Appointments

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.

Alan Campbell has been appointed an independent non-executive chairman of Renaissance Minerals.

Red 5 non-executive director Kevin Dundo has been appointed interim chairman, following the resignation of Colin Jackson.

Peter Abery has stepped down as chairman of Nomad Building Solutions, with David Franklyn replacing him.Mr Franklyn has been a director at the company since 2011.

Four board positions have been filled at the Perth Convention Bureau.

Perth’s Juliana Jorissen from Dispute Resolution has been promoted to partner at King & Wood Mallesons.She specialises in construction and commercial dispute resolution.

Straits Resources has appointed Mike Menzies as a non-executive director.

Perth architect Geoff Warn has been appointed the new government architect for Western Australia.Mr Warn is the director of Donaldson + Warn.

Ernst & Young has appointed Darren Chua to lead the firm’s strategy practice in WA.

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has elected Rob Cole as Chairman and Warren Ford as vice chairman at the company’s AGM this month. 

Wil Cuperus has been appointed chief financial officer at CIVMEC, following the resignation of Giuseppe Carrabba.

East Africa Resources appointed Robert Kirtlan and Mike Griffiths to the company’s board effective immediately.

Retiring Bioprospect chairman Winton Willesee has been replaced by Silvi Elkhouri as director and Peter May as non-executive chairman of the company.

McMullen Nolan Group’s non-executive director Mike Best has been elected as chairman for CASE for Refugees.

Scott Huffadine has been appointed as managing director of Kingsrose Mining.

Pura Vida Energy has named Jeff Dowling as its new chairman and Ric Malcolm as a non-executive director, with current chairman Bevan Tarratt to resign from the board but remain in an executive role

Gordon Flake has been named the inaugural chief excutive of the Perth USAsia Centre at The University of Western Australia.

Andrew Walsh has been appointed as chief financial officer of NRW Holdings with effect from January 6, 2014.Mr Walsh was previously the chief financial officer of RCR Tomlinson.

Chairman Howard Digby has moved from a non-executive to an executive role at Sun Biomedical.Mr Digby has been the non-executive chairman of the company since January 2013.

Andrew Teo the chief financial officer and executive director of BGC has been appointed as chairman of Medusa Mining, following the retirement of non-executive chairman Geoff Davies.

After nearly 15 years at WAFarmers, Andy McMillan has resigned as chief executive officer.

David Hobbs has been named the new chief executive at Greyhounds WA.Mr Hobbs’ most recent position was chief executive at Professionals Real Estate Group.