Appointments

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has appointed former Australian Uranium Association communications and stakeholder relations manager Amanda Walker as manager – membership and business deve

Strategic communications firm Kreab Gavin Anderson has appointed Heidi Cuthbert as associate director at its Perth office.

Allion Legal has appointed Andrew Chamberlain as a senior associate in its workplace relations and safety practice.

Justin Little has been appointed as a partner in the Perth energy and resources practice at law firm Gilbert + Tobin.

Shaun McRobert has joined the WA practice of law firm King & Wood Mallesons as an energy and resources partner.

Will Neethling has been appointed the 2014 president of the WA division of Engineers Australia.Mr Neethling is a principal decommissioning engineer with Sinclair Knight Merz.

Accounting firm Deloitte has appointed Fiona Cahill as the new leader of its Perth tax practice, taking over from Anthony Cipriano who has retired from the partnership after 12 years as tax practic

Russell Davis has been appointed as chairman of Midas Resources, replacing Patrick Corr who remains as a non-executive director.

Jane Gouvernet has been appointed acting regional commissioner for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in WA, following the retirement of long-standing commissioner Bruce Dodd.

NSW-based industrial manufacturer Bradken has appointed David Smith as its first Perth-based director, starting next month.

Tim Netscher has been appointed to the board of Melbourne-based gold miner St Barbara as an independent non-executive director.

The newly-appointed Perth-based chairman of national accountancy group Walker Wayland Australasia says he plans to use his new role to grow the business in Western Australia.

Former Exxon Mobil executive Tony Cudmore has been appointed president of corporate affairs at BHP Billiton.

Mirabela Nickel chairman Geoff Handley and directors Colin Steyn and Peter Nicholson have all resigned from the board of the embattled company, which remains in a trading freeze as it works to restructure its $US454 million of debt.

Gindalbie Metals has announced the appointment of former Oakajee Port & Rail executive Wayne Zekulich as its new chief financial officer.

OM Holdings chief executive Peter Toth has announced his resignation from the role in order to take up a senior posting with an unnamed multinational resources group.

Subiaco-based Paringa Resources has tasked a new leadership team with guiding the company, with founding directors David Griffiths and David Chapman stepping down from their respective roles as chairman and managing director.

Sue-Ellen Soulie has been appointed as the new WA client service manager at legalsuper, replacing Michael O’Donnell who will retire at the end of the year.

Donna Cross will join the University of Western Australia as Winthrop Professor and be based at its affiliate, the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in February next year.

Wood & Grieve Engineers has appointed Brett Davis to the newly established position of Perth office manager.

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has appointed Holly Phillips to the position of manager, eastern region.

Sydney-based Alaskan oil & gas producer Buccaneer Energy has appointed Patrick O’Connor to its board as a non-executive director.

Former Breakaway Resources chairman John Atkins has joined the board of Minotaur Exploration, following Minotaur’s takeover of Breakaway.

KPMG partner, energy and natural resources Helen Cook is leaving the accounting firm from 2014 and expanding her directorships in the commercial sector, joining RAC Holdings as a non-executive dire

Stuart Brown has been appointed to the board of oil & gas explorer WHL Energy, replacing non-executive director Gary King who is relocating to the US.

WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin has appointed five new senior counsels, three of whom are women.

Trevor Lovelle has been appointed chief executive officer at Aged and Community Services of WA, the peak body for providers, representing church, charitable and local government organisations.

Former CCIWA president and current director Peter Hood has been elected president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Stuart Brown has been appointed to the WHL Energy board as the company looks towards transforming from an exploration company to a potential producer.

Simon Panegyres will join HopgoodGanim as a partner, moving from Allion Legal where he was a principal.

WA not-for-profit aged care provider Bethanie has promoted Chris Frame to GM of marketing and brand.Mr Frame was previously the marketing and brand manager at Bethanie.

Matt Brown has been appointed as the executive director of DomGas Alliance.Mr Brown brings 10 years-worth of government-level policy and media experience to the company.