Leadership Board

The following individuals comprise the Management Team and Board of Directors of ZTEST Electronics Inc.

Dave Barnett, CFA
Management Team & Board · President, CEO & Chair

President & CEO since August 2026; Chair since June 2026; director since 2024. 25+ years in capital markets, enterprise risk and business evaluation, including BMO Nesbitt Burns and Aon. BBA (Finance), Simon Fraser University.

Mike Kindy, CPA
Management Team · VP Finance & CFO

Former partner in a Toronto accounting firm. 30+ years in financial consulting and CFO roles. Key contributor to financings, acquisitions, divestitures and reverse takeovers.

Suren Jeyanayagam
Management Team · President, Permatech

President of Permatech Electronics since December 2022; 36 years with ZTEST/Permatech, starting as a technologist. Background in electronics and manufacturing engineering; more than doubled sales while increasing margins. Built a management team focused on quality, on-time delivery and customer service.

William Johnstone, LLB
Board of Directors · Director & Corp. Secretary

Chair, Audit Committee. 40+ years practising corporate and securities law; partner, Gardiner Roberts LLP, Toronto.

Dean Tyliakos
Board of Directors · Director

23 years serving small and mid-sized businesses, with over $750 million in financed and leased equipment transactions alongside major finance companies, banks and securitizers.

Stephen Harpur, CPA
Board of Directors · Director

CEO and Chair of Progressive Planet Solutions (TSXV: PLAN) since 2018; 10+ years in public company leadership, corporate finance and M&A, including identifying, financing and integrating acquisitions.

Trevor Treweeke
Board of Directors · Director

12+ years advising early-stage and small-cap companies; instrumental in over $40 million in capital raises. Director of Cheelcare Inc. (TSXV: CHER); former analyst with TMX Group.