Ryan Hrkac

Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Nortec Minerals Corp. (TSXV: NVT), appointed CEO effective 5 November 2025, succeeding Derrick Weyrauch who had been interim CEO. P.Geo. The founder of Shear Gold Exploration Corp, a private prospect generator and geological consultancy specialising in gold exploration across the Precambrian Shield of Ontario. A lifelong resident of Thunder Bay, Ontario, he graduated from Lakehead University in 2016 with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Geology and is a registered Professional Geologist in Ontario. He holds the 100% interest in the Barker Bay Property that was the subject of the asset purchase agreement announced in the same release. Source: nortecminerals.com/nortec-to-acquire-the-barker-bay-gold-property-and-appoints-mr-ryan-hrkac-p-geo-to-the-position-of-chief-executive-officer/ (printed dateline 'November 5, 2025 - Toronto, Ontario'); Nortec's own /corporate/management-team/ page carries no title for him.