Peter Mansell

Media magnate Kerry Stokes stepped up his attack on WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd today, telling nearly 1,200 Western Australian business people that the publisher had lost focus to its customers.

Did Kerry Stokes come close or miss by a mile in his showdown with the board of WA Newspapers Holdings Ltd?

It's often said that true character is revealed in times of adversity, and in the past 18 months Perth has witnessed two enormous boardroom battles that have shone a revealing light on some of the state's most prominent company directors.

Nearly a year after seeking board seats and more than six months after their demand became hostile, Kerry Stokes and Peter Gammell are to become directors of West Australian Newspaper Holdings Ltd.

The board of West Australian Newspapers has undergone a major shakeup today with four directors, including chairman Peter Mansell and managing director Ken Steinke, tendering their resignation.

IN a capital-starved world those businesses that continue to invest stand out more than ever before.

AS legal fights go, the long-running battle between the University of WA, former staff member Dr Bruce Gray, and the company he founded, Sirtex Medical, is bigger and nastier than most, but one piece of good news has unfolded.

A Peter Mansell-chaired cancer research trust has cashed in its shareholding in Sydney-based Sirtex Medical, netting $20.6 million from the sale.

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.

Ampella Mining has appointed former WA Newspapers and Western Power chairman Peter Mansell as its new chairman following the departure of chairman and director Bill Ryan last month.

Hanlong Mining has appointed former WA Newspapers and Western Power chairman Peter Mansell to help achieve the company's aspirations of becoming a large international mining house.

VETERAN director Peter Mansell continues to rebuild his corporate portfolio with an appointment to a special advisory role with emerging resources investor Hanlong Mining Investment.

Former Freehills partner Peter Mansell has been appointed as the new chairman of Foodbank of Western Australia.

WA’s emerging mining companies delivered spectacular gains last financial year, for the astute investors who picked the right stocks.

Mansell heads Bullabulling Gold

Subiaco-based gold explorer Ampella Mining has recommended its shareholders approve a proposed $41 million off-market takeover bid from Egypt-focused miner Centamin.

Moly Mines has announced another boardroom shakeup in the wake of the arrest in Hong Kong earlier this week of one of the company’s major shareholder’s senior executives.

Africa-focused gold explorer Ampella Mining has appointed Josef El-Raghy as chairman.Mr El-Raghy, who is also chairman of Egyptian gold producer Centamin, will replace Peter Mansell.

Shares in cashed-up Moly Mines have slumped after the company's two most senior executives left the business and it admitted it was likely to suspend trading on the ASX after failing to acquire a new business.

Norton Gold Fields chief executive Dianmin Chen and director Noel White have been made non-executive directors of Bullabulling Gold, following acceptance of the company’s takeover offer.Bullabulling managing director Brett Lambert and non-executive director Ronnie Beevor have resigned.

The former chair of WA Newspaper Holdings, Western Power, and Zinifex, Peter Mansell, has been appointed chair of Darwin-based Rio Tinto subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia, which operates the Ranger uranium mine.

Tap Oil says it expects to resolve outstanding disputes with a dissident shareholder after announcing a major restructure that will see the current chairman retire and three new directors join the board.

Glenn Jardine has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Torian Resources. Mr Jardine’s previous roles include chief executive officer of Kimberley Metals Group, managing director of Southern Cross Goldfields and managing director of LionOre Australia. 

It was 20 years’ ago this month that Perth’s two largest law firms surprised the business community by merging their operations. Herbert Smith Freehills hosted many of the 50-plus partners who were there at the time to mark the occasion.

Cadell Buss has been appointed independent non-executive director of Atlas Pearls. He is the chief executive of DJ Carmichael in Perth and has extensive experience in corporate branding and marketing, new business development, as well as strategic mergers and financial acuity.

Juan Pablo Vargas de la Vega has been appointed  as managing director at Dempsey Minerals. Mr Vargas de la Vega is a mineral industry professional with 15 years of experience in ASX mining companies, stockbroking and private equity.

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