# cbdMD, Inc.

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cbdmd-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: cbdMD, Inc.
- Display name: cbdMD, Inc.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T11:08:30.689398+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.364 |
| Record Quality | 0.824 |
| Directors | 6 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 6 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Bakari Sellers: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:6
- Jeffrey Porter: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:7
- Kevin Roe: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:8
- T. Ronan Kennedy: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:9
- William F. Raines, III: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:10
- Scott G. Stephen: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:5

## Executive leadership

- Brad Whitford: Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:11
- Bradley Whitford: Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:12
- T. Ronan Kennedy: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:13

## Governance events

- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Brad Whitford executive of cbdMD, Inc., effective 2025-12-19. Effective: 2025-12-19. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1quk3q31tvvbgp
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jeffrey Porter seat on cbdMD, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ndzb0r1sgcs2v
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kevin Roe seat on cbdMD, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:t5lwik1cdrimo
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: T. Ronan Kennedy seat on cbdMD, Inc., effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1firzbeyt9tng
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William F. Raines, III seat on cbdMD, Inc., effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1x1rj7i3w4cr2
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bakari Sellers seat on cbdMD, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:47:28.242117+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jsrlpr1juqx1r

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/cbdmd-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Scott G. Stephen: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f9172ea422159e8f83913340fba493eaec65b96e1ca9ccc8e3dd6359e9f237f9.
- Bakari Sellers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2.
- Jeffrey Porter: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2.
- Kevin Roe: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2.
- T. Ronan Kennedy: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2.
- William F. Raines, III: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2.
- Brad Whitford: Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2025-12-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:90e27e32714d46ace1cc2ac2af5c07698e1628504407efe9cb2983976e61e18e.
- Bradley Whitford: Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f9172ea422159e8f83913340fba493eaec65b96e1ca9ccc8e3dd6359e9f237f9.
- T. Ronan Kennedy: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f9172ea422159e8f83913340fba493eaec65b96e1ca9ccc8e3dd6359e9f237f9.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- cbdMD, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc.

## Security Listing

- YCBD (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:security_listing:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc.
- YCBD (NYSE AMERICAN). Claim: alpha:claim:company:b0fc610b-5da9-4e00-9401-723932124e2f:security_listing:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:10d7295aff6757f762101426c9a1ea490c70147419e365d7ba4385040e297cfc: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:f9172ea422159e8f83913340fba493eaec65b96e1ca9ccc8e3dd6359e9f237f9: [SEC DEF 14A 0001437749-26-003831](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1644903/000143774926003831/ycbd20260209_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:1fb78e450166d813f836a191333495dca311d1dc783280ac19f3e411f7eb7bb2: [DEF 14A ycbd20260209_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1644903/000143774926003831/ycbd20260209_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:90e27e32714d46ace1cc2ac2af5c07698e1628504407efe9cb2983976e61e18e: [YCBD 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1644903/000143774925038435/ycbd20250930_10k.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cbdmd-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cbdmd-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cbdmd-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cbdmd-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-16T11:08:30.501956+00:00; recorded 2026-10-16T11:08:30.501956+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.