Mr. Hughes was Chairman of a publicly listed cannabis company with operations in the most competitive cannabis market in the world, California. He raised C$27M, took the company public and delivered the construction of a 35,000 sqft premium indoor facility to production. He is integrated marketing communications and innovations professional of 15+ years and has held board-level positions for multiple companies and has success and experience in venture capital services and the commercialization of private and public companies across the globe: North America, Australia, and the Asia Pacific Region.