Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (CSE: NGW) (OTCQX: NXGWF) ("Next Green Wave", "NGW" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm the appointment of Norm Mayr to NGW's Board of Directors.

Norm Mayr is a former audit partner of KPMG in Vancouver, having left the firm in 2016 after 38 years in public practice. In the latter half of his career, he was the Risk Management and Professional Practice Partner for the Greater Vancouver Area practice of KPMG. In this role, Norm was the senior technical partner responsible for consulting with engagement teams dealing with complex financial reporting, accounting, audit and securities matters.

During his career, Norm has had experience in the cannabis, mining, forestry, technology, life sciences, retail and industrial markets sectors. He served as lead engagement partner or quality review partner on many of KPMG's largest clients in these industries, including several multinational reporting issuers. He has had extensive experience acting for public companies listed in both Canada and the United States.

Norm was a founding member of the CICA Accounting Standards Board from 1991-1994 and a member of the Canadian Advisory Group to the International Accounting Standards Board from 1994-2000. Norm has presented extensively on financial reporting and accounting matters and has been a member and Chair of the Investigation Committee of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia from 2008 to 2018.

The Company has granted 2,450,000 stock options to its Board of Directors under its stock option plan, exercisable at a price of CDN$0.25 per share, with an expiry date of five years:

• 850,000 stock options which will vest 25% every 6 months for a period of two years.

• 1,600,000 stock options which vest 100% on the date of grant.

"Norm's extensive experience in not only governance, finance and risk management, but also California Cannabis, makes him a perfect addition to guide this company into its next stages. We could not be more excited to have someone of his calibre, and relevant experience, on our team." - Mike Jennings CEO Next Green Wave

Michael Jennings
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Next Green Wave Holdings Inc.

About Next Green Wave

Next Green Wave is a fully integrated premium seed to shelf craft cannabis producer offering products through its in-house brand portfolio and wholesale flower for other large cannabis manufacturers. The Company owns and operates a 35,000 sf indoor facility in Coalinga, CA which is home to our nursery, cultivation, distribution, and future extraction business. NGW has an exclusive seed library consisting of 120 cannabis strains and hybrids including award-winning cultivars and is producing high quality tissue culture plantlets through its proprietary cloning technology with bio-tech leader Precigen. Marketing, product design and formulation are produced in-house, please follow along us at www.nextgreenwave.comor on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

For more information regarding Next Green Wave please contact:

Paul Chow
Director
Tel: +1 (604) 609.6167
IR@nextgreenwave.com

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