Jason Carignan

Jason Carignan serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Chemular, Inc, and its affiliated companies, where he spearheads overall business strategy, revenue enhancement, strategic partnerships, and intellectual property management. Formerly, he was President of the Phillips & King and Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) divisions of Kretek International. He also founded and served as President of Dryft Sciences, which was acquired by British American Tobacco in late-2020. Earlier in his career, Jason founded and led Vapur, an outdoor recreation brand focused on ultra-portable hydration products and Tonic, a leading SoCal-based brand management consultancy.

Throughout his career, Mr. Carignan has helped champion growth and win markets for B2C and B2B companies across diverse industries including consumer products, premium tobacco, alcoholic beverages, outdoor products, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, financial services, wellness and healthcare. With pioneering vision, he has lead start-ups and middle-market companies manage ground-up business unit development, go-to-market strategies, marketing strategy, customer experience optimization, brand management, design management, digital modernization, mergers and acquisitions and public deal transactions.