GreenSpace Brands Inc. appoints Greg Guyatt as Chief Financial Officer

TORONTO, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ - GreenSpace Brands Inc. ("GreenSpace" or "the Company") (TSXV: JTR) today announced the appointment of Greg Guyatt as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Guyatt has over 20 years of public markets, mergers and acquisitions, strategic finance and financial operations experience from the retail and pharmaceutical industries.

Mr. Guyatt brings a wealth of relevant experience having previously held executive roles as Vice President, Finance at Sears Canada and Vice President, Controller at Biovail Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Guyatt held the position of Senior Vice President, Finance at KingSett Capital, a leading Canadian private equity real estate firm. Mr. Guyatt holds a CPA, CA designation and began his career at Deloitte & Touche and as an investment banker at UBS Warburg in the United Kingdom.

"Greg's deal experience, financial leadership at both large product and retail companies, and deep understanding of retail merchandise finance will be tremendously valuable to GreenSpace as we continue to develop and grow," says Matthew von Teichman, CEO of GreenSpace Brands. "Adding depth to our talented team is a key focus for GreenSpace as we build one of the strongest brand portfolios in our industry. I look forward to working with Greg as we continue to scale our operations, expand our distribution, and leverage our new U.S. distribution platform."

Ms. Cindy Leung will be stepping down as interim CFO and will continue in her role as Vice President of Finance.

The appointment is subject to TSXV approval.

About GreenSpace Brands Inc.
GreenSpace is a Canadian-based brand ideation team that develops, markets and sells premium natural food products to consumers across Canada and the United States.  Greenspace owns and operates the following brands: Love Child Organics, one of the fastest growing brands in Canada and a producer of 100% organic food for infants and toddlers made with the pure, natural and most nutritionally-rich ingredients;  Central Roast, a clean snacking brand that is one of the leading natural food brands in Canada; Rolling Meadow Dairy, Canada's leading grass fed dairy, delivering premium fluid and cultured products across Canada;  Life Choices which features premium convenience meat products made with grass fed and pasture raised meats without the use of added hormones and antibiotics; Kiju, the Canadian market leader in the shelf stable organic juice segment; Cedar, the Canadian leader in cold pressed and gut health focused fresh juices and Go Veggie, one of the leading brands in North America in the emerging plant based dairy category. All brands are wholly owned and retail in a variety of natural and mass retail grocery locations across Canada and the United States.

For more information, visit www.greenspacebrands.ca. GreenSpace's filings are also available at www.SEDAR.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
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SOURCE GreenSpace Brands Inc.

Please contact Matthew von Teichman, President & Chief Executive Officer, GreenSpace Brands Inc., Tel: [phone] Ext. 200; Dennis Fong, Investor Relations, LodeRock Advisors Inc., Tel: [phone]

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