“I am equally excited to join such an experienced, focused leadership team. I look forward to helping the Company build shareholder value" -- Richard Groberg
LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan. 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- - Freedom Leaf, Inc. (OTCQB: FRLF) a group of diversified, international, vertically-integrated, Cannabis/Hemp/CBD businesses and media companies, today announced that Richard Groberg, through his RSGroberg Consulting, LLC, has signed a two year agreement with Freedom Leaf to serve as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Groberg brings more than 35 years of experience to Freedom Leaf, both as a C-level operating executive and investment banker. Groberg has significant experience; starting, building, managing, raising public and private equity capital and effecting shareholder value-enhancing transactions for startups, turnarounds and multi-unit operating businesses.
While Groberg has helped build and manage large organizations, he also has significant hands-on experience as a “roll up the sleeves” operating executive. Also, given in part to his pre-graduate school training and experiences as a journalist, Groberg has significant experience with managing investor relations (for: public and private shareholders, analysts, lenders, the press, etc.). Groberg has a B.A. in English from Emory University and an M.B.A in Finance from Fordham University.
"I couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Mr. Groberg to Freedom Leaf, where he will undoubtedly make an immediate and sustaining impact to our management team as we continue to effect the acquisition and integration of additional revenue-producing companies," said Cliff Perry, Freedom Leaf’s President and CEO "I am particularly impressed with Mr. Groberg's credentials and proven ability to provide both transactional and operating experience and expertise in a complex, industry-leading business, while maintaining an unrelenting focus on compliance, serving and now advocating for our company's shareholders and investors."
Mr. Groberg adds yet another highly experienced C-level executive to the Freedom Leaf team. Groberg has already started working in the Freedom Leaf corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, and is quickly making progress on the corporate finances and accounting, setting up Freedom Leaf for an extremely productive 2018 fiscal year.
Groberg noted: “I am equally excited to join such an experienced, focused leadership team. I look forward to helping the Company build shareholder value and impact this dynamically-expanding industry.”
About Freedom Leaf®
Freedom Leaf, Inc., The Marijuana Legalization Company®, is a fully-reporting and audited, publicly-traded company trading under the symbol (OTCQB: FRLF), a group of diversified, international, vertically-integrated Cannabis/Hemp/CBD businesses and media companies
Freedom Leaf, Inc. is a leading, go-to resource in the cannabis, medical and recreational marijuana, CBD and industrial hemp industries. It is involved in mergers and acquisitions in these industries, including acceleration and spin offs of new companies involved in those industries.
Freedom Leaf Inc.'s flagship publication is Freedom Leaf Magazine, The Good News in Marijuana Reform. The company produces a portfolio of news, print and digital multi-media verticals, websites, and web advertising, for the ever changing emerging cannabis, medical marijuana and industrial hemp industry. The Company also controls LaMarihuana.com, the world’s leading Spanish publication focused on these industries.
Freedom Leaf, Inc. does not handle, grow, sell, or disperse marijuana or related products.
All of our European activities are in full compliance with relevant EU laws.
Investor relations information can be found on the FreedomLeafInc.com company website.
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