LAKE MARY, Fla. — Village Farms International Inc. appointed Brian Stevenson to the newly created role of global chief strategy officer. Stevenson will lead the company’s enterprise-wide strategic agenda, including long-term growth strategy, global market assessment, and integration initiatives across regions and business units. He will report directly to Michael DeGiglio, president and chief executive officer.
Stevenson brings more than 25 years of senior international leadership experience driving growth, transformation, and execution in highly regulated global consumer markets spanning both East and West Europe through the Americas. Throughout his career in global cannabis, tobacco and pharmaceutical businesses, he has demonstrated an ability to build demand, scale operations, and lead complex organizations in environments in which traditional, fast-moving consumer goods strategies are constrained or unavailable.
He spent 15 years with British American Tobacco, where he held leadership roles across commercial strategy, brand marketing, product development, and new product introduction. During this time, he also played a key role in designing and implementing global supply chain, trade marketing, and go-to-market transformations. He later served as marketing director for Pharmascience, an international pharmaceutical company. He also co-founded ROSE LifeScience, where he served as chief executive officer and later chief operating officer.
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