NORTH YORK, JULY 18,2024 - ZTEST Electronics Inc. (“ZTEST” or the “Company”) (CSE - “ZTE”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed David Barnett to the Board of Directors, sitting as an independent director, subject to regulatory approval.  

Steve Smith, CEO of the Company stated “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Dave to the board. Dave’s strong financial and capital markets background, combined with extensive expertise in evaluations of manufacturing operations, will be a valuable asset to the Company.” 

Mr. Barnett is a results-driven professional with over 7 years of experience in risk management, including expertise in evaluating manufacturing operations, product liability, business continuity analysis and improving efficiencies. With over 6 years of capital markets experience in investment banking and corporate treasury at BMO Nesbitt Burns, David brings strong financial and capital markets expertise. Additionally, he has 5 years of experience as a project supervisor, adept in time management, project budgeting, and employee oversight. David is also a seasoned microcap investor with over 25 years of successful investing in companies with market capitalizations sub $300M. David holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and is a CFA charterholder. 

ZTEST Electronics Inc.   

ZTEST Electronics Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Permatech Electronics Corp. (“Permatech”), offers Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to a wide range of customers. Permatech’s offering includes Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Materials management and Testing services.  Permatech operates from a 21,000 square foot, ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in North York, Ontario, Canada. Permatech is a contract manufacturer of complex circuit boards, serving customers in the Medical, Power, Computer, Telecommunications, Wireless, Industrial, Trucking, Wearables and Consumer Electronics markets. It specializes in servicing customers who are looking for high yield and require high quality and rapid-turnaround on low and mid-volume production of high complexity products.  

For more information contact: Steve Smith, CEO (604) 837-3751 email: steves@ztest.com 

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