- Strong Track Record of Shareholder Value
Creation with Disruptive Technologies
VANCOUVER, BC, April 6, 2021 /CNW/ - CubicFarm® Systems
Corp. (TSXV: CUB) ("CubicFarms" or the "Company"),
a local chain agricultural technology company, today announced the
appointment of Thomas Liston as Vice
President (VP) of Corporate Development.
Thomas (Tom) Liston will provide
CubicFarms with strategic business development and capital markets
advisory services in his role as VP of Corporate Development.
Liston is a technology investor, advisor, and a Chartered Financial
Analyst® with over 20 years of experience in capital
markets. He's the founder of Water Street Corp and currently
serves on several boards of directors for public and private
technology companies, and he has a strong track record of
shareholder value creation in that capacity. He has served on
the Board of Directors of WELL Health Technologies (TSX: WELL)
since April 2018 and Tantalus Systems
Holding Inc. (TSX.V: GRID) since January
2021.
Prior to his current role, he was the Chief Investment Officer
of a leading technology-focused venture capital firm and was
responsible for leading the firm's investments in
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), FinTech, and Healthcare Information
Technology (IT) sectors. Two of these investments were among
the top exits in Canadian technology in recent years.
"My focus is working with disruptive technology companies in
sectors with compelling macro tailwinds, which has resulted in the
delivery of strong returns for shareholders. I was drawn to
CubicFarms because the Company's best-in-class indoor growing
technologies uniquely fit this theme," said Tom Liston.
Liston began his career with Yorkton Securities as a Research
Analyst covering public Software and IT Services companies. In
2003, he joined Versant Partners in the same role and was quickly
promoted to Director of Research while maintaining his coverage of
technology companies. In 2012, Versant Partners' team was acquired
by Cantor Fitzgerald, where he served as Director of Canadian
Research and covered the technology sector. Liston has been
consistently ranked among the top technology analysts in several
surveys, including StarMine, Brendan
Wood, Greenwich Associates, and Reuters. During his tenure
as a Research Analyst, he had received more StarMine stock picking
awards than any other technology analyst.
"Tom is a capital markets veteran in technology with proven
experience identifying underrecognized companies and assisting in
unlocking value for shareholders. He's uniquely experienced to work
with a disruptive technology company of our size on the journey to
achieve industry leadership," said Dave Dinesen, CEO, CubicFarm
Systems Corp.
A respected member of both the technology community and his
alumni organizations, Liston completed a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree in Finance from the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and a Master of
Arts in Economics and Finance from Queen's University. In
2017, he was the recipient of the UNB Faculty of
Management's Certificate of Achievement and UNB also
recognized Liston with the Proudly UNB Alumni Award of Distinction
in 2020.
About CubicFarms
CubicFarms is a local chain, agricultural technology company
developing and deploying technology to feed a changing world. Its
proprietary ag-tech solutions enable growers to produce high
quality, predictable produce and fresh livestock feed with
HydroGreen Nutrition Technology, a division of CubicFarm Systems
Corp. The CubicFarms™ system contains patented technology for
growing leafy greens and other crops onsite, indoors, all year
round. CubicFarms provides an efficient, localized food supply
solution that benefits our people, planet, and economy.
For more information, please visit www.cubicfarms.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Dave Dinesen"
Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer
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forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to,
comments that involve future events and conditions, which are
subject to various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
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results may vary materially from those statements. General business
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materially from forward-looking statements.
SOURCE CubicFarm Systems Corp.
