Appointments

Caillin Howard (pictured) has been appointed managing director of Hames Sharley, following the retirement of 38-year veteran Paul Drechsler, who will become an urban design consultant.

Capricorn Society group chief executive Greg Wall has become the first Australian to be elected to the board of the International Co-operative Alliance, at its general assembly in Cape Town last we

Giles Everist has joined the board of shipbuilder Austal as a non-executive director.

Aspiring iron ore miner Aquila Resources has appointed former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher to its board as an independent director, while long-serving Aquila non-executive direct

Brad Hilyard has joined Ronald McDonald House Perth as business development manager.Mr Hilyard was previously partnerships manager at Rugby WA. 

Debtor finance specialist Bibby Financial Services has appointed Paul Rose as business development manager for WA.

Sarah Quinton has started a new media and government relations consultancy Right on Q Media, in the role of director.

Shannon Murray has joined Perth creative agency Rare as head of digital.Ms Murray has moved to Perth from Hollywood, where she has worked in the movie and hospitality industries.

Artrage program manager Amber Hasler has been appointed as director of Perth’s Fringe World Festival, while Marcus Canning stays on as chief executive.

George Pampacos has replaced 13-year veteran David Barnes as president of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of WA board of directors.

Carmen Lawrence has been appointed to the board of the Chamber of Arts and Culture WA, replacing Margaret Seares.

WA-based Tersum Energy managing director Rodney Littlejohn has been elected to the board of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia.

Kathleen Miller has joined West Perth-based accounting firm Faulkner & Co as a senior tax advisory manager.

Law firm Leaker Partners has appointed Katrina Palmer as a solicitor in the commercial group.

WA law firm Squire Sanders has appointed corporate and energy lawyer Clare Pope as of counsel.

Town planning and property consultancy Urbis has appointed Simon Newberry as head of its new economics and market research team in Perth.

Frederic Drouin has been appointed as general manager of newly created IT consultancy ES2.

Dawn Freshwater has been appointed as senior deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Western Australia, from end-March 2014.

Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson has appointed Andrew Phipps as chief financial officer.

James Pearson is now a board director of not-for-profit United Way.

Aged and community care provider Amana Living has appointed Hawaiian chief financial officer Damian Gordon to its board.

The WA Symphony Orchestra has appointed Paul Shannon to its board of directors.

Westoz Investment Company and Ozgrowth non-executive director Jay Hughes has been appointed as non-executive chairman of both boards, following the resignation of Peter Diamond, who has been at the

Long-term ANZ manager Mike O’Neill has been appointed to the board of P&N Bank, formerly known as Police & Nurses.

The board of Australia- and Fiji-focused mineral explorer Conto Resources has undergone a spate of changes, with the resignations of Mike Ralston, Francis DeSouza and Jonathon King making way for t

Lease Equity, the commercial property agency that boasts Brookfield Place and enex100 among its portfolio, has added a new senior portfolio manager with the appointment of David Murray.

AECOM alumnus Mark Pettigrew will become the new managing director for Australia and New Zealand at global consulting and construction firm CH2M Hill.

Major national law firm Clayton Utz has beefed up its Perth industrial relations team with the appointment of Anna Casellas as a new partner.

UWA astrophysics professor Peter Quinn was among 25 Australians elected as new fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) last week.

Gold producer Regis Resources has expanded its board with the appointment of Frank Fergusson as a non-executive director.

Pilbara iron ore producer BC Iron has appointed former BHP executive Peter Wilshaw to its board as a non-executive director.

Just two weeks after joining the board of mining contractor Macmahon Holdings, former WesTrac managing director and CEO Jim Walker has been appointed as a director of nationwide recruitment firm SK