Appointments

David Wall has been appointed managing director of Tangiers Petroleum.

Miro Advisors managing director Tim Woodall has joined the Curtin University Graduate School of Business advisory board.

Just one week after announcing prominent company director Samantha Tough as its new chair, clean power company Enerji says Ms Tough has withdrawn her consent to join the company's board.

Former University of Western Australia vice-chancellor Alan Robson is among a group of leading academics appointed to advise the federal government on reducing red tape in the tertiary education sector.

Moly Mines has appointed Graeme Kininmonth as its new acting chief executive, replacing former acting CEO David Pass, as the company faces suspension from trading on the ASX following its failure t

Julian Rait will chair medical indemnity service provider Medical Defence Australia, which will result from the merger of WA-based MDA National and SA-based Medical Insurance Group Australia.

Telethon Kids Institute head of the development disorders research group Andrew Whitehouse has been made 2014 Patron of the Kids are Kids Therapy and Education Centre.

The Royal Agricultural Society of WA has appointed Peter Cooper as its new chief executive officer.

Commercial real estate agency Lease Equity has appointed Tom Prout as a senior leasing executive.

Marketforce Advertising has appointed Katrina Youdale as director of strategy, replacing Nicole Walton who left the agency late last year.

Christopher Shanahan has been appointed as an acting Commissioner of the Corruption and Crime Commission, following the retirement of Roger Macknay.

Adriana Sanchez has joined corporate advisory firm Torridon Partners as an analyst.Ms Sanchez previously worked at Rio Tinto Iron Ore supporting its grade control laboratories.

Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has appointed Karen Brown as national director.

West Perth-based gold miner Red 5 has cleared a key regulatory hurdle on the way to resuming production at its mothballed Siana gold mine in the Philippines.

Hanking Gold Mining managing director Mark Qiu has joined Primary Gold as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Michael Hendriks.

Titan Energy has appointed Andrew Van Der Zwan as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Colin Sandell-Hay.

Harrier Human Capital chief executive Kelly Quirk has been appointed to the board of advisers of HRO Today Services and Technology Association, Asia Pacific chapter.

OM Holdings non-executive director Peter Church has joined the board of Northern Iron, following a share subscription agreement between the two companies.

Corrective Services Commissioner James McMahon has been appointed chair of a newly formed nine-member Youth Justice Board to strengthen the state government's commitment to steer young people away

Keryn McKinnon has joined Professional Public Relations as an expert content writer in the corporate and consumer division.

Orion Gold has appointed its chief operating officer, Bill Oliver, to the board as a technical director.

ChoiceOne Recruitment has appointed former Candle general manager WA & SA, Mark Parnell, as manager of engineering and trades.

Sue Middleton has been appointed chair of the WA Regional Development Trust, following the resignation of Andrew Murray.

After 12 years on the CBH Group board, chairman Neil Wandel will retire at the end of his current term.

International engineering and program management firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Andrew Schroth as regional director WA.

South Australia-based Flinders Mines has appointed Ramelius Resources chief Ian Gordon as its new managing director from June, following Gary Sutherland's move to IMX Resources as managing director

Peet has appointed Vicki Krause to its board as a non-executive director.Ms Krause had a 25-year career at Wesfarmers, including seven years as its chief legal counsel.

Shane Maraldo has been appointed general manager at indigenous contractor Ngarda Civil & Mining.

The owners of the Karara iron ore project have transfered Gindalbie Metals boss Dale Harris to a chief executive role at Karara Mining, in an apparent bid to bring the trouble-plagued project back on track.

QUBE Property Group managing director Mark Hector and Emeco Holdings chief executive Ken Lewsey are among five business leaders appointed to the board of Lifeline WA, as the not-for-profit crisis support service looks to strengthen its corporate ties.

Department of Regional Development director-general Paul Rosair will step down from the post later this year after spearheading the Royalties for Regions scheme for the last five years.

Uranium Equities managing director Bryn Jones has resigned from the role, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director and continue in a part-time executive role at PhosEnergy, the comp