About Us
Welcome to Quannabu
With the Hemp market booming and regulations around Hemp consumer products taking shape, Quannabu is applying blockchain technology to launch a fully transparent, certified, and trusted supply chain and assured payments service.
Our Team
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Chris Smith
COO
Chris has played a key role within the development of the payments industry. He created one of the first FX brokerage in the UK and established the foundations for many other brokerage start-ups. Chris helped many top banking institutes (including Barclays and Deutsche Bank) to supply FX lines to a vast array of brokerages. He was instrumental in introducing them to the FX payment space, and coaching them on how to take advantage of the financial opportunities it presents.
For the past 3 years, Chris has taken a deep-dive into the emerging CBD and Hemp industry, researching global opportunities and building strong connections. Knowing what is missing, how to help the market evolve, and envisioning the next big move for the industry, Chris is now ready to help develop a payments platform the hemp industry.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Steve Shearing
CEO
Steve is highly regarded as a results-driven, selfmotivated and resourceful managing director with a proven ability to develop and strengthen management teams to maximize company profitability and efficiency. With extensive experience in leading and growing all business sectors to form dynamic and progressive organizations, he has established sustainable and profitable relationships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders worldwide.
Steve maintains an extensive network of high-profile civil and government organizations and is proficient in performing the technical and legal obligations required to supply products and services to prominent players in the health and pharmaceutical industries.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Peter Margett
CFO
Peter Margetts has been involved in finances for over 30 years. Peter has run his own IFAs worldwide and has been involved with my companies from startups to top 10 companies in Europe. Peter is a very sort after person in his field to help companies use their fund wisely to protect their caseflow and meet the aim of their business.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Steve Shearing
CEO
Steve is highly regarded as a results-driven, selfmotivated and resourceful managing director with a proven ability to develop and strengthen management teams to maximize company profitability and efficiency. With extensive experience in leading and growing all business sectors to form dynamic and progressive organizations, he has established sustainable and profitable relationships with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders worldwide.
Steve maintains an extensive network of high-profile civil and government organizations and is proficient in performing the technical and legal obligations required to supply products and services to prominent players in the health and pharmaceutical industries.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Peter Margett
CFO
Peter Margetts has been involved in finances for over 30 years. Peter has run his own IFAs worldwide and has been involved with my companies from startups to top 10 companies in Europe. Peter is a very sort after person in his field to help companies use their fund wisely to protect their caseflow and meet the aim of their business.
- Email:info@quannabu.com
Alfie Douglass
Marketing Executive
BA in Journalism, extensive experience in social media, including the running of professional football teams channels. Published in various publications locally and nationally within the UK. Alfie has been part of a number of social media management teams which provide content to over 100,000 followers across platforms. Tasked with curating original and topical content to generate organic engagement, he now leads the Quannabu marketing department at just the tender age of 21.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Sean Demosthenous
CSO
Sean has been involved in the finance industry for over 12 years. Sean started as a credit broker for some of the top 100 FTSE companies and now with the evolution of the finance industry into the crypto space Sean has adapted his skills into the cryptocurrency industry by advising companies the best way to make their coin achieve their targets.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

David Maksymiuk
Key Partner And Tech Adviser
David is a tech-entrepreneur and LSE graduate with strong expertise in building crypto, blockchain, fintech & ecommerce applications. He draws on his international background in everything he does. Having lived in 6 countries across 3 continents, heโs built a global network of connections in diverse fields and has established a proven track record of successfully building tech ventures from scratch
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Saleem Sarwar
Key Partner and Advisor
Saleem and his partners own the company Be Pain Free one of the top hemp related products worldwide. Saleem is a key partner as he has felt the pain the hemp industry has when it comes to payments and has helped us develop the payment platform that his company and many others will want to facilitate payments via our platform. With Saleems experience, knowledge and connections in the hemp industry our platform will help their business to make safe, secure easy payments worldwide.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Chris Smith
COO
Chris has played a key role within the development of the payments industry. He created one of the first FX brokerage in the UK and established the foundations for many other brokerage start-ups. Chris helped many top banking institutes (including Barclays and Deutsche Bank) to supply FX lines to a vast array of brokerages. He was instrumental in introducing them to the FX payment space, and coaching them on how to take advantage of the financial opportunities it presents.
For the past 3 years, Chris has taken a deep-dive into the emerging CBD and Hemp industry, researching global opportunities and building strong connections. Knowing what is missing, how to help the market evolve, and envisioning the next big move for the industry, Chris is now ready to help develop a payments platform the hemp industry.
- Email:info@quannabu.com
Alfie Douglass
Marketing Executive
BA in Journalism, extensive experience in social media, including the running of professional football teams channels. Published in various publications locally and nationally within the UK. Alfie has been part of a number of social media management teams which provide content to over 100,000 followers across platforms. Tasked with curating original and topical content to generate organic engagement, he now leads the Quannabu marketing department at just the tender age of 21.
- Email:info@quannabu.com

David Maksymiuk
Key Partner And Tech Adviser
David is a tech-entrepreneur and LSE graduate with strong expertise in building crypto, blockchain, fintech & ecommerce applications. He draws on his international background in everything he does. Having lived in 6 countries across 3 continents, heโs built a global network of connections in diverse fields and has established a proven track record of successfully building tech ventures from scratch
- Email:info@quannabu.com

Sean Demosthenous
CSO
Sean has been involved in the finance industry for over 12 years. Sean started as a credit broker for some of the top 100 FTSE companies and now with the evolution of the finance industry into the crypto space Sean has adapted his skills into the cryptocurrency industry by advising companies the best way to make their coin achieve their targets.
- Email:info@quannabu.com
Advisors
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Saleem Sarwar
Key Partner and Advisor
Saleem and his partners own the company Be Pain Free one of the top hemp related products worldwide. Saleem is a key partner as he has felt the pain the hemp industry has when it comes to payments and has helped us develop the payment platform that his company and many others will want to facilitate payments via our platform. With Saleems experience, knowledge and connections in the hemp industry our platform will help their business to make safe, secure easy payments worldwide.
- Email:info@quannabu.com