Pivot Pharma Strengthens Executive Leadership

VANCOUVER, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: PVOT /OTCQB: PVOTF / FRA: NPAT) ("Pivot" or the "Company") announces that it has hired Mr. Russell Starr as its President. 

Mr. Starr will work closely with Krisztian Toth, the Executive Chairman of Pivot and report to the Board of Directors. Mr. Starr will lead Pivot's capital markets activities, including outreach to existing and potential shareholders in Canada and internationally. This appointment will greatly increase the Company's visibility both to institutional and retail investors. Mr. Starr also provides greater depth of management expertise in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

As a successful entrepreneur with over 20 years of corporate finance, investment and business development experience, Mr. Starr left Bay Street in 2012, to take an executive position and board appointment with Cayden Resources (acquired by Agnico Eagle in 2014). While SVP and board member with Cayden Resources, Russell was integral in the marketing, financing, development and ultimate sale of Cayden for CAD$205 million to Agnico Eagle.

Russell has also held senior positions and advisory roles with financial institutions including RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, Orion Securities, Blackmont, and Lawrence & Company. Russell is also a co-founder and part owner of Echelon Wealth Partners, a large Canadian investment dealer.

Russell holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Queens University.

"This is an incredible opportunity," said Mr. Starr. "I am energized and honoured to be a part of shaping the future of consumer focused cannabis products using Pivot's innovative, patent-protected drug delivery technologies to provide consumers with the consistent science-based quality they are demanding while generating substantial cash flow generation for Pivot and its shareholders."

"I am thrilled to add Mr. Starr to our team," said Mr. Toth, Executive Chairman. "Mr. Starr brings a unique combination of deep capital market experience and well-honed strategic and business capability. The closing of our transformational financing, the addition of elite branding experts like Joe Mimran to our Corporate Advisory Board and the additions to our Executive Leadership Team as well as our Board of Directors demonstrates our commitment to scale the company as we take work to become the first cannabis company to provide  consumers with a consistent, reliable and quality experience."

Pivot also announces that Russell Starr has also been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer of Pivot replacing the prior Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Frankham. Mr. Joe Borovsky, a director and the former Chairman of Pivot added "We wish to thank Patrick for contributions to the Company and we wish him success in this next phase of his career."

About Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Pivot Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a science-based, consumer packaged goods cannabis company engaged in the development and commercialization of health and wellness products using innovative, patent-protected drug delivery technologies. Upon receipt of Standard Processor and Medical Sales licenses (pending) from Health Canada, Pivot's premium, bioavailable, stable and effective products will be manufactured at its 50,000-sq. ft. cGMP facility located in Montreal, Quebec. Pivot's wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Pivot Naturals, LLC, based in Costa Mesa, California, was granted a Provisional Annual Manufacturing License Type N: Infusion License by the California Department of Public Health in May 2019. Pivot's product line will include infused beverages, vegan capsules, dissolvable tablets, topical creams and gels, intimate lubricants, roll-on pain relievers, stick packs, and bulk powder for the edibles market. For more information please visit pivotpharma.com 

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