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Shehzad Bharmal

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Shehzad Bharmal was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2024, with responsibility for overseeing Teck’s operations across the North America and Latin America (LATAM) regional business units. He also leads Teck’s Technical and Health and Safety functions.

Mr. Bharmal joined Teck in 1992 as an Engineer-in-Training, and over the last 30 years, has held progressively more senior roles within the organization. Previous roles include Senior Vice President, Base Metals; Vice President responsible for Technology and Innovation across Teck; Vice President, Strategy and Development, Copper; General Manager, Operations Development in Chile for Teck’s projects; and Director, Business Improvement.

Mr. Bharmal holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.