Rodney Baxter

Consolidated Minerals Ltd has announced it will compulsorily acquire West Perth-based nickel explorer Titan Resources Ltd, having purchased 90.4 per cent of stock in the company.

Former managing director of Consolidated Minerals, Rod Baxter, has joined Perth-based engineering company Calibre Global as its new managing director.

GOOD help, so the saying goes, is hard to find.

QUEENSLAND’S booming coal sector heads Perth resources engineering group Calibre Global’s hit list following a landmark $100 million-plus capital injection from one of the world’s leading private equity investment groups.

The state’s major engineering outfits have experienced significant staff changes in the last 12 months as the sector stepped out from the gloom of the global financial crisis.

Businesses like Calibre Global, Onsite Rental Group and NLV Group have enjoyed strong growth with the support of their private equity backers.

Engineering contractor Calibre Group announced late today the resignation of managing director Rod Baxter, following a series of damaging profit downgrades that have shattered its stock price.

Yan Lui has resigned from his positions of chief executive officer and Trinidad general manager at Range Resources. Mr Liu will remain on the board of director as a non-executive director. Joshua Wellisch has resigned as a non-executive director of Dakota Minerals.

Brad Lingo has been appointed as a non-executive director of Oilex.

Subiaco-based Triton Minerals has been placed into voluntary administration, only two days after the graphite explorer's recently appointed chief executive Garth Higgo said it was well poised to advance its projects toward production.

Malcolm Randall has resigned as chair at MZI Resources, but will remain a non-executive director. Rod Baxter has been appointed chair.Nuheara has appointed Jean-Marie Rudd chief financial officer.

Martin Purvis is leaving his post as managing director and chief executive of Troy Resources to take on the same responsibilities at mineral sands miner MZI Resources, following Trevor Matthews’ resignation in November.

Andrew Penkethman has been appointed chief executive of Ardea Resources. Mr  Penkethman is a resources sector executive and geologist with over 25 years of experience in the resources industry.

Our board moves wrap includes Rodney Baxter, Michael Blakiston, and Craig McGown.

Our board moves wrap includes Evan Davies, Leonard Math, Lucy Rowe, Roderick Webster, Michael Davy, Peter Youd, Kyla Garic, Nerida Schmidt, Sam Randazzo, Sam Rodda, Rodney Baxter, Nico van der Hoven, Jurie Wessels, Paul Everingham, Adam Boyd, and Simon Higgins.

Our board moves wrap includes Will Burbury, Hayden Leary, Martin Lackner, Robert Martin, Agha Shahzad Pervez, Rodney Baxter, Hugh Callaghan, Ira Gibbs, and Peter Ruttledge.

Our board moves wrap includes Simon Linge, Jose Merino, Linton Putland, Rodney Baxter, and Guzman Fernandez.

Our board moves wrap includes Aidan Platel, Silfia Morton, Cameron O'Brien, Angus Thomson, John Hannaford, Kerry Gleeson, Rob McDonald, Rodney Baxter, Clayton Dodd, Linton Putland, and Roberto Castro.

Our board moves wrap includes Peter Bird, Nicholas Ong, Jonathan Shellabear, Steve Brockhurst, Matthew Yates, Craig Williams, Henk Diederichs, Rodney Baxter, Clayton Dodd, and Ed Mead.

Our board moves wrap includes Jocelyn Bennett, John Seton, Steven Kovac, Sam Rodda, Rodney Baxter, Rob Sinclair, and Saskia Groen-Int-Woud.