Dallas Imbimbo - Chairman
Mr. Imbimbo has served as Chairman of the Company since its inception in December
2010. Mr. Imbimbo began his career in 2007 by founding PackMyDorm, a moving
and storage solutions company operating at UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz
and Stanford. In 2010, Dallas and his partners sold PackMyDorm and relocated
to Southern California to establish the Company. In addition to his role at
Kush Bottles, Mr. Imbimbo founded 3 Kings Ventures, LLC in 2011 and BigRentz
Inc. in 2012. 3 Kings invests in and develops distressed residential real estate.
BigRentz is one of the nation’s largest online network of equipment rentals
and under his leadership as President and Chief Executive Officer, BigRentz
has become one of the fastest growing companies in Southern California. Mr.
Imbimbo devotes approximately 1-2 hours per day to Kush and its business. Mr.
Imbimbos background in developing small businesses combined with visionary
outlook and managerial skills led to his appointment as our Chairman.
Nicholas Kovacevich - Director, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
Mr. Kovacevich has served as Director and Secretary of the Company since its
inception in December 2010. Mr. Kovacevich served as Chief Operating Officer
from December 2010 up until August 29, 2014, at which time he was appointed
to Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kovacevich graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2009
from Southwest Baptist University with a B.S. in Sports Management. From 2009
to 2010, Mr. Kovacevich ran operations for a large-scale traveling basketball
camp called Basketball Jones in which he honed his entrepreneurial and leadership
skills. In addition to being a founder of Kush, Mr. Kovacevich partnered with
Mr. Imbimbo and established 3 Kings Ventures, LLC in 2011 and BigRentz Inc.
in 2012. Mr. Kovacevich devotes all of his time to Kush and its business, except
for approximately 3 hours per week that Mr. Kovacevich devotes to BigRentz and
its business. Mr. Kovacevich possesses excellent leadership and managerial skills
and his background in developing small businesses led to his appointment as
Director, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Company.
Chris Martin - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Martin has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 29, 2014. Prior
to joining Kush, Mr. Martin served as the Director of Accounting for Burleigh
Point LTD (dba Billabong North America) from November 2013 to July 2014, overseeing
all financial reporting for the North America region. From July 2004 to November
2013, Mr. Martin worked at Haskell and White LLP, a public accounting firm,
where he obtained his California state CPA license and specialized in assurance
and business advisory services for manufacturing and wholesale distribution
clients. Mr. Martin has a B.S. in Business Economics from the University of
California, Los Angeles. Mr. Martins extensive technical and managerial experience
led to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Martins
term of employment automatically extends for periods of one year on August 31
unless Mr. Martin or the Company provides non-renewal notice.
Ben Wu - Chief Operating Officer
Ben Wu initially served as interim Chief Executive Officer from February 18,
2014 up until August 29, 2014, at which point he transitioned to Chief Operating
Officer. From April 2005 to December 2012, Mr. Wu worked for WedBush Capital
Partners, a private equity fund focused on acquiring, professionalizing, and
accelerating the growth of small entrepreneur owned companies. He was promoted
Vice President in 2009. In 2000, Mr. Wu began his career at Bear, Stearns &
Co., where he was an investment banking analyst. Mr. Wus extensive experience
in analyzing and bolstering the growth of small companies led to his appointment
as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wus term of employment automatically extends
for periods of one year on December 31 unless Mr. Wu or the Company provides
non-renewal notice.
Greg Gamet - Director
On May 4, 2015, the Board appointed Mr. Gamet as a Director and the Company
entered into a Board of Director Services Agreement with Mr. Gamet. The term
of the agreement is for three years. Mr. Gamet has more than fifteen years of
business development, investor relations, and cannabis regulatory experience.
From 2003 to 2013, Mr. Gamet owned and operated Vista Contractors, LLC, a Denver
based landscape and concrete installation business with over 100 employees.
Since 2009, Mr. Gamet has co-founded several companies, which include JGB Ventures,
LLC (dba DANK) a medical and recreational cannabis dispensary located in Colorado;
Dank Bottles, LLC, the Colorado market leader in child resistant packaging for
the cannabis industry, which the Company acquired on April 10, 2015 and now
operates under the business name Kush Bottles Colorado; Denver Consulting Group
(DCG) a firm that provides training and support documents to the national growing
cannabis industry; and most recently, CannaScore, a compliance audit application
for licensed cannabis businesses. Mr. Gamet devotes approximately 4 to 8 hours
per day to Kush and its business. Mr. Gamets background as a businessman and
an innovative leader in the industry led to his appointment as our Director.
Kushco Holdings Inc currently has 29 employees.
