Geoff Wedlock

The recently-retired managing director of iron ore hopeful Grange Resources Ltd, Geoff Wedlock, has been appointed to the board of Sundance Resources Ltd as a non-executive director, the company has announced.

Fresh from its rejection of a takeover bid from Fairstar Resources Ltd, Osborne Park-based Golden West Resources Ltd has appointed former Portman Mining managing director Geoff Wedlock as chairman, following John Daniels' retirement.

Sydney-based Jupiter Mines will relocate to Perth to be closer to its asset base while Geoff Wedlock has been appointed executive chairman.

Mining identity George Jones has announced he will step down from his chairman roles at Gindalbie Metals and Sundance Resources to focus on his health, with Geoff Wedlock to assume the responsibilities.

THE Australian Institute of Company Directors has enlisted the help of some of Western Australia’s heavyweight directors in a new push to increase the number of women in the boardrooms of the nation’s top listed companies.