Patrick O'Connor

Patrick O'Connor, former managing director of Churchill Capital, has taken another step towards his planned public investment company launch by resigning today as non-executive chairman of Perth healthcare company Acuron Ltd.

Perilya has today appointed a new chairman after Chinese company Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co took control of the miner a month ago.

WHILE most of the state was taking a breather over the festive season, three Western Australian companies were busy tying up backdoor listing deals that radically change their areas of operation.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has announced a record net profit after tax of $55.7 million for the year ended June 30 and appointed a new chairman.

Patrick O'Connor has taken over as chairman of TFS Corporation from chief executive Frank Wilson, who has held the role since former chairman Richard Alston left last September for unexplained reasons.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has been hit with a second strike but has survived a board spill after more than a quarter of its shareholders voted against adopting the company's remuneration report for the second consecutive year.

Sydney-based Alaskan oil & gas producer Buccaneer Energy has appointed Patrick O’Connor to its board as a non-executive director.Mr O’Connor is the Perth-based chairman of TFS Corporation and Xceed Resources, and non-executive deputy chairman of Perilya.

Former Australian cricketing great Adam Gilchrist has stepped down from the board of sandalwood producer TFS Corporation, citing increasing media commitments.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has appointed Gooding Partners founder Dalton Gooding as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately.

TFS Corporation non-executive director Dalton Gooding has been promoted to the role of non-executive chairman after joining the company just one month ago, after Patrick O’Connor stood down from the role at a board meeting this morning.

Director of sandalwood producer TFS Corporation Patrick O’Connor has resigned from the board today, just weeks after stepping down as chairman as the company continues a refreshing of the board.

Medibio has appointed US-based Jack Cosentino as chief executive and managing director.

Dropsuite has appointed Bruce Tonkin as non-executive director and Zoran Grujic as chief financial officer and joint company secretary. Mark Smith will be stepping down as company secretary.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Grant Anderson, Andrew Bloore, Nicholas Earner, Benjamin Jarvis, Sam Jarvis, Lynne Saint, Mark Ashley, Charles Thomas, Peter Newton, Simon Heggen, Brett Lambert, Patrick O'Connor, Anthony Polglase, David Buckingham, and John Mair.

Our board moves wrap includes Alison Quinn, John Robinson, Ian Chang, Kevin Li, Piers Lewis, Luke Hall, Josh Puckridge, Loren King, Patrick O'Connor, Simon Heggen, Damien Marantelli, YiMin Zhang, Brett Smith, Ian Goldberg, Tamara Lissovski, Scott Mison, Dane Etheridge, and Ronnie Duncan.

Our board moves wrap includes Peter Gunzburg, Grahame White, Brett Smith, Brett Lambert, Anthony Polglase, Patrick O'Connor, Boyke Abidin, Kamen Palatov, and John Forwood.

Our board moves wrap includes Kristie Young, Andrew Strickland, Jonathan Downes, Josh Merriman, Catherine Grant-Edwards, Melissa Chapman, Melissa North, Liesl Ellies, Patrick O'Connor, Sonu Cheema, Matthew Foy, and Guy Debelle.