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About Us
KAYS is working to build a global cannabis enterprise in a cost-responsible, strategic and measured manner. With the receipt of cultivation licenses, we have begun to establish our foothold in markets we believe to be strategically situated for the future of the global cannabis industry. We are expanding with key partnerships in key markets and plan to continue to expand as global demand increases – implementing an intelligent growth strategy.
Kaya Holdings is an emerging leader in the global cannabis industry with cannabis retail and cultivation/processing operations in Oregon, United States and commercial scale cultivation & processing projects under development in Greece and Israel. With efficiencies and synergies being established between KAYA'S entities, Kaya Holdings is beginning to make its presence known across the entire cannabis value chain.
Kaya Holdings is an emerging leader in the global cannabis industry with cannabis retail and cultivation/processing operations in Oregon, United States and commercial scale cultivation & processing projects under development in Greece and Israel. With efficiencies and synergies being established between KAYA'S entities, Kaya Holdings is beginning to make its presence known across the entire cannabis value chain.
Our Story
In 2014, we opened our first Kaya Shack™ cannabis retail outlet on Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. In 2015, the first Kaya Farms™ cultivation and processing facility was opened in Portland, Oregon. Today, there are Kaya Shack™ retail outlets in Portland and Salem, Oregon and cultivation and processing facilities under development in Lebanon and Eugene, Oregon.
After establishing its foothold in the U.S. market in Oregon, KAYS looked globally for opportunities to create significant value while avoiding huge debt and exorbitant costs of entry. Today KAYS, through its Kaya Brands International, Inc. (“KBI”) subsidiary, has initial licenses for the development of cultivation and processing facilities in both Greece and Israel – acquired without spending millions of dollars - giving the Company access to the growing EU market and a front row to Israeli technologies.
Under its Kaya Brands USA, Inc. (“Kaya Brands USA”) subsidiary, KAYS has developed compelling, innovative and distinctive brands that are manufactured through the Kaya processing network and serve as a critical component in KAYS’ vertical integration.
KAYS is a reporting public company and our shares are traded on the OTCQB tier of the over-the-counter market operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol KAYS (read more) We are proud to be the first U.S. publicly traded company to operate a licensed marijuana dispensary and vertically integrate cannabis retail, farming, extraction and product infusion.
After establishing its foothold in the U.S. market in Oregon, KAYS looked globally for opportunities to create significant value while avoiding huge debt and exorbitant costs of entry. Today KAYS, through its Kaya Brands International, Inc. (“KBI”) subsidiary, has initial licenses for the development of cultivation and processing facilities in both Greece and Israel – acquired without spending millions of dollars - giving the Company access to the growing EU market and a front row to Israeli technologies.
Under its Kaya Brands USA, Inc. (“Kaya Brands USA”) subsidiary, KAYS has developed compelling, innovative and distinctive brands that are manufactured through the Kaya processing network and serve as a critical component in KAYS’ vertical integration.
KAYS is a reporting public company and our shares are traded on the OTCQB tier of the over-the-counter market operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol KAYS (read more) We are proud to be the first U.S. publicly traded company to operate a licensed marijuana dispensary and vertically integrate cannabis retail, farming, extraction and product infusion.
Our Team
Kaya Holdings’ Leadership
Craig R. Frank - Chairman, CEO
Craig Frank has been Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kaya Holdings since January 2010. Craig has been a key architect in the development and implementation of KAYS’ vision, strategies and business plan and has developed the company from a concept to its current stage.
Prior to joining the Company, Craig served 11 years as CEO of The Tudog Group, a business advisory firm founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1999. During Craig's tenure Tudog worked with more than 200 companies from 19 countries and 22 sectors. Craig is a widely published author with articles on business matters featured in magazines and newsletters internationally, including the publications of the Guatemala American Chamber of Commerce, the Israel Export Institute, the Romanian Chamber of Commerce, and the World Association of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. He is also an in-demand speaker at international conferences, including the Florida Sterling Council, the International Project Management Association, the Central American Center for Entrepreneurship, the Israel Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Pino Center for Entrepreneurship at Florida International University. Craig has also presented at a number of cannabis symposiums in Florida and Oregon. Craig is a U.S. & Israeli citizen.
William David Jones - Senior Advisor and Consultant for Business Development, Licensing, and Financial Operations
W. David Jones has been a business development advisor and financial consultant to the Company since early 2013. David was the leading advocate for the Company’s current path due to his uncanny ability to spot business trends prior to their emergence. His efforts have involved introduction to over $10mm in investment capital to help the Company complete its development stage, advice on public company administration, working alongside the CEO to develop and implement the Company’s business plan and day to day operations, including assistance with obtaining marijuana business licensing and interfacing with banks and regulators on behalf of the Company.
David operates BMN Consultants, an advisory firm specializing in investment banking consulting and assisting companies with accessing both venture capital and equity market financing. Through BMN Consultants, he serves as an advisor to the Cayman Venture Capital Fund and maintains relationships with a unique network of institutional and accredited investors. David’s newsletter Wall Street Profit Search is widely regarded for its insights and recommendations for both the broader listed trading markets.
David A. Levine, M.S.CJ – Chief Compliance & Security Advisor
David has over 40 years of combined law enforcement and academic experience. He earned his B.S. degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City and his M.S. degree from New Mexico State University. In 2004 David retired after a 23-year career in law enforcement in New York City and Westchester County N.Y. As a police officer, David’s assignments included Patrol, Arson Investigation, Juvenile Investigations, Homicides, Major Crimes and a rescue worker at the W.T.C. on 9/11. He retired as the Senior Detective 1st grade.
Post retirement David turned to academia. Teaching both undergraduate and graduate-level courses in criminal justice, David served as an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University @Dona Ana. He has also served as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York, College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville, New York and at S.U.N.Y. Broome Community College. David is the former Director of New Mexico State University's Southwest Surety Institute for Law Enforcement Continuing Education. David was N.M.S.U. Program Coordinator and an instructor for the U.S. Department of State, I.N.L. International Law Enforcement Academy at Roswell, New Mexico teaching over 300 International Law Enforcement delegates from over 29 countries.
David is a certified Non-Violence Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a former member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA). His teaching curriculum includes courses in Policing, Criminal Investigations, Crisis Planning and Response, Staff Misconduct and Workplace Violence, Arson Investigation, American Judiciary and Comparative Criminal Justice that he taught in London England. His research interests are Staff Misconduct and Workplace Violence, Multiculturalism in Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents. David has presented at numerous conferences throughout the United States.
Kaya Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors
Carrie Schwarz
Carrie Schwarz, who became a director in January 2010, served as a Portfolio Manager at Metropolitan Capital, a New York based hedge fund until 2017 when she founded a hi-tech company. From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Schwarz was an executive at Bank of America Securities, where she built and managed a proprietary Risk Arbitrage Department. From 1991 to 1999 she founded and managed Athena Investment Partners, L.P., a hedge fund that focused on special situations. Prior thereto, she was with American Porters, L.P., a hedge fund that focused on risk arbitrage, which she joined as a junior analyst in 1995 and ultimately rose to become Head of Research and a partner. Ms. Schwarz serves on the board of directors of the American Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Jordi Arimany
Jordi Arimany became a director in January 2010. He has served as Vice President of Business Development of First Diversity Management Corp., a Cleveland, Ohio based human capital services company since 2008. From 2007-2008 he served as Associate to the Executive Vice President of Banco Industrial, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, one of the largest private banks in Central America. From 2000 to 2007 Jordi was National Business Development Manager to Latin American Financial Services (LAFISE), a Miami, Florida based financial services firm operating throughout Latin America. Jordi has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from John Brown University and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Regent University.
Craig R. Frank - Chairman, CEO
Craig Frank has been Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kaya Holdings since January 2010. Craig has been a key architect in the development and implementation of KAYS’ vision, strategies and business plan and has developed the company from a concept to its current stage.
Prior to joining the Company, Craig served 11 years as CEO of The Tudog Group, a business advisory firm founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1999. During Craig's tenure Tudog worked with more than 200 companies from 19 countries and 22 sectors. Craig is a widely published author with articles on business matters featured in magazines and newsletters internationally, including the publications of the Guatemala American Chamber of Commerce, the Israel Export Institute, the Romanian Chamber of Commerce, and the World Association of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. He is also an in-demand speaker at international conferences, including the Florida Sterling Council, the International Project Management Association, the Central American Center for Entrepreneurship, the Israel Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and the Pino Center for Entrepreneurship at Florida International University. Craig has also presented at a number of cannabis symposiums in Florida and Oregon. Craig is a U.S. & Israeli citizen.
William David Jones - Senior Advisor and Consultant for Business Development, Licensing, and Financial Operations
W. David Jones has been a business development advisor and financial consultant to the Company since early 2013. David was the leading advocate for the Company’s current path due to his uncanny ability to spot business trends prior to their emergence. His efforts have involved introduction to over $10mm in investment capital to help the Company complete its development stage, advice on public company administration, working alongside the CEO to develop and implement the Company’s business plan and day to day operations, including assistance with obtaining marijuana business licensing and interfacing with banks and regulators on behalf of the Company.
David operates BMN Consultants, an advisory firm specializing in investment banking consulting and assisting companies with accessing both venture capital and equity market financing. Through BMN Consultants, he serves as an advisor to the Cayman Venture Capital Fund and maintains relationships with a unique network of institutional and accredited investors. David’s newsletter Wall Street Profit Search is widely regarded for its insights and recommendations for both the broader listed trading markets.
David A. Levine, M.S.CJ – Chief Compliance & Security Advisor
David has over 40 years of combined law enforcement and academic experience. He earned his B.S. degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York City and his M.S. degree from New Mexico State University. In 2004 David retired after a 23-year career in law enforcement in New York City and Westchester County N.Y. As a police officer, David’s assignments included Patrol, Arson Investigation, Juvenile Investigations, Homicides, Major Crimes and a rescue worker at the W.T.C. on 9/11. He retired as the Senior Detective 1st grade.
Post retirement David turned to academia. Teaching both undergraduate and graduate-level courses in criminal justice, David served as an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at New Mexico State University @Dona Ana. He has also served as Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York, College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville, New York and at S.U.N.Y. Broome Community College. David is the former Director of New Mexico State University's Southwest Surety Institute for Law Enforcement Continuing Education. David was N.M.S.U. Program Coordinator and an instructor for the U.S. Department of State, I.N.L. International Law Enforcement Academy at Roswell, New Mexico teaching over 300 International Law Enforcement delegates from over 29 countries.
David is a certified Non-Violence Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a former member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA). His teaching curriculum includes courses in Policing, Criminal Investigations, Crisis Planning and Response, Staff Misconduct and Workplace Violence, Arson Investigation, American Judiciary and Comparative Criminal Justice that he taught in London England. His research interests are Staff Misconduct and Workplace Violence, Multiculturalism in Law Enforcement, Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents. David has presented at numerous conferences throughout the United States.
Kaya Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors
Carrie Schwarz
Carrie Schwarz, who became a director in January 2010, served as a Portfolio Manager at Metropolitan Capital, a New York based hedge fund until 2017 when she founded a hi-tech company. From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Schwarz was an executive at Bank of America Securities, where she built and managed a proprietary Risk Arbitrage Department. From 1991 to 1999 she founded and managed Athena Investment Partners, L.P., a hedge fund that focused on special situations. Prior thereto, she was with American Porters, L.P., a hedge fund that focused on risk arbitrage, which she joined as a junior analyst in 1995 and ultimately rose to become Head of Research and a partner. Ms. Schwarz serves on the board of directors of the American Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Jordi Arimany
Jordi Arimany became a director in January 2010. He has served as Vice President of Business Development of First Diversity Management Corp., a Cleveland, Ohio based human capital services company since 2008. From 2007-2008 he served as Associate to the Executive Vice President of Banco Industrial, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, one of the largest private banks in Central America. From 2000 to 2007 Jordi was National Business Development Manager to Latin American Financial Services (LAFISE), a Miami, Florida based financial services firm operating throughout Latin America. Jordi has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from John Brown University and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Regent University.
Marijuana Holdings Americas, Inc.
Chad Craig – Senior Vice President, Operations, Kaya Shack™ & Kaya Farms™
Chad came to Kaya Holdings after KAYS purchased his cannabis company OG Harley in 2015. OG Harley operated a cannabis farm and distribution company serving the cannabis industry in Oregon. Prior to founding OG Harley, Chad was a middle-management executive with an Oregon based logistics company. Chad has been growing cannabis and operating cannabis businesses for more than 15 years.
Bryan Arnold – Vice President, Operations & Marketing, Kaya Shack™ & Kaya Farms™
Bryan has been with Kaya Holdings since the opening of the first Kaya Shack™ retail shop in July 2014, where he started as a budtender. Bryan has worked his way into management by combining his marketing and graphic skills with a deep understanding of cannabis. Prior to working with Kaya, Bryan grew cannabis with Rainforest Organix, an Oregon based cannabis grower. Bryan has been growing cannabis and operating cannabis businesses for more than 10 years.
Kaya Brands USA
Ben Temer – Brand Manager
Ben has been involved in the healthcare sector most of his professional career. He has served as an administrator for Brooklyn, N.Y. based Amerihealth Medical Corp. and was a service representative for New York Medical Imaging. Ben co-founded Florida based Total Holistic Center, a chain of medical offices offering cannabis based and other alterative treatments to remedy a wide range of pathologies and discomforts and is the founder and Chairman of the International Jewish Cannabis Association.
Chad Craig – Senior Vice President, Operations, Kaya Shack™ & Kaya Farms™
Chad came to Kaya Holdings after KAYS purchased his cannabis company OG Harley in 2015. OG Harley operated a cannabis farm and distribution company serving the cannabis industry in Oregon. Prior to founding OG Harley, Chad was a middle-management executive with an Oregon based logistics company. Chad has been growing cannabis and operating cannabis businesses for more than 15 years.
Bryan Arnold – Vice President, Operations & Marketing, Kaya Shack™ & Kaya Farms™
Bryan has been with Kaya Holdings since the opening of the first Kaya Shack™ retail shop in July 2014, where he started as a budtender. Bryan has worked his way into management by combining his marketing and graphic skills with a deep understanding of cannabis. Prior to working with Kaya, Bryan grew cannabis with Rainforest Organix, an Oregon based cannabis grower. Bryan has been growing cannabis and operating cannabis businesses for more than 10 years.
Kaya Brands USA
Ben Temer – Brand Manager
Ben has been involved in the healthcare sector most of his professional career. He has served as an administrator for Brooklyn, N.Y. based Amerihealth Medical Corp. and was a service representative for New York Medical Imaging. Ben co-founded Florida based Total Holistic Center, a chain of medical offices offering cannabis based and other alterative treatments to remedy a wide range of pathologies and discomforts and is the founder and Chairman of the International Jewish Cannabis Association.
Kaya Brands International (“KBI”)
Greece
Kaya Kannabis Management
Ilias Kammenos
Ilias is co-founder of Greekkannabis, our Greek joint venture partner. Ilias is the CEO of I. Kammenos Group of companies, with holdings in the automotive, real estate and tourism sectors. He is the scion of a prominent Greek family active in business and politics, including his father, Panagiotis “Panos” Kammenos, who recently competed his service as the Greek Minister of Defense. Ilias brings his family’s generations’ old commitment to business excellence to the newly legalized cannabis sector in Greece, continuing a tradition of his grandparents - being at the vanguard of new and exciting industries. Ilias gained experience as a management consultant while completing his Master’s Degree in Management Studies at Boston University in Massachusetts, United States, where he provided service to Fidelity Investments and Thermo Fisher Scientific in areas of revenue improvement through technology and human resource tactics to improve employee mobility. In Greece Ilias has both worked for his family’s group of companies as well as outside companies, balancing obligation with opportunity. In this spirit, Ilias has worked with the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, FAGE Dairies (a family owned international food enterprise), and the KLW Import-Export Company.
Panagiotis “Panos” Kininis - Managing Partner
Panos is a co-founder of Greekkannabis, our Greek joint venture partner. While studying for his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Sciences and Masters of Science degree in Biotechnology (both at the Agricultural University of Athens), Panos became aware of and excited by the medicinal and commercial potential of cannabis. Panos began his entrepreneurial path as the Managing Member of Zogopoulos Bros., a distinct enterprise serving the construction and interior design sectors. Turning his attention to melding his academic pursuits with his instinctive business drive, Panos served as a Scientific Advisory to Ambrosia Pet Foods, where he assisted in developing recipes for dry pet nutrition. As a student Panos also Co-founded and managed AgroOperations, Ltd., which developed an innovative hydroponics project to extract higher yields. Panos is a veteran of the Greek Armed Forces, where he served with honor as Assistant of the Directorate of the Press and Public Information.
Kaya Kannabis Board of Advisors
Dimitris Bouras
Dimitris has successfully been planning and constructing large engineering projects internationally for 30 years. As a co-founder and CEO of Prenecon, Dimitris focuses the company’s project management, EPC/BoP contracting and O&M services on the renewable energy sector, developing wind, solar, biogas and biomass projects globally. Dimitris also serves as the CEO of Whitestone, a firm active in engineering, design, construction and O&M of industrial, marine and commercial projects. One of Whitestone’s core competencies is the construction of medical cannabis projects, offering a wide array of critical services, including land selection, GACP/GMP/GDP compliance, water recycling, and other key development services. Whitestone has developed and constructed a number of medical cannabis cultivation projects in Greece and internationally.
Greece
Kaya Kannabis Management
Ilias Kammenos
Ilias is co-founder of Greekkannabis, our Greek joint venture partner. Ilias is the CEO of I. Kammenos Group of companies, with holdings in the automotive, real estate and tourism sectors. He is the scion of a prominent Greek family active in business and politics, including his father, Panagiotis “Panos” Kammenos, who recently competed his service as the Greek Minister of Defense. Ilias brings his family’s generations’ old commitment to business excellence to the newly legalized cannabis sector in Greece, continuing a tradition of his grandparents - being at the vanguard of new and exciting industries. Ilias gained experience as a management consultant while completing his Master’s Degree in Management Studies at Boston University in Massachusetts, United States, where he provided service to Fidelity Investments and Thermo Fisher Scientific in areas of revenue improvement through technology and human resource tactics to improve employee mobility. In Greece Ilias has both worked for his family’s group of companies as well as outside companies, balancing obligation with opportunity. In this spirit, Ilias has worked with the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, FAGE Dairies (a family owned international food enterprise), and the KLW Import-Export Company.
Panagiotis “Panos” Kininis - Managing Partner
Panos is a co-founder of Greekkannabis, our Greek joint venture partner. While studying for his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Sciences and Masters of Science degree in Biotechnology (both at the Agricultural University of Athens), Panos became aware of and excited by the medicinal and commercial potential of cannabis. Panos began his entrepreneurial path as the Managing Member of Zogopoulos Bros., a distinct enterprise serving the construction and interior design sectors. Turning his attention to melding his academic pursuits with his instinctive business drive, Panos served as a Scientific Advisory to Ambrosia Pet Foods, where he assisted in developing recipes for dry pet nutrition. As a student Panos also Co-founded and managed AgroOperations, Ltd., which developed an innovative hydroponics project to extract higher yields. Panos is a veteran of the Greek Armed Forces, where he served with honor as Assistant of the Directorate of the Press and Public Information.
Kaya Kannabis Board of Advisors
Dimitris Bouras
Dimitris has successfully been planning and constructing large engineering projects internationally for 30 years. As a co-founder and CEO of Prenecon, Dimitris focuses the company’s project management, EPC/BoP contracting and O&M services on the renewable energy sector, developing wind, solar, biogas and biomass projects globally. Dimitris also serves as the CEO of Whitestone, a firm active in engineering, design, construction and O&M of industrial, marine and commercial projects. One of Whitestone’s core competencies is the construction of medical cannabis projects, offering a wide array of critical services, including land selection, GACP/GMP/GDP compliance, water recycling, and other key development services. Whitestone has developed and constructed a number of medical cannabis cultivation projects in Greece and internationally.
Israel
Kaya Shalvah Management
Mitch Chupak - Managing Partner
Mitch resides in Israel since 1972. Throughout the years, since 1980, Mitch has been involved with development and management of incoming tours and conferences to Israel. The tours and conferences are developed for special interest groups, non-profit fundraising organizations, religious tours, the arts, and regular touring. Currently, Mitch is the Director of Development for the Jaffa Institute, the largest social service agency serving Jaffa, South Tel Aviv and Bet Shemesh. For the past 23 years Mitch has grown the organization extensively and is responsible for development of major social service, educational and community projects by securing millions of dollars in funding and managing the large-scale construction projects. Mitch is active in his community and serves on a number of organization committees. He is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces serving in an elite unit. Mitch is a dual U.S./Israeli citizen.
Kaya Shalvah Board of Directors
Offer Lapidot (Brig. Gen. Res.)
A career fighter pilot in the Israel Air Force (1969-1996), Offer served two tours as a fighter squadron commander, and served as commander of the Flight Training School, commander of the Ramon Air Force base, and Head of Planning & Organization (at Air Force HQ). Offer completed his service with the rank if Brigadier General. After his military service Offer spent a number of years in senior management positions at Israel’s leading retailer, as well as CEO of a high-tech start-up, only to miss flying and return to the skies as a pilot for El Al airlines. After his mandatory retirement from commercial flying, he joined the El Al executive team where he is currently the Director of Safety and Quality for El Al Airlines. Offer has his B.A. degree in Economics from Bar Ilan University, and his M.S. in Management from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.
Ilan Horesh (Col. Res.)
Ilan was a career Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer, retiring in 1993 after 23 years at the rank of Colonel. During his career Ilan held numerous command positions with combat ground forces. His final assignment in the IDF was Commander of the School of Electronics and Computerization. After his military service Ilan was an executive with such companies as Pelephone, Bezek, and Paz Oil. Ilan has served on the Boards of a number of Israeli companies, including Rakah Pharmaceutical Industry, Ltd., Ampa Investments, Ltd., and Retalix, Ltd.
Joseph Gayer, Adv.
Joseph is a founding partner of the international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer. Joseph is a prominent expert in a number of legal fields, including commercial litigation and contract law, representing clients on both domestic and international matters.
Gadi Katz
Gadi is the founder of Total Immersion Swimming (“TISI”), the Israel franchise of a multinational corporation in the sports and leisure market, with 70 branches across Israel. Gadi co-founded American-Israel Crisis and Issue Management (AICIM) consulting firm, specializing in high-level advisory services to politicians (including candidates for Head of State) and business leaders globally. Gadi began his career as an attorney with Israel’s largest law firm, Meitar & Co.
Kaya Shalvah Board of Advisors
Uzi Teshuva
Uzi is a second-generation Israeli farmer, active in agriculture since his teenage years. Since 1991 Uzi has served as the CEO of his farm distribution company specializing in agricultural products grown using groundbreaking and innovative agricultural methods. Uzi is also the active Chairman of TAP, an agricultural engineering and technology company specializing in the design, construction and management of agricultural farms in numerous countries worldwide.
Elon Kaplan
Elon, a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology is the Founder and CEO of Cytegic, a cutting-edge cyber-risk quantification solution predicated on the idea that enterprise risk is a combination of three key elements: technology, people, and business. Elon brings to KAYS the guidance of a serial entrepreneur and a scientist. As a business leader, he excels at building exceptional teams and driving innovative breakthroughs. As an applied behavioral scientist, he is trained in specific modeling and statistical methodologies. Prior to Cytegic, Elon was Founder and CEO of Gilon Yaad, Ltd., an organizational business strategy consultancy, where he worked with many large companies, including PayPal, El-Al, Johnson & Johnson, Bank Leumi, Bank HaPoalim, Discount Bank, Maccabi Healthcare, and Comverse.
Kaya Shalvah Management
Mitch Chupak - Managing Partner
Mitch resides in Israel since 1972. Throughout the years, since 1980, Mitch has been involved with development and management of incoming tours and conferences to Israel. The tours and conferences are developed for special interest groups, non-profit fundraising organizations, religious tours, the arts, and regular touring. Currently, Mitch is the Director of Development for the Jaffa Institute, the largest social service agency serving Jaffa, South Tel Aviv and Bet Shemesh. For the past 23 years Mitch has grown the organization extensively and is responsible for development of major social service, educational and community projects by securing millions of dollars in funding and managing the large-scale construction projects. Mitch is active in his community and serves on a number of organization committees. He is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces serving in an elite unit. Mitch is a dual U.S./Israeli citizen.
Kaya Shalvah Board of Directors
Offer Lapidot (Brig. Gen. Res.)
A career fighter pilot in the Israel Air Force (1969-1996), Offer served two tours as a fighter squadron commander, and served as commander of the Flight Training School, commander of the Ramon Air Force base, and Head of Planning & Organization (at Air Force HQ). Offer completed his service with the rank if Brigadier General. After his military service Offer spent a number of years in senior management positions at Israel’s leading retailer, as well as CEO of a high-tech start-up, only to miss flying and return to the skies as a pilot for El Al airlines. After his mandatory retirement from commercial flying, he joined the El Al executive team where he is currently the Director of Safety and Quality for El Al Airlines. Offer has his B.A. degree in Economics from Bar Ilan University, and his M.S. in Management from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.
Ilan Horesh (Col. Res.)
Ilan was a career Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer, retiring in 1993 after 23 years at the rank of Colonel. During his career Ilan held numerous command positions with combat ground forces. His final assignment in the IDF was Commander of the School of Electronics and Computerization. After his military service Ilan was an executive with such companies as Pelephone, Bezek, and Paz Oil. Ilan has served on the Boards of a number of Israeli companies, including Rakah Pharmaceutical Industry, Ltd., Ampa Investments, Ltd., and Retalix, Ltd.
Joseph Gayer, Adv.
Joseph is a founding partner of the international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer. Joseph is a prominent expert in a number of legal fields, including commercial litigation and contract law, representing clients on both domestic and international matters.
Gadi Katz
Gadi is the founder of Total Immersion Swimming (“TISI”), the Israel franchise of a multinational corporation in the sports and leisure market, with 70 branches across Israel. Gadi co-founded American-Israel Crisis and Issue Management (AICIM) consulting firm, specializing in high-level advisory services to politicians (including candidates for Head of State) and business leaders globally. Gadi began his career as an attorney with Israel’s largest law firm, Meitar & Co.
Kaya Shalvah Board of Advisors
Uzi Teshuva
Uzi is a second-generation Israeli farmer, active in agriculture since his teenage years. Since 1991 Uzi has served as the CEO of his farm distribution company specializing in agricultural products grown using groundbreaking and innovative agricultural methods. Uzi is also the active Chairman of TAP, an agricultural engineering and technology company specializing in the design, construction and management of agricultural farms in numerous countries worldwide.
Elon Kaplan
Elon, a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology is the Founder and CEO of Cytegic, a cutting-edge cyber-risk quantification solution predicated on the idea that enterprise risk is a combination of three key elements: technology, people, and business. Elon brings to KAYS the guidance of a serial entrepreneur and a scientist. As a business leader, he excels at building exceptional teams and driving innovative breakthroughs. As an applied behavioral scientist, he is trained in specific modeling and statistical methodologies. Prior to Cytegic, Elon was Founder and CEO of Gilon Yaad, Ltd., an organizational business strategy consultancy, where he worked with many large companies, including PayPal, El-Al, Johnson & Johnson, Bank Leumi, Bank HaPoalim, Discount Bank, Maccabi Healthcare, and Comverse.
Our Fundamentals
KAYS has developed its business plan after seven years of cannabis operations in Oregon – honing our skills, developing our knowledge base, expanding our genetics, and constructing our international operational foundation.
KAYS views six operational fundamentals as the central set of capacities that will define KAYS and our success globally in the years to come – the years that the global cannabis industry is expected to expand and finally meet analyst expectations for scope and size.
KAYS has spent seven years conducting trials and experiments and codifying SOPs and best practices. Management is keenly aware that execution on these fundamentals are the differentiating factors that will provide KAYS with critical competitive advantages – allowing Kaya Holdings to assume its rightful and historical place as a global cannabis industry leader.
The KAYS foundation for success includes:
KAYS views six operational fundamentals as the central set of capacities that will define KAYS and our success globally in the years to come – the years that the global cannabis industry is expected to expand and finally meet analyst expectations for scope and size.
KAYS has spent seven years conducting trials and experiments and codifying SOPs and best practices. Management is keenly aware that execution on these fundamentals are the differentiating factors that will provide KAYS with critical competitive advantages – allowing Kaya Holdings to assume its rightful and historical place as a global cannabis industry leader.
The KAYS foundation for success includes:
One: Commercial Scale Cultivation
KAYS has 800,000 square feet of combined advanced cannabis cultivation facilities under development in Greece and Israel.
Two: High Volume Cannabis Processing (Extraction and Infusion)
KAYS has 160,000 square feet of combined EU-GMP facilities under development in Greece and Israel.
Three: Compelling Brands in Broad Categories
Through Kaya Brands USA, KAYS has developed 18 compelling brands in traditional and innovative categories.
Four: Retail
The Kaya Shack™ brand of cannabis retail shops is appealing, compelling and consumer centric.
Five: Distribution
Kaya Kannabis, KAYS’ Greek joint venture, and Kaya Shalvah, KAYS’ Israeli joint venture, have both signed letters of intent with European based pharmaceutical distribution companies and EU based cannabis distribution companies.
Six: Technology
The emerging cannabis cultivation and processing sector now has the commercial potential to warrant the R&D investment to advance crop quality and accuracy, provide process efficiencies and automations, and improve profitability. The pace of developments requires that KAYS remain active in developing partnerships with technology incubators, participating in technology trials, and assisting in promoting continued innovation.
Environment, Social, Governance
Our ESG Commitment
Kaya Holdings is committed to establishing and maintaining operations that consistently merit high scores on accepted ESG scales. To secure these standards management has set the following guiding principles for all KAYS' operations.
1. ESG considerations shall be part of the company’s policy creation process.
2. ESG considerations shall be part of the determination as to which companies we chose to partner with and select as our service providers.
3. Be active in promoting ESG policies within the cannabis industry.
“KAYS is committed to creating opportunity for our team members, value for our shareholders, and partnership with our communities. We endeavor to always act with the highest of ethical standards and to always try to do the right thing. Most importantly, we believe in promoting kindness by serving as examples of kindness”. – Craig Frank, KAYS CEO
Key Environment Principles
1. KAYS will limit carbon emissions by either placing solar energy onsite, or mitigating usage through a solar farm designed to replace any energy we consume.
2. KAYS shall limit water stress and mitigate pollutants by installing a closed-loop irrigation system that treats and recycles water.
3. Any raw materials required will be sourced from ESG ranked suppliers.
4. KAYS will use only non-toxic pest control methods.
5. KAYS shall use minimal packaging to avoid waste.
KAYS is committed to working sustainably and with careful consideration of our carbon footprint. The Company continues to integrate advanced technologies designed to reduce KAYS’ footprint and demonstrate our commitment to the environment.
Key Social Principles
1. KAYS shall invest in its employees through labor management, employee education and advancement programs, employee health care initiatives, and an emphasis on employee safety.
2. The company will apply rigorous safety and workplace practices on its supply chain partners.
3. The Company shall only source products and services from socially and community engaged enterprises.
4. All KAYS’ products shall undergo vigorous quality control processes, adhere to the highest standards only, ensuring the safety of all products.
5. KAYS shall initiate some social programs as well as support programs of interest and important to the communities within which we operate. These programs will seek to support the expansion of access to healthcare and to nutrition, as well as programs that assist children and aid animals.
Supporting our Communities
KAYS has supported these communal programs including:
Parents for Pot – bringing medical cannabis to children with epilepsy, cancer and other pathologies the symptoms or effects of treatment for which cannabis is known to alleviate.
KAYS arranged for Parents for Pot to receive 5 footballs signed by NFL legend Lawrence Taylor.
Camp Attitude - a summer camp for children with severe disabilities.
The Kesher School – a school for children with learning disabilities.
KAYS' Creative Programs to Aid Our Communities
From time to time KAYS recognizes a community need and develops its own program to offer has also initiated some programs of its own
Pot for a Shot
KAYS led other retailers from various categories to offer a consumer reward for being vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus.
Promoting Kindness
Buddies’ Messages
Every Kaya Buddies™ house brand pre-rolled cannabis joint sold (over 500,000 so far) features an uplifting, positive message.
Be Kind
The Be Kind message is attached to everything we do. From our uniforms to our billboards, we use our platform to communicate kindness.
Key Governance Principles
1. KAYS is committed to transparent and responsible governance.
2. The Company aims to sustain high standards of diversity and oversight, in support of balanced decision making, appropriate controls, and financial stability.
3. Management has established and maintains high standards of business ethics, including fair competitive practices, transparency, written policy guidelines, and compensation overview.
Kaya Holdings is committed to establishing and maintaining operations that consistently merit high scores on accepted ESG scales. To secure these standards management has set the following guiding principles for all KAYS' operations.
1. ESG considerations shall be part of the company’s policy creation process.
2. ESG considerations shall be part of the determination as to which companies we chose to partner with and select as our service providers.
3. Be active in promoting ESG policies within the cannabis industry.
“KAYS is committed to creating opportunity for our team members, value for our shareholders, and partnership with our communities. We endeavor to always act with the highest of ethical standards and to always try to do the right thing. Most importantly, we believe in promoting kindness by serving as examples of kindness”. – Craig Frank, KAYS CEO
Key Environment Principles
1. KAYS will limit carbon emissions by either placing solar energy onsite, or mitigating usage through a solar farm designed to replace any energy we consume.
2. KAYS shall limit water stress and mitigate pollutants by installing a closed-loop irrigation system that treats and recycles water.
3. Any raw materials required will be sourced from ESG ranked suppliers.
4. KAYS will use only non-toxic pest control methods.
5. KAYS shall use minimal packaging to avoid waste.
KAYS is committed to working sustainably and with careful consideration of our carbon footprint. The Company continues to integrate advanced technologies designed to reduce KAYS’ footprint and demonstrate our commitment to the environment.
Key Social Principles
1. KAYS shall invest in its employees through labor management, employee education and advancement programs, employee health care initiatives, and an emphasis on employee safety.
2. The company will apply rigorous safety and workplace practices on its supply chain partners.
3. The Company shall only source products and services from socially and community engaged enterprises.
4. All KAYS’ products shall undergo vigorous quality control processes, adhere to the highest standards only, ensuring the safety of all products.
5. KAYS shall initiate some social programs as well as support programs of interest and important to the communities within which we operate. These programs will seek to support the expansion of access to healthcare and to nutrition, as well as programs that assist children and aid animals.
Supporting our Communities
KAYS has supported these communal programs including:
Parents for Pot – bringing medical cannabis to children with epilepsy, cancer and other pathologies the symptoms or effects of treatment for which cannabis is known to alleviate.
KAYS arranged for Parents for Pot to receive 5 footballs signed by NFL legend Lawrence Taylor.
Camp Attitude - a summer camp for children with severe disabilities.
The Kesher School – a school for children with learning disabilities.
KAYS' Creative Programs to Aid Our Communities
From time to time KAYS recognizes a community need and develops its own program to offer has also initiated some programs of its own
Pot for a Shot
KAYS led other retailers from various categories to offer a consumer reward for being vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus.
Promoting Kindness
Buddies’ Messages
Every Kaya Buddies™ house brand pre-rolled cannabis joint sold (over 500,000 so far) features an uplifting, positive message.
Be Kind
The Be Kind message is attached to everything we do. From our uniforms to our billboards, we use our platform to communicate kindness.
Key Governance Principles
1. KAYS is committed to transparent and responsible governance.
2. The Company aims to sustain high standards of diversity and oversight, in support of balanced decision making, appropriate controls, and financial stability.
3. Management has established and maintains high standards of business ethics, including fair competitive practices, transparency, written policy guidelines, and compensation overview.
Subsidiaries
Kaya Holdings has 3 operational subsidiaries to permit focus on its global cannabis activities;
Marijuana Holdings Americas, Inc. operates the Company’s U.S. based cannabis operations, including its Kaya Shack™ retail brand (read more) and Kaya Farms™ cultivation, processing and infusion brand. (read more)
Our U.S. operations are currently focused in Oregon, which is universally recognized for its excellence in cannabis cultivation. Intensely competitive, quality focused, and price sensitive – the Oregon market has served as our learning ground as we constructed the fundamentals for our global cannabis enterprise. Oregon continues to serve as our retail launching pad and primary cultivation/processing site, to be activated throughout the U.S. once the U.S. market opportunity allows for sustainable franchising in cannabis.
Kaya Brands USA, Inc. develops premium cannabis products. Kaya Brands USA has 18 proprietary brands formulated and developed by for the U.S. and international markets. Product categories include cannabis extracts and concentrates, vape cartridges, chocolates, gummies and chews, topicals and creams, beverages, foods, and cannaceuticals. (read more)
Kaya Brands International, Inc. serves as the vehicle for the Company’s expansion into worldwide cannabis markets, including expansion of the Kaya Shack™ retail brand and Kaya Farms™ cultivation, processing and infusion brand. KBI is currently developing Kaya Farms™ projects in Greece and Israel. Both projects are being developed as joint ventures with local cannabis operators and have received the necessary cannabis licenses. (read more)
Marijuana Holdings Americas, Inc. operates the Company’s U.S. based cannabis operations, including its Kaya Shack™ retail brand (read more) and Kaya Farms™ cultivation, processing and infusion brand. (read more)
Our U.S. operations are currently focused in Oregon, which is universally recognized for its excellence in cannabis cultivation. Intensely competitive, quality focused, and price sensitive – the Oregon market has served as our learning ground as we constructed the fundamentals for our global cannabis enterprise. Oregon continues to serve as our retail launching pad and primary cultivation/processing site, to be activated throughout the U.S. once the U.S. market opportunity allows for sustainable franchising in cannabis.
Kaya Brands USA, Inc. develops premium cannabis products. Kaya Brands USA has 18 proprietary brands formulated and developed by for the U.S. and international markets. Product categories include cannabis extracts and concentrates, vape cartridges, chocolates, gummies and chews, topicals and creams, beverages, foods, and cannaceuticals. (read more)
Kaya Brands International, Inc. serves as the vehicle for the Company’s expansion into worldwide cannabis markets, including expansion of the Kaya Shack™ retail brand and Kaya Farms™ cultivation, processing and infusion brand. KBI is currently developing Kaya Farms™ projects in Greece and Israel. Both projects are being developed as joint ventures with local cannabis operators and have received the necessary cannabis licenses. (read more)
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