Terry Booth, Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Age: 54
Valuation of Stake: C$123.3 million ($95.1 million)
Background: Terry Booth, CEO of Aurora Cannabis Inc., used to deal marijuana in high school, peddling quarter-ounce bags for C$25 to his friends. Earlier this year his company orchestrated the largest takeover in the industry when it agreed to buy CanniMed Therapeutics in a C$1.23 billion deal.
John Cervini, Aphria Inc.
Age: 47
Valuation of Stake: C$186.7 million ($144.0 million)
Background: John Cervini co-founded Leamington, Ontario-based Aphria after he left his family’s greenhouse business that sold tomatoes and peppers. He and friend Cole Cacciavillani started looking into marijuana as a possible crop, though neither had experience growing the plant. Aphria was among the first publicly traded marijuana growers.
Some other notable winners: Victor Neufeld, CEO of Aphria, C$37.1 million ($28.6 million); Jason Adler, independent director of Cronos Group Inc., C$115.9 million ($89.4 million); and Michael Gorenstein, CEO of Cronos Group Inc. C$28.3 million ($21.8 million).
Unless otherwise stated, valuations are based on Canadian share prices at market close.