Company: CGC
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-075215
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Company: Canopy Growth Corp
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form: DEF 14A
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 of New York at Geneseo. Mr. Stewart is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York and brings a wealth of U.S. GAAP experience to the Company. Christelle Gedeon serves as Canopy Growth’s Chief Legal Officer (“ CLO ”) and Corporate Secretary. Dr. Gedeon joined the Company in August 2022, and oversees the Company’s legal group in addition to all government affairs, regulatory and quality matters as well as Corporate Development, Business Intelligence and Canopy Growth’s strategy. Her role has included ongoing advocacy with the Canadian government to enhance critical elements of the regulatory framework for cannabis to ensure the sector’s long-term growth and sustainability. Dr. Gedeon has been instrumental to the Company’s profitability strategy including leading the development and announcement of Canopy USA, the Company’s novel approach to realizing the opportunity presented by the U.S. THC market in advance of federal permissibility. Prior to joining Canopy Growth, Dr. Gedeon served in a number of senior leadership roles including Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Aphria, Inc. from July 2018 to August 2021 and Chief Legal Officer of The Metals Company, a deep-sea mining company, from August 2021 to August 2022. Prior to joining Aphria, Dr. Gedeon was a Partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, a leading Canadian law firm. Through these roles, she developed extensive experience in the cannabis industry and in the management of

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TABLE OF CONTENTS complex regulatory structures, intellectual property management, corporate governance, government relations, and strategic acquisitions, all capabilities that are critical to advancing Canopy Growth’s strategy for North American leadership. An accomplished commercial lawyer and strategist with more than a decade of experience, Dr. Gedeon played an instrumental role in the completion of more than 50 mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments during her tenure. Additionally, she has been named one of Canada’s Law Department Leaders of the Year, included as part of the Legal 500 GC 2020 Powerlist, and named to the 2019 Canadian General Counsel Awards Tomorrow’s Leader. Dr. Gedeon holds an LL.B/B.C.L. from McGill University, is a member in good standing of the Ontario and Quebec bars, and also a registered trademark agent in addition to holding a Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Toronto. 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS INVOLVEMENT IN CERTAIN LEG