Appointments

John Hancock, son of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, has joined the board of iron ore explorer Volta Mining as a non-executive director.

Law firm AdventBalance has appointed Kristy Campbell as head of client solutions in its Perth office.

David Netherway has joined Canyon Resources as a non-executive director.

Dacian Gold non-executive chairman Rohan Williams has moved into an executive role, following the resignation of managing director Paul Payne.

The WA branch of Datacom Technical Security Services has named David Litchfield as security specialist.

The Waterberg Coal Company has promoted South Africa-based non-executive director Mathews Phosa to non-executive chairman, following the resignation of Brian McMaster.

Attila Resources has appointed Russell Clark as non-executive chairman.

Ramelius Resources will appoint chief operating officer Mark Zeptner to succeed retiring managing director Ian Gordon when he steps down in June after seven years with the gold miner.

Lorraine Willis has been appointed to the Cancer Council WA as national events team leader.

Management consultancy Kepner-Tregoe has named Vince Connelly as regional managing consultant in Western Australia.

Helix Resources chairman Gordon Dunbar has resigned, effective April 30.

Monadelphous Group has appointed Dietmar Voss as a non-executive director.

Novotel Vines Resort & Country Club Swan Valley has appointed Dawn Gleeson as business development manager.

Clarity Communications has appointed Kelly-Anne Davis as account manager.

Perth Convention Bureau has promoted Caitlin Craig to director of community relations.

AXIS Financial Group has appointed Alana Dunning as client engagement executive replacing Shannon Pitrowski, who has been promoted to a business systems development role.

Jacka Resources has appointed managing director Bob Cassie as interim chairman following the resignation of Scott Spencer from the role.

Gary Ausbruch has joined Churchill Consulting as a senior consultant.

Raine & Horne has appointed Mark Grisdale to the newly created role of Western Australia state manager.

Bauxite Resources has appointed Cunliang Lai as non-executive director replacing Zhan Qingwei, who has left the role.

Nicholas Ong has been reappointed as company secretary at Excelsior Gold after leaving the role in June 2012.

Decmil Group has appointed Craig Amos as chief financial officer after he served in the position temporarily since January.

Law firm AdventBalance has appointed Kristy Campbell to head of client solutions at its Perth office.

Venturex Resources has extended the contract of its managing director, Michael Mulroney, by 12 months.Mr Mulroney will continue with Venturex until February 27, 2014.

Fortescue Metals Group has appointed Nick Cernotta as director operations.

Infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has appointed Andrew Nathan as section leader of the civil infrastructure team.

CBH Group chief financial board officer David Moroney will retire from his executive position in June to pursue a career as a non-executive director.

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.

Banking and finance lawyer Dan Bull has launched his own legal practice in Perth called Dan Bull Legal, specialising in finance-related services.

Communications agency Cannings Purple has promoted Astrid Serventy to associate director.Ms Serventy joined the agency last November as an account manager.

Ian Testrow has been appointed chief operating officer, Australian rental at Perth-listed earthmoving equipment supplier Emeco Holdings.

Oil and gas producer Range Resources has appointed Douglas Field as vice-president of production and William Duncan as vice-president of exploration.