Appointments

Property investor and funds manager Aspen Group has appointed Clem Salwin as managing director.

GR Engineering Services has promoted chief operating officer Geoff Jones to managing director, to succeed Joe Ricciardo who moves to an executive chairman position.

Doug Rose has been appointed managing director of Ezeatm, which distributes ATMs nationally.

New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates.The irony was inescapable.

Boutique marketing consultancy PM+A Marketing has appointed Jane Majrouh as a senior consultant.

Education services provider Navitas has appointed former Westrac China senior general manager workforce development Karen Jamvold as client director training & development, and former SRD Consu

Rob McLaughlin has been appointed as state manager WA at commercial construction company Badge.

St John of God Health Care has appointed John Fogarty as executive director Perth southern hospitals and chief executive officer of St John of God Murdoch, from 9 September.

Dean Goodliffe has been appointed as managing director of construction company Broad Group Holdings.

Stockbroking and corporate advisory firm Hartleys has promoted Scott Weir to senior manager – corporate finance.

Town planner Urbis has appointed Karen Wright as director of planning in the Perth office.

Pilbara gold explorer Millennium Minerals has appointed Heritas Capital Management (Australia) chief portfolio manager John Morton as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Simon Du

Grant Dyker has been appointed as chief financial officer at Sirius Resources, commencing in mid-September.

Mike Spreadborough has joined Sandfire Resources as chief operating officer, commencing in August.

NSW coal seam gas explorer Magnum Gas & Power has appointed Thomas Fontaine as non-executive chairman, following the retirement of Edward Ellyard, who has been in the role since end-2011.

Peter Johnston has resigned from his role as a non-executive director of Emeco Holdings, following his appointment as head of global nickel assets for Glencore International, following its merger w

James Mellon has resigned as a non-executive director of Venturex Resources, and Jamie Gibson has accordingly resigned as his alternate director on the board.

Poor health has forced Northern Iron chairman David Griffiths to vacate his seat on the company's board.

Stewart Gallagher has replaced Ben Coetzer as general manager of North West Shelf Gas, the domestic gas marketing agency for the North West Shelf Venture oil & gas joint venture between Woodsid

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources is on the lookout for a new boss, after Iggy Tan announced his resignation last week.

Andrew Forrest has been appointed as chair of the Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation council.

Rio Tinto has appointed Greg Lilleyman to the newly-created role of head of productivity improvement, from August.

South African gas explorer Sunbird Energy has appointed Nathan Rayner as technical director.

John Williamson and Mark Graber have been appointed to head the newly-established Business Network International Team WA.

Alan Coles has resigned as managing director of Eastern Goldfields minerals explorer Terrain Minerals.

Tony Leibowitz has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Pilbara Minerals, after joining the board as a non-executive director lastmonth.

Mining services firm Allmine Group has elected Robert Wilde to chair its board of directors.Mr Wilde joined Allmine as an executive director in October 2010.

Three directors of takeover target Firestone Energy have resigned, leading to the withdrawal of a shareholder meeting requisition by bidder Waterberg Coal Company.

Matthew O'Shea has been appointed as a consultant for the WA business unit of JMJ Associates.

Sophie Doyle has been promoted to account manager in the corporate and consumer division of Professional Public Relations.Ms Doyle joined PPR as a senior consultant last year.

Ivan Armeli has joined Allion Legal's litigation and dispute resolution team as a senior associate.

The Federation of WA Police & Community Youth Centres has appointed John Gillespie as chief executive officer, taking over from acting CEO Paul Ferguson.