The Board of Directors of Aleafia Health Inc. has appointed Lea Ray as its new Lead Independent Director. As previously announced on April 4, 2019, the role rotates among independent directors every six months, as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent directors. Loreto Grimaldi has acted as the Lead Independent Director since April 4, 2019. Ms. Ray, a Chartered Professional Accountant and seasoned board director, holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Over the past decade, she has held multiple board leadership roles and currently chairs the Company’s Audit Committee. Her financial career began with PricewaterhouseCoopers; she is a former Vice-President, Corporate Finance of Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc., where she was employed for 19 years. Ray has served on the Professional Conduct Committee of the Chartered Professional Accountants (Ontario) and has also been a board member and volunteer of several non-profit health, conservation and community institutions.