The Board of Directors of Aleafia Health Inc. announced that CEO Geoffrey Benic will leave the Company, effective February 7, 2022. To succeed Benic, the Board named Tricia Symmes, previously the Company's Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), as the Company's new CEO. Symmes became Aleafia Health's CCO in August 2020 and led the move into the branded recreation market, where the company recently entered the top 10 in the key market categories.

She has extensive executive C-suite experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, consumer-packaged, and cannabis industries in both North American and international markets. Before joining Aleafia, Symmes served as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of multinational companies, including Alcon Canada and Novartis Pharmaceuticals, as well as General Manager at CX Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Entourage Health Corp. She is one of the first female CEOs in the Canadian cannabis industry.