Staying true to their goals to be part of a history-making company that believes in a world that celebrates diversity of thought, race, gender and background, Portland’s Cura Cannabis Solutions announced the hiring of two female executives to lead their global expansion.
To make this global expansion possible, Amy McClintick moves from Chief Operating Officer to Chief Expansion Officer, while Jenny Diggles joins the Cura team as Vice President of International Expansion.
Cura, the maker of the Select brand of cannabis oils, names itself as one of the largest cannabis companies in the world.
Now with a team of 505 employees after a recent hiring spree focusing on senior and mid-level professionals, Cura has been recognized as the fastest-growing cannabis company in Portland’s history by Portland Business Journal. This year, Cura was voted one of the top 100 companies to work for in Oregon by Oregon Business Magazine.
McClintick has been with Cura since its inception, beginning in sales and operations and growing within the company to occupy the role of Chief Operating Officer and now taking on this new role that will bring the Select brands to the globe. She brings in-depth knowledge of the cannabis industry, operations, compliance and regulation with a proven ability to fast-track the company into new markets to her new position.
“The role of Chief Expansion Officer allows me to apply my experience and expertise to take Cura to the next level,” McClintic said in a company press release. The goal for her leadership is to create a focused and powerful team of sales superstars achieving history-breaking numbers for the cannabis industry.
Diggles joins the Cura team with experience in business development, fundraising, investments, and marketing in the cannabis and technology industries. With her most recent role as President of Global Expansion at MacArthur Capital LLC, she has been at the forefront of Oregon’s cannabis movement since its inception.
“I’ve always been a person who jumps at the opportunity to build something great, and this role will allow me to do just that, in an industry I care deeply about,” said Diggles in a company press release, “I look forward to bringing the Cura’s ‘Everything is Possible’ values with us around the world.”
MJBizDaily released a report on women and minorities in the cannabis industry in 2015; at the time, women held 36% of leadership positions within the industry. The same report was updated in 2017, showing this number had fallen to 27%. McClintick and Diggles’ roles will be an example to the cannabis industry for tipping the scales to include more women in executive, global-reaching roles.
“The growth of Cura would not be possible without the work of an incredible team that we’ve carefully selected,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Cameron Forni in a press release issued prior to the recruitment of new executive positions. “One of the most exciting elements of Cura is that we continue to hire the most incredible people. It is those incredible people from diverse backgrounds, genders, and ethnicities that are helping the Select brand establish itself as an integral part of the future of cannabis.”
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