Mr. Gould joined Charlotte’s Web in June 2022 as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer. He is a senior finance executive with more than two decades of experience in Chief Financial Officer roles, leading multiple small and medium-sized businesses within the natural wellness and biopharmaceutical sectors. He brings significant financial and operational experience from both publicly traded and privately held companies. Prior to joining Charlotte’s Web Mr. Gould was the Chief Financial Officer of Ajna BioSciences PBC a privately held botanical drug development company, from July 2021 until his engagement by Charlotte’s Web. From October 2018 to July 2021, he served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer at NewAge, Inc. and from November 2017 to October 2018, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Evolve Biologics, a division of Therapure Biopharma, Inc. Mr. Gould has also held several other executive positions at publicly traded companies including Chief Financial Officer roles at Aytu BioPharma, Inc., Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., Atrix Laboratories, Inc., and Colorado MedTech, Inc. He started his career as an auditor at Arthur Anderson LLP. Mr. Gould has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, from the University of Colorado Boulder and he is a CPA.