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VANCOUVER, BC - TheNewswire - December 1 8, 2019 - AREV Brands International Ltd. ("AREV" or the "Company") (OTC:AREVF) (C NSX: AREV. CN ) (the "Company" or "AREV") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Frank Phillet as Director and Interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") to the Company and the resignation of Mr. Leo Ford from the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. Phillet holds a BA, and a CA and CPA designation. He has been in public practice for 40 years. Michael Frank Phillet is on the board of First West Properties Ltd. and APA Bioceuticals, Inc. and is a Partner at Phillet & Mclennan Chartered Accountants.

In his past career Mr. Phillet was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Immunal Sciences, Chief Financial Officer at Dev Studios International, Inc. and CFO of CV Technologies Inc , a publicly traded company (producer of Cold FX and related products). He was a director of Mosaic Capital Corp. a publicly traded company. Mr. Phillet has launched and currently manages the affairs of several private companies involved in such diverse areas as education, sports, music, production of supplements for athlete animals, and other ventures.

The Company would like to thank Mr. Ford for his efforts and wishes him well in future endeavours.

For further information, contact Mike Withrow, mike@AREVBrands.com 778-379-8551.

On behalf of the Board,

Mike Withrow
CEO & Director

About AREV Brands International Ltd.
AREV Brands International Ltd. (" AREV ") produces and delivers functional compounds and ingredients derived from verified genetics ran through its world-class extraction systems. AREV is revolutionizing the current delivery method of terpenes, cannabinoids and flavonoids. These premium ingredients and formulations are used in products targeted for sale in the natural health, medical, functional food, nutraceutical, sport nutrition and bioceutical markets. AREV innovates through extraction to produce extracts from specific selected plant and exude from trees that address 5 areas of health including Anxiety, Pain Management, Insomnia, Central Nervous System Disorders & Libido.

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