Smooth Rock Announces Additions to Management Team

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Smooth Rock Announces Additions to Management TeamVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 17, 2026) - Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. (TSXV: SMRV) (OTC Pink: SMRVF) ("Smooth Rock" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of current director, Mr. Michael Ruggles as President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Donald Gordon as a director of the Company, both effective immediately.Michael Ruggles - President & CEOMr. Ruggles brings over two decades of proven leadership in the financial services sector, with deep expertise in merchant banking, corporate restructurings, and investment strategy. Most recently, as Chief Operating Officer at Arrow Park Capital - a merchant bank specializing in corporate restructurings and capital markets advisory, he oversees daily operations and led strategy development to drive client value in complex investment environment. Throughout his career, Mr. Ruggles has held pivotal roles spanning equity research, marketing, and investor relations, where he developed market analyses and investor communications that support stakeholder engagement through transformative corporate phases. "I am thrilled to join Smooth Rock at such a pivotal moment in its development and the current resurgent natural resource markets," said Mr. Ruggles. "Smooth Rock holds some of the premier underdeveloped gold and mineral exploration projects in the heart of Nevada's prolific Walker Lane Trend. With Palmetto's large land position and existing NI 43-101 gold & silver mineral resource estimate, and Giroux's extensive historical workings, hosting multi minerals, our focus will be to accelerate exploration programs, including resource expansion."Donald Gordon, CFA - DirectorMr. Don Gordon, BA, MBA, CFA, has over 40 years of experience in corporate finance and capital markets. As an independent consultant since 2000, he has provided corporate finance consulting, CFO services, due diligence support to investment dealers and dozens of issuers. Early in his career Mr. Gordon held an executive position as Director of Corporate Finance and Listings at the Vancouver Stock Exchange, the predecessor to the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). He later represented the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) in Vancouver, opening its local office and serving for over five years. He is a past President of the Vancouver Society of Financial...

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