Team

PRESIDENT 

With over 23 years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor, Bill Panagiotakopoulos has a strong history of growing businesses from initial concept to operating enterprise. Bill is also the founder and owner of Cardinal Group Inc., specializing in evaluating business development opportunities and helping set strategic goals that generate significant ROI and government contracts well above industry norms.

CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

Najla Guthrie is widely recognized as a global leader and sought-after spokesperson in the nutraceutical trade. Najla Guthrie is revolutionizing the way we treat and talk about wellness. Her extensive list of accomplishments include founding KGK Science, publishing over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals, becoming the CEO of Wellbeing Digital Sciences, and her research on the effects of citrus juices and their constituent flavonoids on breast cancer cells.

ADVISOR

Dr. Alvi is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC), a coroner for the province of Ontario, an orthopaedic consultant for leading executive healthcare clinics in downtown Toronto. Dr. Alvi has been a fundamental asset in providing innovative methods and technologies to this very high-profile patient population in treatment of various orthopaedic conditions. Dr. Alvi has been nominated for “Best Doctors” in Canada. He was also selected as a “Top Doctor” in the Post City Magazines by his peers.

ADVISOR

As a recognized regulatory expert with intimate knowledge of the dietary supplement industry, Dr. Hilmas has made significant contributions to building and shaping the regulatory landscape through drafting over 65 comments to multiple U.S. federal and state agencies as well as global food health directorates on topics ranging from soy to supplements and CBD to changing regulatory frameworks overseas.

ADVISOR

Dan is a Senior Vice President and Partner with a Global full service accounting firm. Dan has over 20 years of experience in providing financial advisory services to clients in a variety of industries including the manufacturing, retail, and financial services. Dan works directly with corporate clients, large financial institutions, regulators and other government authorities in providing financial solutions for lenders, borrowers, assists with negotiations and oversees financial restructuring projects.