AgriFORCE appoints co-Chairs of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO

VANCOUVER — AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., an agtech company focused on advancing sustainable cultivation and plant-based products, announced the appointments of current board members, David Welch and John Meekison, as Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors.

Additionally, Richard Wong, who currently serves as Chief Financial Officer, has also been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ingo Mueller, who will remain on the board of directors.

Welch, who has served as a member of the board since 2019, is the founding partner at Enso Law, L.L.P., a law firm in Los Angeles, California.

Meekison, who has served as a member of the board since 2019, has spent the last 15 years serving in executive management and CFO roles with both private and public companies, currently as the CFO and Director of Exro Technologies Inc., and CFO of ArcWest Exploration Inc., a mining exploration company in British Columbia

Wong has over 25 years of experience in both start-up and public companies in the consumer goods, fertilizer, manufacturing, and forest industries where he helped revenue growth and led business turnarounds. Prior to joining the Company in 2018, he was a partner in First Choice Capital Advisors from 2008-2016 and a partner in Lighthouse Advisors Ltd. from 2016-2018.

“We are reallocating resources to focus on commercialization and organic growth of the company’s three key assets: Un(Think) Foods, a brand based on our patented process to naturally convert grains and pulses; AgriFORCE-RCS Hydroxyl generating devices for eliminating pathogens and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in food manufacturing and controlled environment agriculture; and the company’s patented GrowHouse structures and automated growing systems,” said Wong. “Each of these technologies target distinct, multi-billion-dollar addressable markets, and we have a talented team to bring these innovative products and technologies to market in the most timely and cost-efficient manner possible and we are focused on driving organic growth, positive cash flow and maximizing returns for our shareholders.”