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Plaid Announces the Appointment of Shawn Babcock as Chief Operating Officer
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plaid Technologies Inc. (CSE: STIF) (OTC: STIFF) (FRA: 5QX0) (“Plaid” or the “Company”) today announces the appointment of Shawn Babcock as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 20, 2026. Mr. Babcock has more than nine years of senior executive leadership experience and a proven track record of commercializing innovative technologies across emerging industrial sectors, with relevance to construction and materials focused busines
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plaid Technologies Inc. (CSE: STIF) (OTC: STIFF) (FRA: 5QX0) (“Plaid” or the “Company”) today announces the appointment of Shawn Babcock as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 20, 2026.","length":255,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Mr. Babcock has more than nine years of senior executive leadership experience and a proven track record of commercializing innovative technologies across emerging industrial sectors, with relevance to construction and materials focused businesses.","length":248,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Mr. Babcock is a hands-on operator known for transforming novel technologies into scalable, operationally efficient commercial platforms. His background blends creative problem-solving, practical operations leadership, accounting education, and technology expertise, positioning him to lead execution as the Company advances from development into large-scale commercialization.","length":377,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Most recently, Mr. Babcock served as Chief Executive Officer of Change Agronomy, where he founded and scaled one of North America’s largest industrial hemp companies. During his tenure, he developed a multi-stage, patent-pending agronomy and processing platform capable of producing high-quality industrial fibre, hurd, and protein at scale. He secured equity and investment financing across North America and the United Kingdom, and managed operational teams in both Canada and the UK. Under his leadership, the company also launched several first-of-its-kind sustainable retail products.","length":589,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"“Shawn brings exactly the operational discipline and commercialization experience we need at this stage of our growth,” said Guy Bourgeois, CEO of Plaid Technologies. “His ability to commercialize emerging technologies, build scalable operations, and execute across complex supply chains will be instrumental as we move toward broader market adoption.”","length":352,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Babcock will oversee day-to-day operations with a primary focus on the scale-up and commercialization of the Company’s previously announced cement additive and graphene dispersion technologies. His mandate includes advancing manufacturin...