Shiny Health & Wellness Corp. announced that Ms. Meris Kott, a current Director has been appointed to the role of interim Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). The Company further announced the resignation of Mr. Michael Nadeau as the company's CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors effective November 18, 2023.

The Board of Directors feels Meris is the right person to step into the role as interim CEO and is well-positioned to continue advancing its strategy with the Board's ongoing support and oversight. Together with the deep bench of talent across the entire organization, she will ensure SNYB does not miss a beat.  Meris began her journey in cannabis in 2012 developing the first seed to sale dispensing terminal when Colorado was just the first state to approve recreational cannabis sales. She began helping to shape Canada's cannabis industry in 2018, launching a merchant bank to fund newly approved cannabis products and companies entering the new Canadian cannabis sector.

She has keynoted at many cannabis conferences and spoken of her belief that the plant has many health and wellness benefits yet to be discovered.  Meris' background is in the global public markets and investment banking, and she started her European experience in The Netherlands in 1983 working for an International Venture Group. In 1985, she moved to the United States where she worked for an American Investment Bank that specialized in funding emerging growth companies. she is CEO of a disruptive psychedelic incubator Xtacy Therapeutics Corp.

The focus of Xtacy is on global wellness, psychedelics, mycology, hemp and CBD, healthcare-related target companies and their clinical studies and trials.