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ZIVO NEWS 2 New Hires in last 90 days

"This development marks the second senior management hire in less than 90 days, as the Company moves to build an executive team that can help realize the potential of its intellectual property portfolio and business opportunities"

Food & Beverage/Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Veteran Joins ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. as VP - Global Operations

KEEGO HARBOR, MI / ACCESSWIRE / June 21, 2018 / ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: ZIVO) a biotech/agtech R&D company engaged in the commercialization of nutritional and medicinal products derived from its proprietary algal strains, announces today that Ronald C. Costephens has joined the Company as Vice-President- Global Operations. Mr. Costephens is charged with building out a global supply chain and an organization to help transition ZIVO from an R&D entity into an operating enterprise that will engage not only in the licensing of its intellectual property portfolio, but also in handling the production and distribution of bulk and finished food, beverage and feed products featuring its proprietary algal strains.

Mr. Costephens brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) global industry in Engineering, Business Development, Operations and Procurement to his role as Vice-President, Global Operations at ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. His successful career operating in global markets includes both Fortune 50 and private organizations. Most recently, he spent 15 years at PepsiCo, rising through numerous positions within R&D, Engineering and Procurement, culminating in his most recent role as Sr. Director Global Procurement. Previously, he enjoyed a 9-year stint with Barry-Wehmiller, a privately-owned US based CPG production equipment and engineering company, where he led numerous internal and external growth initiatives, including new, company-wide ERP system implementation, Production Facility Operations and Global Sales. He brings a wealth of experience to the Company and will drive the creation of a world class global supply chain. Mr. Costephens earned a B.S. (Engineering) from the University of Missouri-Rolla S&T, and an MBA (Finance) from The University of Notre Dame.

This development marks the second senior management hire in less than 90 days, as the Company moves to build an executive team that can help realize the potential of its intellectual property portfolio and business opportunities.