Green Meadows, a Massachusetts-based vertically integrated cannabis operator, named several executive leadership changes.

Bob Patton, co-founder and CEO of Green Meadows, will transition to chairman of the company while Chris Zawacki, Patton’s son who is also a co-founder and formerly served as COO, was promoted to CEO.

In turn, Max Jones replaces Zawacki as COO, becoming the first non-family member to be appointed to Green Meadows’ C-Suite, according to a company release.

Jones joins the company with more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing and operations, most recently serving as COO at Maitri Holdings, a vertically integrated medical cannabis operator in Pittsburgh, Pa.

From top left: Bob Patton, co-founder and chairman of Green Meadows; Chris Zawacki, co-founder and CEO; Max Jones, COO; Dan Donahue, VP of operations; and Josh Turner, VP of cultivation.

Green Meadows also appointed Dan Donahue to vice president of cannabis operations and named Josh Turner as vice president of cultivation.

Donahue, with more than 20 years of operations and project management experience in Class III medical device manufacturing, will support Green Meadows’ cultivation and production operations, according to the release. He joins the company after most recently serving as general manager of Massachusetts operations at PharmaCann.

Turner, in his new role, will oversee Green Meadows’ cultivation. He also joins the company from PharmaCann, where he served as director of cultivation. He is also the founder of Yellowhammer Genetics, a cannabis genetics research company and seed producer.

“As we continue to grow the business in new and exciting ways, and also look to open our second dispensary in Fitchburg this coming fall, we knew we needed to put in place the right leadership team to bring our ambitious goals to reality,” Zawacki said. “Josh’s visionary cultivation techniques are positioning us to create a fully self-sufficient cannabis production operation within the next year, while Max and Dan bring the operational rigor that will enable us to scale our business to offer more Massachusetts–and ultimately New England–customers and patients the best organic, sustainably grown cannabis products that have been produced in a way they can feel good about–and will make them feel good, too.

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