Experienced senior executive, previously EVP & CFO at the Walt Disney Company, President and COO of Starwood Hotels, EVP of Finance and Strategy at Amgen, and a principal at Colony Capital. Richard served as an advisory board member to PureForm prior to accepting the CEO role.
Previously assistant professor of Anesthesiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Associate Director of business operations for Operative Services at UCLA Medical Center.
Previously COO of The Walt Disney Company, prior to which he was CFO and Senior EVP of The Walt Disney Company for 12 years and Chairman at Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide for 5 years.
Consumer decision-making and brand development expert; with expertise in promoting consumer packaged goods, sports teams, motion pictures and sports supplement brands
Supply chain executive for leading companies including The Walt Disney Company and Kearney; expert in supply chain management, procurement, and technology deployment.
Among the first pharmaceutical chemists to exploit X-ray crystallography; 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry collaborating with pioneering pharmaceutical companies.
Damian speaks to the origins of the business, the future of the CBD marketplace, and the company’s role in the new healthy products arena. He spent nineteen years in the worlds of art, marketing, and event production, creating operational systems and delivery platforms.
Finance leader for operating investments and commercial ventures in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Australia; 20 years experience in all aspects of international finance and accounting.