Ken Perry

AUSTRALIAN mining companies – even the biggest of them – are under takeover threat because of their relatively small size in global markets.

SOME of the Western Australia's top companies have cut or redeployed staff in recent weeks.

THE skills shortage has been an important element in the changes to Perth's social fabric during the past five years.

A CITY of 1 million people located in the Pilbara.It's the sort of idea that makes people stop and think and, more often than not, baulk at the immensity of the proposal.

Brandrill managing director Ken Perry has accepted an invitation to join the Coventry Group board as non-executive director Joe Boros retires.

VDM Group has today appointed former Brandrill managing director Ken Perry as its chief executive, taking over from Jim Van Der Meer who will retain his executive director position.

Engineering company VDM Group has today booked a surge in first-half net profit as it continues to recover from a difficult period.

Consulting, construction and contracting company VDM Group says its outlook is dependent on winning new major work, after recording a disappointing interim loss of $16.4 million, down 415 per cent on the previous half-year.

Ken Perry has stepped down as chief executive of VDM Group, to pursue non-executive opportunities, after just more than a year in charge of the construction, contracting and consulting company.

Engineering and construction company VDM Group has completed a review of its operations and confirmed Andrew Broad as the permanent successor to Ken Perry as chief executive, effective immediately.

FLEDGLING arts group WA Aboriginal Dance Company has launched plans to establish itself as a permanent business and will do so under the new name Ochre Contemporary Dance Company.

Experienced business manager and director Ken Perry is bringing a new venture to the Perth market, after becoming a director of Executive Interim Management.

Coventry Group has announced the retirement of non-executive director Ken Perry and the appointment of Rod Jackson as chief financial officer. Andrew Nisbet will also be joining the company as non-executive director from October 1.