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Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE:AAWH) has tapped Joe Hinrichs to its board of directors.
Hinrichs is a former president of automotive at Ford Motor Company, where he spent 19 years in several different leadership positions.
He also worked for General Motors for over a decade and the Chicago-based private investment group Ryan Enterprises Group, where he was a partner and senior vice president.
“Adding a distinguished leader of a Fortune 500 company to our Board represents a milestone for Ascend and the industry,” Abner Kurtin, AWH founder and CEO, said Tuesday.
The New York-based company also reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, revealing a 21.8% sequential increase in revenue.
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Two Ford family members are up for Ford Motor board election, the automaker said on Friday.
Alexandra Ford English would be the first female Ford relative on the board, per CNN Business.
Ford has made several management changes in the last year, including naming a new CEO.
One of two Ford family members up for election to the automaker s board during its annual shareholders meeting in May would become the first woman from the name-brand family to serve on the board, a milestone for a company that has shuffled leadership in the past year and is navigating a changing landscape for cars and the energy they use.
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Venture capital firm taps auto execs to scout mobility startups
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Several former auto execs to help steer startups from concept to reality
Mobility startups have become darlings of Wall Street
Former Ford Motor Co. executive Joe Hinrichs said he was attracted to Assembly Ventures in part because of its focus on Southeast Michigan and the firm’s aim to leverage the expertise of the traditional industrial centers in Germany and Detroit.
A venture capital firm co-headquartered in Detroit and Berlin is hoping to use its proximity to traditional automotive powerhouses to compete with Silicon Valley VC firms in the hot space for mobility-focused startups.