Akanda Corp. announced the appointment of Christopher Cooper to its board of directors following the resignation of Harvinder Singh as a director. Mr. Christopher Cooper has over 20 years of extensive business experience in all facets of corporate development, senior management, finance and operations, in both the private and public sectors.

His experience includes spearheading growth strategies, financial reporting, quarterly and annual budgets, overseeing corporate administration, while achieving company objectives and maintaining internal cost controls. Mr. Cooper has been a director of several private and public Company's over the last 20 years. Most recently he was a member of the board of directors of Alpha Lithium Corporation which was acquired by Tecpetrol in October 2023 for approximately CAD 313 million.

Mr. Cooper was also a director of Counterpath Corporation, a Nasdaq listed company which was taken over by Alianza Inc. in March 2021 for USD 25.6 million. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Hofstra University and his Master's in Business Administration from Dowling College in New York.