Crucial Innovations Appoints Rory Bowen to Board of Directors

*LONDON* — European medical cannabis company Crucial Innovations Corp.
appointed Rory Bowen to its board of directors, effective immediately.

Bowen is a seasoned executive, investor and strategist with experience
spanning finance, technology and global innovation. He currently serves as
Chief of Staff at Hermitage Holdings, a global investment company;
Principal and Founder of Circus Capital; Principal at Outsize Capital; and
Non-Executive Director at Kadoma Mining PLC.

Bowen brings multidisciplinary expertise in corporate finance, capital
markets and governance. He has worked alongside CEOs, boards and senior
leadership teams to implement high-impact operational frameworks that
balance innovation with disciplined execution.

Adding Bowen to the Board as an independent director is reflective of the
Company’s intention to meet Nasdaq’s corporate governance standards by
having a majority of independent directors on the Board.

Bowen began his career in financial markets with Moneycorp and Compagnie
Financière Tradition (Tradition UK), before transitioning into strategic
leadership at FinTech Alliance, an organization established in partnership
with the UK Department for International Trade. There, he helped shape the
UK’s national FinTech growth and investment agenda, representing the
British Government on international trade missions and engaging with global
policymakers.

His subsequent leadership roles across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
have provided him with cross-cultural insight into emerging markets, M&A
strategy and regulatory navigation.