Charlie's Holdings Names Matt Montesano CFO and Appoints David Allen to the Board of Directors ACCESSWIRE COSTA MESA, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 14, 2021 / Charlie's Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK:CHUC) ( 'Charlie's' or the 'Company'), an industry leader in both the premium, nicotine-based, e-cigarette space and the hemp-derived, CBD wellness space, announced today that Matt Montesano has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective May 10, 2021. The Company also announced that David Allen, the Company's former CFO, will step down from his daily management duties and will now serve on Charlie's Board of Directors. Since 2014, Matt Montesano has served as the CFO of Charlie's Chalk Dust, the Company's largest and most profitable operating division; beginning in 2019, he also served as the CFO of Don Polly, the Company's hemp-derived products division. Mr. Montesano has extensive experience in financial and operational strategy, control system implementation, and all aspects of financial and SEC reporting. Prior to joining Charlie's, Montesano worked for L'Oreal USA in a variety of corporate finance positions for the company's Professional Products and Salon Centric divisions. Earlier, Mr. Montesano worked for KeyBanc Capital Markets as an investment banker where he focused on debt, equity and merger and acquisitions transactions in the industrials space.