LUC MONGEAU – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
With a proven track record of leading and elevating organizations, Mr. Mongeau joins Canopy Growth with over 25 years’ experience as a senior executive. He has demonstrated expertise in marketing, sales, supply chain operations, and M&A. Most recently as the CEO of ESolutions Furniture, formerly Bestar-Bush, Mr. Mongeau led the transformation of the business to deepen its share of the highly competitive digital commerce furniture industry. This included implementing a new approach to design and sourcing, reconfiguring the North American manufacturing network, and enhancing the company’s global supply chain.
Prior to this, during Mr. Mongeau’s five-year tenure as President of Weston Foods, he spearheaded the strategic realignment and end-to-end operational leadership of the $2 billion North American bakery, overseeing a team of over 6,000 employees across 40 facilities. He directed the development of commercial strategies across branded and private label categories for major North American retailers and managed the sale of Weston Foods. Mr. Mongeau holds a Bachelor of Science from the Université de Sherbrooke and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. He has also completed executive education at Harvard Business School.
Christelle Gedeon – Chief Legal Officer
Prior to joining Canopy Growth, Christelle held senior legal leadership roles including as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Aphria, Inc., as well as Partner at Fasken, a leading Canadian law firm, and as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for a deep-sea mining company. Through these roles, she developed extensive experience in the management of complex regulatory structures, intellectual property management, corporate governance, government relations, and strategic acquisitions with an enduring view of the potential for the legal function to serve as a strategic guide and partner for the commercial goals of each respective organization.
Dr. Gedeon holds an LL.B/B.C.L. from McGill University, is a member in good standing of the Ontario and Quebec bars, and also a registered trademark agent in addition to holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Toronto.
Judy Hong – Chief Financial Officer
Judy Hong serves as Canopy Growth’s CFO. Having joined the Company in December 2019 to lead Canopy Growth’s Investor Relations team prior to being named CFO, Ms. Hong’s deep knowledge of the CPG sector has been integral in shaping Canopy Growth’s overall commercial strategy and guiding the Company’s engagement with the financial community.
Ms. Hong’s financial and capital markets experience was built during her over 20 years’ experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. Ms. Hong’s roles at Goldman Sachs & Co included serving as a Managing Director, in the Global Investment Research Division, from 2013 until her departure in 2019. During this time, Ms. Hong covered the Beverage and Tobacco sectors in the Consumer Products and Retail team within Global Investment Research and has been ranked in The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street”. Ms. Hong earned an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a BS in Communications from Cornell University. From September 2014-January 2020, Ms. Hong served as a Treasurer on the Board of Bottomless Closet, a non-profit organization based in NYC.