Appointments

Michael Lurie + Associates has appointed Regina Bradford as partner.

RCR Tomlinson non-executive director Francis Bethwaite has resigned from the board of the engineering firm, after a year and a half in the role.

Non-executive chairman Martin Pyle and founding directors Phil Miolin and Dave Seymour have retired from the board of Cobre Montana, which has changed its name from Midwinter Resources following a

Keith Coughlan has joined Talga Resources as non-executive chairman, following the retirement of Sean Neary.

Gavin Caudle has joined Sumatra Copper & Gold as a non-executive director representing Sumatra's major shareholder Provident Capital Partners.

Daniel Doherty has been appointed operations manager at Excelsior Gold's Kalgoorlie North gold project as it moves toward construction.

Paul Lakey will become the 22nd WA president of the Urban Development Institute of Australia.

The Tourism Council of WA has elected Manny Papadoulis, currently vice-president, to replace retiring president Paul King, as well as electing three new board members.

Online photo-map provider nearmap has expanded its board with the appointment of Richard Noon, formerly of Webjet, as a non-executive director.

Rockwell Olivier, the national law firm created by the May merger of Argyle Lawyers, Rockwell Bates and Talbot Olivier, have added a third associate to their Perth office with the appointment of Br

Coal and metals explorer Fox Resources has appointed Paul Dunbar as CEO and managing director, replacing interim CEO Bruce Garlick who resigned in August.

Suzanne Abercrombie has joined the St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals’ project team as director of finance for the $400 million greenfield development, overseeing developmenta

Oil and gas explorer WHL Energy has appointed Faldi Ismail as a non-executive director, where he will serve as interim non-executive chairman following Trevor Benson’s departure from that role.

Saracen Mineral Holdings has bolstered its board with the appointment of Samantha Tough and Geoffrey Clifford as non-executive directors, four months after launching a major cost-cutting drive on t

Northern Minerals has made a raft of new appointments as its commences a pre-feasibility study for its Browns Range rare earths project in the Northern Territory.

Titan Recruitment has appointed Stuart Le May as principal consultant of its executive search division.Mr Le May was previously principal consultant at Recruitment Partners. 

WA gold and precious metals explorer Carnavale Resources has appointed Rhett Brans as a non-executive director.

WA specialist engineering and fabrication firm Orontide Group has appointed Ankur Barua as group oil & gas manager.David Wheatley has been appointed as principal engineer – projects.

HWL Ebsworth, which recently launched its presence in WA through the acquisition of Downings Legal, has appointed Erica Hartley as partner and head of the workplace relations & safety group in

BC Iron has appointed Chris Hunt as chief financial officer.Mr Hunt was previously CFO and company secretary at Crosslands Resources and FerrAus. 

Aspen Group chief financial officer and former KPMG partner Brett Fullarton has joined land developer Peet in the same role.

Nicholas Curtis has moved from a non-executive to executive role as chairman of Sydney-based Forge Resources, which owns the Balla Balla magnetite, vanadium and titanium project in the Pilbara.

Simon Haigh has been appointed as chief executive officer of the WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council, from 1 November, replacing three-year veteran Johnny Edmonds, who has returned to New Zeala

The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has appointed Ingrid Hebron to the position of manager, land access, Kimberley.

Southern Cross Goldfields non-executive director John Parker has assumed the role of non-executive chairman and non-executive director Frank Terranova has been made interim managing director, as pa

Perseus Mining is set to lose two of its founding directors, with Rhett Brans and Neil Fearis to resign following the company’s annual general meeting in November.

Gerard Hayes has been appointed as associate director business development at security firm Threat Protect.Mr Hayes has previously worked for OnePath, ITC and Peet. 

McDowall Affleck has appointed former Aurecon engineer Svetlana Khaykina and former JDSi Consulting executive civil engineer Chris Beard as principal engineers.

Pip Close has been appointed as chief executive officer of the Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association, commencing next month.

Keith Coughlan has been appointed managing director of Congolese explorer Equamineral Holdings, which listed on the ASX in July last year.

Key Petroleum non-executive director Ian Paton has been appointed chairman of the WA oil & gas explorer.

Prominent company director Ian Middlemas has joined Paringa Resources as a non-executive director, and Anastasio Arima as executive director.