the Nominees

About the Nominees

It’s time for a new Board of entrepreneurial and independent directors to reverse MediPharm’s poor financial performance, bring transparency and accountability back to the boardroom, and unlock long-overdue value for shareholders.

We are nominating six highly qualified, independent nominees with deep expertise across operations, finance, and the cannabis industry. Collectively, they bring decades of experience building and scaling successful companies, executing complex strategic M&A transactions, and consistently delivering results for investors.


This group is committed to driving meaningful change, restoring credibility, and putting the interests of all shareholders first.

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John Fowler

John Fowler is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive in the Canadian cannabis industry, known for building and leading high-growth, innovative companies. From 2014 to 2019, he served as the Founder, President, and CEO of The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc., a publicly traded company on the TSX. Under his leadership, Supreme raised over $250 million in capital and grew to become one of Canada’s leading premium cannabis producers. Supreme Cannabis was subsequently acquired by Canopy Growth for over $435 million. Currently, Mr. Fowler is the President of Muskoka Grown Limited, a privately held cannabis company based in Bracebridge, Ontario. Muskoka Grown is focused on producing high-quality cannabis products for the global medical cannabis market. Mr. Fowler graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa.

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Alan D. Lewis

Mr. Lewis is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of The Aeon Group, Inc. Mr. Lewis has a proven track record of success as a transformational leader in the financial, investment, and technology industries. He has co-founded and raised funds for multiple ventures, including The Aeon Group, Inc. In his current roles and as an investment banker, Mr. Lewis has leveraged his extensive background in entrepreneurship, start-ups, mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, strategy, venture capital, corporate finance, private equity, and strategic planning to help companies innovate in the digital arena. He has also demonstrated the ability to grow private equity and venture capital funds, and is dedicated to continuous learning in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, as demonstrated by his pursuit of a doctoral degree in Education and Psychology from Pepperdine University.

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David Lontini

David Lontini, who has served on the Board of Directors of Check-Cap Ltd. since January 25, 2024, is an experienced business owner / operator who has successfully completed M&A transactions. Mr. Lontini is the Chairman of an OTC company, Paragon Technologies Inc. and has held senior leadership positions at a variety of sports and media organizations such as Pointstreak Sports Technologies, Maru/Matchbox and the Toronto Argonauts Football Club. Mr. Lontini holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Political Science from York University.

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Demetrios Mallios

Mr. Mallios is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Aeon Group, Inc., the parent company of the Aeon Family of Funds and AeonX, as well as other subsidiaries. Mr. Mallios has had a diverse career over the past 20 years as a fund manager, corporate consultant, investment banker, executive and entrepreneur. Prior to Aeon, his experience as Partner, CEO, COO, and Head of Investment Banking at many firms in the United States, China as well as other countries has allowed him to participate as principal investor and/or agent in primary and secondary transactions in private and public companies worldwide in excess of one billion dollars.

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Regan McGee

Regan McGee, CIM, ICD.D., is the Chairman and CEO of Apollo Technology Capital Corporation. Mr. McGee is a multiple-award-winning technology, capital markets and real estate visionary, who has been widely recognized as a global business leader by CNBC, Deloitte, EY and many more. As an inventor, Mr. McGee has authored patents on artificial intelligence, blockchain, dynamic transaction systems, among others. Mr. McGee has been a regular on Bloomberg, Cheddar, CNBC, and Fox Business to name a few. Mr. McGee has been active in the investment business for more than 25 years and has closed more than $10 billion of transactions. As an experienced and highly qualified corporate director, Mr. McGee will continue his focus on delivering alpha to shareholders. For many years Mr. McGee has committed himself to giving back to numerous charities, having sat on several significant charitable boards. Until recently, Mr. McGee served as a Board Member of Daily Bread Food Bank for the past eight years.

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Scott Walters

Mr. Walters is a Canadian entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in resource development, healthcare, and investment banking. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Big Gold Inc., a junior exploration company with properties in Northern Ontario, and the CEO of Maxus Mining Inc., a Canadian exploration company. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO of BIG Concentrates Co., a leading Canadian cannabis brand, and Co-Founder and Principal of Blaise Ventures, where he supports high-growth start-ups. Previously, he was CEO of Molecular Science Corp, securing a Health Canada license and major contracts before its acquisition. As VP & Board Director at Supreme Cannabis, he played a key role in scaling operations, raising capital, and leading to its acquisition. Prior to that, he co-founded Canabo Medical Clinics, expanding it into Canada’s largest referral-only pain clinic network, before the company was acquired. His financial career includes leadership roles in resource investment banking as Managing Director at Stifel Financial, founding Max Capital Markets and raising over $700mm for resource and technology companies, and co-founding DeltaOne Capital Partners, an energy focused hedge fund sold to Industrial Alliance in 2002. Mr. Walters also has along history in gold exploration and resource development, starting field exploration work at 17.

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