
Our Board
Cann’s Board and management have extensive experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, agriculture and agronomy with expertise in commercialising pharmaceuticals and agricultural technology.
Doug Rathbone AM
Acting Chair & Non-executive Director
Jenni Pilcher
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Peter Kopanidis
Non-executive Director
Steven Notaro
Company Secretary
Head of Legal & Reg Affairs
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ACTING CHAIRMAN & NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Doug is the former Managing Director and CEO of Nufarm Limited (ASX:NUF) and brings to the Board strong leadership skills and experience in agribusiness, marketing and innovation. He is Chairman of Rathbone Wine Group, Director of Cotton Seed Distributors, Leaf Resources (ASX:LER) and AgBiTech Pty Ltd, an Honorary Life Governor of the Royal Children's Hospital and a former Director of the CSIRO and the Burnett Centre for Medical Research. Over a 40-year career at Nufarm, Doug led the transformation of a small Australian agribusiness company into one of the world's leading crop protection and seed companies with an extensive global footprint.
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MANAGING DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jenni has over 15 years of senior finance executive experience in the medical, biotechnology and technology sectors, within small-mid cap ASX-listed companies. In addition to financial management, investor relations & corporate governance experience, Jenni has successfully completed multiple capital raisings and M&A transactions including company acquisitions, asset sales, and a take-over defence. Most recently, Jenni was Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary of communications company Whispir Ltd (ASX:WSP), and prior to that was CFO & Company Secretary of digital imaging company, Mach7 Technologies (ASX:M7T). She has previously held executive roles with biotechnology companies Alchemia Limited (ASX:ACL) and Mesoblast Limited (ASX:MSB). Jenni is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, a Graduate of the Governance Institute of Australia, and has a Bachelor of Business Studies (majoring in accounting) from Massey University in New Zealand.
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Peter has over 30 years of experience as a finance professional in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, financial services and FMCG. Most recently, Peter has held senior executive roles leading investor relations, corporate treasury, and corporate finance at Medibank, Telstra, Treasury Wine Estates and Foster’s Group. He is a Director and owner of Petra Investor Relations & Debt Advisory Pty Ltd, a service provider to ASX-listed companies. Peter is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business – Accounting, he started his career as an Auditor at KPMG.
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JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY
Steven Notaro is the Joint Company Secretary and Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Cann Group. He is a qualified lawyer, with a background in contract law, intellectual property, consumer law and corporate law.
Steven joined Cann Group in 2014, where he assisted in the early establishment of the business, including the listing of the Company on the ASX and the granting to Cann of the first medicinal cannabis licence issued in Australia under the Narcotic Drugs Act.
Steven manages the legal and regulatory affairs of the business.