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Ascend Wellness CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Abner Kurtin is the Ascend Wellness's CEO. Ascend Wellness has 31 employees, of which 10 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Ascend Wellness executive team is 20% female and 80% male.
  • 60% of the management team is White.
  • 25% of Ascend Wellness management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Abner Kurtin

Chairman, CEO & Founder

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Frank Perullo

Board Member

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Frank Perullo is a Chief Strategy Officer at Ascend Wellness and CEO at Novus Group and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked as Director Central Voter Registry at Secretary Of The Commonwealth and President at Sage Microsystems Inc.. Frank attended Lynnfield High School between 1990 and 1994 and Suffolk University.

Robin Debiase

Chief People Officer

Robin Debiase's LinkedIn

Robin Debiase is a Chief People Officer at Ascend Wellness and VP People Partner- North America and Emerging Markets at Weight Watchers International Inc and is based in Greater New York City Area. She has worked as Director of Human Resources at Circuit City, Senior Vice President Human Resources- North America/Asia Pacific at ???? ???? ??????, and Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources- Maidenform Brands at Hanesbrands Inc.. Robin studied at St. Joseph's College between 1988 and 1993 and The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School between 2006 and 2008.

Andrea Cabral

Massachusetts CEO

Chris Melillo

Chief Revenue Officer

Corey Sheahan

Executive Vice President - Legal

Daniel Neville

Chief Financial Officer

Joe Gullia

Chief Product Officer

Joe Gullia's LinkedIn

Joe Gullia is a Chief Product Officer at Ascend Wellness.

Leah Heise

Chief Administrative Officer

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Leah Heise is a Strategic Advisor at CSC Events, LLC; Chief Administrative Officer at Ascend Wellness; and Member Of The Board Of Advisors at SafeArbor by Abacus Verte, Inc. and is based in 3233 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. She has worked as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at AWH; Supervisory Attorney-Advisor at UNITED STATES COAST GUARD; and Vice President at Plars Entertainment, Inc. (Kids Division). Leah studied at University of Maryland between 1987 and 1991 and Columbus School of Law between 1991 and 1994.

Todd Brisky

COO

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Accomplished marketer and operational general manager with a track record of delivering transformational results.

Created, grown and turned around businesses by creating consumer-first strategies integrated across retail channels, launching breakthrough innovation and delivering high-impact marketing. Lead global brands from $100M to $800M, achieving top and bottom-line growth through operational excellence and by keeping the consumer front and center.

Has been successful in leading business units within larger companies and leading a standalone start-up operations. Through these experiences, has built a keen understanding of the need to balance process and structured decision making with the agility and speed of a start-up.

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Name & TitleBio
Abner Kurtin

Chairman, CEO & Founder

Abner Kurtin's LinkedIn

Frank Perullo

Board Member

Frank Perullo's LinkedIn

Frank Perullo is a Chief Strategy Officer at Ascend Wellness and CEO at Novus Group and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked as Director Central Voter Registry at Secretary Of The Commonwealth and President at Sage Microsystems Inc.. Frank attended Lynnfield High School between 1990 and 1994 and Suffolk University.

Ascend Wellness board members

Name & TitleBio
Frank Perullo

Board Member

Frank Perullo's LinkedIn

Frank Perullo is a Chief Strategy Officer at Ascend Wellness and CEO at Novus Group and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. He has worked as Director Central Voter Registry at Secretary Of The Commonwealth and President at Sage Microsystems Inc.. Frank attended Lynnfield High School between 1990 and 1994 and Suffolk University.

What employees say about the executives at Ascend Wellness

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A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2023
Pros of working at Ascend Wellness

None

Cons of working at Ascend Wellness

Management commiting theft, discrimination, and breaching labor laws regularly.

Ascend Wellness benefits

Being terminated for reporting management actively stealing from guests. And the people engaged in this behavior being actively promoted.

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Pros of working at Ascend Wellness

How much opportunity there is to move up and learn.

Cons of working at Ascend Wellness

The lack of communication throughout management and to co workers.

Ascend Wellness benefits

Being able to move through departments and moving up. Getting experience not many other places are willing to teach.

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