PharmaCielo Announces Sales Agreement with Brazilian Phyto-Therapeutic Customer, and Key Management and Board Appointments
July 28, 2022
TORONTO, Canada and RIONEGRO, Colombia (July 28, 2022) – PharmaCielo Ltd. (“PharmaCielo” or the“Company”) (TSXV: PCLO, OTCQX: PCLOF), the Canadian parent of Colombia’s premier cultivator and producer of dried flower and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S. (“Holdings”), today announced a supply agreement (the “Agreement”) with one of the largest phyto-therapeutic companies in the Brazilian market (the “Customer”). The Customer has an extensive distribution network across Latin America, and is also a certified B-Corp, reflecting its commitment to a transparent business model that measures social and environmental impacts.
PharmaCielo will be registered with Anvisa as the sole supplier to the Customer for this product, and under the Agreement, PharmaCielo will ship significant quarterly volumes of a proprietary CBD derivative formulation to the Customer, which will be utilized in the production of novel herbal medicines to be distributed across Latin America. The Company expects to begin shipping during Q1 2023.
Management Commentary
Bill Petron, CEO of PharmaCielo, commented, “The efforts of PharmaCielo’s recently strengthened and expanded sales force are paying off, with recent developments in Spain, Poland, Germany and Brazil. This customer is a well-established provider of unique, high quality herbal formulations aimed at the medical and wellness markets in Brazil, and is a perfect example of the type of product developer that we are seeking to build strong partnerships with to expand our global operations and generate recurring, long-term revenue. This agreement further validates our strategy to get into the supply chain early with key players in large potential markets, to become an enduring supplier to these organizations. We continue to expect that 2022 will be a pivotal year for the Company as we continue to execute on our sales pipeline.”
Key Management and Board Appointments
Ian D. Atacan, PharmaCielo’s Chief Financial Officer, appointed to the Company’s board of directors
PharmaCielo also announced that its board of directors has appointed Ian Atacan to the board, effective July 25, 2022. Mr. Atacan has been the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since June 7, 2021.
Mr. Petron commented, “I am pleased to welcome Ian to the board of directors. With more than 30 years of experience in strategy, M&A, and financial management, he is well positioned to help shape the design and implementation of the Company’s strategic initiatives. I would also like to thank Ian for his contributions already as CFO, which have resulted in a more efficient and strategic finance function that will prove a critical foundation as PharmaCielo continues to execute on growth opportunities over the next 12 months.”
Announces Addition of Chief Medical Officer
PharmaCielo has appointed Dr. Decio Rabelo de Castro Filho as Chief Medical Officer of the Company, to advance the Company’s visibility within physician communities and with pharmaceutical organizations in Latin America, Europe and other key markets globally. Dr. de Castro Filho is a medical doctor with over 20 years of experience in occupational medicine and marketing. During the course of his career, Dr. de Castro Filho has also acted as an expert medical witness for several large Brazilian companies. Dr. de Castro Filho is a graduate of the medical program at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas and has a master’s degree in Marketing from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing ESPM in São Paulo. He holds a degree in cannabinoid medicine from the Wecann Academia school.
About PharmaCielo
PharmaCielo Ltd. (TSXV: PCLO, OTCQX: PCLOF) is a global company, headquartered in Canada, with afocus on the ethical and sustainable cultivation, processing and supply of all natural, pharmaceutical-grademedical dried cannabis flower and cannabis products to large channel distributors. PharmaCielo’s principal (and wholly owned) subsidiary is PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S., headquartered at its cultivation and processing center located in Rionegro, Colombia.
The board of directors and executive team of PharmaCielo are comprised of a diversely talented group of international business executives and specialists with relevant and varied expertise. PharmaCielo recognized the significant role that Colombia’s ideal location plays in building a sustainable business in themedical cannabis industry, and the Company, together with its directors and executives, is executing on abusiness plan focused on supplying the international marketplace.
For further information:
Ian Atacan, Chief Financial Officer
+1 416-562-3220
i.atacan@pharmacielo.com
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