Appointments

Xstate Resources managing director Gary Jeffery has been appointed to the board of the California-focused Australian Oil Company.

Former WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore has joined the Perth office of law firm Minter Ellison as a consultant.

Melissa Howie has joined Subiaco-based communications and marketing consultancy Magnetize as PR & marketing manager.

Former London-based investment banker Gina Elward has been appointed as Lumina learning specialist at training consultancy Aveling in Perth.

Better Hearing TSH, the new identity of Telethon Speech & Hearing’s adult support program, has appointed Belinda Leksas as manager.

Bass Metals has appointed Hemming+Hart managing partner Rick Anthon as non-executive chairman and Helmsec Global Capital managing director Gavin Solomon as an independent non-executive director, fo

Engineering firm McDowall Affleck has appointed Kerstin Schoen as principal mechanical engineer.

IMX Resources chairman John Nitschke has assumed the role of interim managing director, following the resignation of Neil Meadows after two years in the role.

Paul Starcevich has been appointed as design director in the Perth studio of architecture and design firm Woodhead.

Recruitment consultancy Downing Teal has promoted Mark Nicholas to general manager of the WA office, following John Downing’s move to NSW to head the company’s operations there.

John Langoulant has been appointed as an advisor to Curtin University on major initiatives aligned to the tertiary education provider’s 2013-2017 strategic plan.

Lloyd Jones will join engineering and infrastructure firm RCR Tomlinson as a non-executive director, following the retirement of Kevin Edwards at the company’s annual meeting next month.

Engineering and design consultancy Arup has promoted principal and former Perth office leader Allan Mason to Australasian planning group leader, responsible for transport planning, environmental, s

Industry groups have welcomed the federal government's appointment of the former commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Australian Building and Construction Commission to lead the soon to be revived building industry watchdog.

Mutual bank P&N (formerly Police & Nurses) has appointed Elizabeth Lawton as legal counsel.

National intellectual property advisory firm Wrays has added Dr Daniel Wadsworth to its Perth team as an associate.

Executive recruitment company Talentpath has appointed Ryan Westaway as recruitment manager.Mr Westaway previously spent three years at recruiter Ambrosini Professional Placements.

The board of gold & silver explorer De Grey Mining has seen two departures result in new appointments.

Robert Kelly, formerly partner of KPMG and Head of Group Services for Lionel Samson Sadleirs, has joined the board of ATM provider Ezeatm as a non-executive director.

Fledgling gold producer Paynes Find Gold has appointed Paul Lloyd to the roles of non-executive chairman, company secretary and chief financial officer following a spate of resignations.

Digital marketing agency Longtail has made three senior appointments.

Bankwest head of corporate specialised & property finance, Alan Pavisich, has taken a redundancy after 26 years with the company.

Bradley George, CEO of Brazilian-focused ferrous metals explorer BrazIron, has terminated his role through mutual agreement with the company.

Sir Charles Gairdner neurologist, UWA graduate & neurology professor, and 2012 Western Australian of the Year (Business & Professions) Bill Carroll has been appointed first vice-president o

The WA Museum has appointed Julie Finch as project director of its new museum development.

National law firm K & L Gates has added two new partners to its Perth office.

Humphrey Hale has stepped down as managing director at Wolf Minerals Limited, while former Grange Resources managing director Russell Clark will take over the position effective today.

Former Westrac chief executive Jim Walker has been appointed to the board of Macmahon Holdings as a non-executive director.

Perth-based Stephen West has stepped down as managing director of Romanian-focused oil & gas producer Zeta Petroleum, but remains on the company’s board as non-executive chairman, replacing Lon

David Airey has been re-elected for a second term as president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, while Dethridge Groves Real Estate owner Hayden Groves has been appointed as his ne

Boutique insurance broker SRG Corporate has appointed Richard Harben to the newly created role of account director, workers’ compensation & technical services.

Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has appointed Richard Di Perna as business unit manager for engineering services WA.