Professional Accountant and brings more than 25 years of public company experience as a financial executive to Fire & Flower including experience with both the TSX and NYSE listed companies.

“Judy’s deep experience with scaling a business from $160 million to $1.7 billion is precisely what Fire & Flower needs at this point,” commented Mr. Fencott. “Her impressive understanding of digital technology and consumer packaged goods coincides extremely well with our strategic focus and her extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets will be a strong accelerator to our aggressive growth plans. We are delighted to have her join our team and look forward to the strong financial acumen and experience she brings with her.”

Prior to joining Fire & Flower, Ms. Adam was the CFO of MAV Beauty Brands and under her leadership, supported the company’s growth following its initial public offering in July 2018 by enhancing financial controls and processes as well as completing the acquisition of its fourth brand in November 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Adam was at Corus Entertainment for nearly 20 years, starting in 1999 as a key member of the original management team that created the company. She progressed her career there and held other financial roles of increasing responsibility, and in 2016 was appointed to Senior Vice-President, Finance. During her tenure with Corus Entertainment, Ms. Adam played a significant role in providing financial and executive leadership, most notably her involvement in completing various strategic acquisitions totaling over $4.8 billion.

“On behalf of our Board of Directors and all our stakeholders, I am extremely pleased to welcome Judy to the team and congratulate Nadia on her new appointment. We look forward to both of their contributions in future as part of our Executive leadership team and our relentless pursuit of profitable growth, expansion and innovation,” concludes Mr. Fencott.

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No assurance can be given that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements will prove to be correct.  Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties relating to the Company’s business are contained under the heading “Risks and Uncertainties” in the management discussion and analysis for the thirteen and fifty-two weeks ended January 30, 2021 filed on its issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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