Village Farms International Welcomes Brian Ellis as Chief Information and Technology Officer
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) announced on November 6, 2025 that Brian Ellis was hired as Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) in a newly created role. Ellis will oversee the company’s enterprise architecture and IT strategy to support Village Farms’ global growth and transformation initiatives across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Ellis brings over 25 years of technology experience, including leadership roles at Nike, Topgolf Callaway, and Booking.com. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm and holds a B.S. in Business Management (Cum Laude) from Saint Mary’s College. Company leadership cited his experience as important for managing growing supply-chain complexities.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) ha annunciato il 6 novembre 2025 che Brian Ellis è stato assunto come Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) in un ruolo di nuova istituzione. Ellis supervisionerà l'architettura d'impresa e la strategia IT per supportare la crescita globale di Village Farms e le iniziative di trasformazione in tutto gli Stati Uniti, il Canada e l'Europa.
Ellis vanta oltre 25 anni di esperienza tecnologica, tra ruoli di leadership in Nike, Topgolf Callaway e Booking.com. È un veterano della Marina degli Stati Uniti che ha prestato servizio durante l'Operazione Desert Storm e possiede una laurea in Economia Aziendale (Cum Laude) presso Saint Mary’s College. I vertici aziendali hanno citato la sua esperienza come importante per gestire la crescente complessità della catena di approvvigionamento.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) anunció el 6 de noviembre de 2025 que Brian Ellis fue contratado como Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) en un rol recién creado. Ellis supervisará la arquitectura empresarial y la estrategia de TI para apoyar el crecimiento global de Village Farms y las iniciativas de transformación en EE. UU., Canadá y Europa.
Ellis aporta más de 25 años de experiencia tecnológica, incluyendo cargos de liderazgo en Nike, Topgolf Callaway y Booking.com. Es un veterano de la Marina de EE. UU. que sirvió durante la Operación Tormenta del Desierto y posee una Licenciatura en Gestión Empresarial (Cum Laude) del Saint Mary’s College. Los directivos de la empresa señalaron su experiencia como clave para gestionar las crecientes complejidades de la cadena de suministro.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF)이 2025년 11월 6일에 새로 신설된 직책으로 Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO)로 Brian Ellis를 채용했다고 발표했습니다. Ellis는 미국, 캐나다 및 유럽 전역의 Village Farms의 글로벌 성장 및 전환 이니셔티브를 지원하기 위해 엔터프라이즈 아키텍처 및 IT 전략을 감독할 것입니다.
Ellis는 Nike, Topgolf Callaway, Booking.com에서의 리더십 경력을 포함해 25년 이상의 기술 경력을 보유하고 있습니다. 그는 Desert Storm 작전에 참전한 미 해군 베테랑이며 Saint Mary’s College에서 경영학 학사(B.S. in Business Management, Cum Laude) 학위를 취득했습니다. 회사 경영진은 성장하는 공급망의 복잡성을 관리하는 데 그의 경험이 중요하다고 언급했습니다.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) a annoncé le 6 novembre 2025 que Brian Ellis a été recruté en tant que Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) dans un nouveau rôle. Ellis supervisera l'architecture d'entreprise et la stratégie IT afin de soutenir la croissance mondiale de Village Farms et les initiatives de transformation à travers les États-Unis, le Canada et l'Europe.
Ellis apporte plus de 25 ans d'expérience dans la technologie, notamment à des postes de direction chez Nike, Topgolf Callaway et Booking.com. Ancien marin américain ayant servi pendant l'Opération Desert Storm, il détient un Baccalauréat en gestion des affaires (Cum Laude) du Saint Mary's College. La direction a souligné que son expérience serait importante pour gérer les complexités croissantes de la chaîne d'approvisionnement.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) kündigte am 6. November 2025 an, dass Brian Ellis als Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO) in einer neu geschaffenen Position eingestellt wurde. Ellis wird die Unternehmensarchitektur und IT-Strategie überwachen, um das globale Wachstum und die Transformationsinitiativen von Village Farms in den USA, Kanada und Europa zu unterstützen.
Ellis verfügt über mehr als 25 Jahre Erfahrung im Technologiebereich, einschließlich Führungspositionen bei Nike, Topgolf Callaway und Booking.com. Er ist Veteran der U.S. Navy, der im Einsatz Desert Storm diente, und besitzt einen B.S. in Business Management (Cum Laude) vom Saint Mary’s College. Die Geschäftsleitung betonte, dass seine Erfahrung wichtig sei, um die wachsenden Lieferkettenkomplexitäten zu bewältigen.
Village Farms (NASDAQ: VFF) أعلنت في 6 نوفمبر 2025 عن تعيين برايان إليس في منصب رئيس المعلومات والتكنولوجيا (CITO) في دور حديث الإنشاء. سيشرف إليس على هندسة المؤسسة واستراتيجية تكنولوجيا المعلومات لدعم النمو العالمي لـ Village Farms ومبادرات التحول عبر الولايات المتحدة وكندا وأوروبا.
يأتي إليس بخبرة تفوق 25 عامًا في التقنية، بما في ذلك مناصب قيادية في Nike وTopgolf Callaway وBooking.com. إنه قديم المحاربين في البحرية الأمريكية التي خدم فيها خلال عملية Desert Storm ويحمل درجة البكالوريوس في إدارة الأعمال (Cum Laude) من Saint Mary’s College. أشار قادة الشركة إلى أن خبرته مهمة لإدارة تعقيدات سلسلة التوريد المتنامية.
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Proven technology executive will oversee enterprise architecture and strategy as Company expands globally
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today announced the hiring of Brian Ellis as the Company’s Chief Information and Technology Officer (CITO). In this newly created leadership position for the Company, Mr. Ellis will oversee Village Farms’ enterprise architecture and IT strategy as the Company continues executing its global growth strategy and transformation initiatives.
Mr. Ellis joins the Company with over 25 years of information technology experience across a wide range of industry verticals, including consumer goods, e-commerce, travel & hospitality, and government. He brings an extensive background leading large-scale digital transformations for both private and public companies, including leadership positions at Nike, Topgolf Callaway, and Booking.com. Brian is a U.S. Navy Veteran who honorably served in Operation Desert Storm, received a Navy Achievement Medal, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Management (Cum Laude) from Saint Mary’s College in California.
Michael DeGiglio, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Village Farms commented, “We are excited to welcome Brian to Village Farms and believe his background will be invaluable to the organization as we continue scaling our business across the globe. His depth of expertise is critically important given the increasing complexities of our global supply chain, and we look forward to his contributions.”
Brian Ellis commented, “I am proud to be joining Village Farms, and eager to begin working with our teams in the U.S., Canada, and Europe to elevate our capabilities across the enterprise. It’s an exciting time to be part of the Company, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to help shape the Company’s legacy during its next phase of growth.”
About Village Farms International, Inc.
Village Farms leverages decades of experience in Controlled Environment Agriculture as a large-scale, vertically-integrated supplier of high-value, high-growth plant-based Consumer Packaged Goods. The Company built a strong foundation as the leading and longest-tenured fresh produce supplier to grocery and large-format retailers throughout the US and Canada, but now focuses its agricultural expertise on high-growth cannabinoid opportunities internationally while maintaining strategic optionality through remaining produce assets.
In Canada, the Company's wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is one of the single largest cannabis operations in the world (2.2 million square feet of greenhouse production), a low-cost producer and one of Canada’s highest quality and best-selling brands. The Company owns an incremental 2.6 million square feet of greenhouse capacity in Canada for future expansion, and also owns
Internationally, Village Farms is targeting selected, nascent, legal cannabis opportunities with significant growth potential. The Company exports medical cannabis from its EU GMP certified facility in Canada to international markets including Germany, the United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, and New Zealand. The Company is expanding its export business to new countries and customers, and making select investments in international production assets. In Europe, wholly-owned Leli Holland has one of 10 licenses to grow and distribute recreational cannabis within the Dutch Coffee Shop Experiment.
In the US, wholly-owned Balanced Health Botanicals is one of the leading CBD and hemp-derived brands and e-commerce platforms in the country. Subject to compliance with all applicable US federal and state laws and stock exchange rules, Village Farms plans to enter the US THC market via multiple strategies, leveraging its Texas-based greenhouse assets (2.2 million square feet of existing greenhouse capacity and 950 acres of owned, unoccupied land for future expansion).
Village Farms Clean Energy (VFCE), through a partnership with Atlanta-based Terreva Renewables, creates renewable natural gas from landfill gas at its Delta RNG facility. VFCE receives royalties on all revenue generated.
Contact Information
Sam Gibbons
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Phone: (407) 936-1190 ext. 328
Email: sgibbons@villagefarms.com
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