Rick Crabb

THE past 12 months has been a busy and interesting period for Hunt & Humphry partner Michael Hunt, who has been ranked by his peers as the top mining lawyer in Western Australia for the second year in a row.

Paladin Energy chairman Rick Crabb has sold shares in the company valued at just over $1.4 million to improve his "personal balance sheet".

The ranks of rich directors have swelled, as has the paper wealth of those already on the list.

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.

Once seen as an attractive capital source for Australian companies, regulatory hurdles in Canada combined with depressed global markets have dampened enthusiasm for dual listings.

Perth-based Paladin Energy is persisting with negotiations on the sale of a minority stake in its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, and has assured shareholders it will give them an update by the end of the month.

Otto Energy says the sale of its Galoc oil field assets in the Philippines to Singapore-based energy company Risco Energy Investments for $113.4 million will help fund exploration activities for two years and return capital to shareholders.

Paladin Energy has announced more cuts to its board and head office staffing, with long-serving executive Gillian Swaby following managing director John Borshoff out of the business as it works to stay afloat in the weak uranium market.

Marenica Energy has appointed John Sestan as an executive director.Bruce McFadzean has resigned as a non-executive director at Venture Minerals. 

Liam Cornelius has resigned as non-executive director of Danakali. He has been with the company since 2001.Dr Bruce Whan has been appointed Corporate Development Director of Cortical Dynamics. He has been its director since 2004.

Caeneus Minerals has appointed current non-executive director Peter Christie as non-executive chair and Johnathon Busing as company secretary. They replace Keith Bowker who has resigned as non-executive chair and company secretary to pursue other interests.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Mariah Khoury, Nicki Farley, Mathew O’Hara, Oonagh Malone, Chris Banasik, Steve Parsons, Andrew Vickerman, Marcus Engelbrecht, Stephen Copulos, Andrew Richards, Greg Gaunt, Tony Chong, David McGowan, Rachel Kerr, Kate Sainty, Steven Wood, Jason Conroy, Robert Martin, Tim Wither, Ian McCubbing, Tony Lofthouse, Phil Bruce, Rick Crabb, and Philip Crabb.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Pierre Fallourd, Geoff Newman, Gino D'Anna, Brett Fraser, Frederick Hess, Peter Bennetto, Rick Crabb, David Riekie, Angus Middleton, Stephen Jones, and Mark Borman.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Brett Lawrence, Cliff Lawrenson, Rick Crabb, Michael Shirley, Brian Elton, and Chris Brophy.

Our board moves wrap includes Maddison Cramer, Michael Naylor, Rick Crabb, Alistair Cowden, Justin Mouchacca, and Aaron Bertolatti.