Appointments

Engineering firm Pritchard Francis has promoted project director Cory Johnson to director.

Kalnorth Gold managing director John McKinstry has resigned, effective 2 August.

Resource Venture Capital Partners founder Stephen Miller has replaced David Knox as chief executive officer of South African coal explorer Firestone Energy.

Shane Sikora has been appointed as chief executive officer of Rumble Resources, following the resignation of Andrew McBain, who remains as a non-executive director.

Northern Iron chief financial officer Antony Beckmand has been appointed as managing director, following the resignation of John Sanderson after three and a half years at the helm.

Prominent company director Ian Middlemas has been appointed chair of Aviva Corporation, after receiving the support of a majority of shareholders at a general meeting earlier this month.

Wesfarmers has appointed Anthony Gianotti as managing director of its Insurance division.

Water infrastructure group GFR-Masters of Water has appointed prominent WA executive John Langoulant as an independent director.

Mermaid Marine founder and non-executive director Captain Jim Carver has resigned from the WA marine logistics business today.

Allen & Overy has appointed Richard Steenhof as senior associate in the corporate team, practicing in the general energy and natural resources space.

Alex Davies has been promoted to senior associate and Kellie Clee to associate in the corporate practice of law firm HopgoodGanim's Perth office.

Allion Legal has promoted Craig Boyle to principal in its workplace relations and safety practice group.Mr Boyle joined the law firm as senior associate in 2011.

Engineering contractor Kentz has appointed Chris Warlow to the newly created role of managing director Australasian region.

Fred Huis has announced that he will step down as chief executive officer of P&N Bank later this year, after more than 30 years in the position.

Andrew Lu and Kathryn Roach have joined Jarman McKenna as special counsel.

Rockwell Olivier has promoted Janelle Collins and Sam Hagdorn to associates in the litigation and dispute resolution team at the Perth office.

Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Hussey and WA Department of State Development deputy director general, resources and industry development Giles Nunis have joined the board of VenuesWest, f

AdventBalance has appointed chief operating officer Sandra Gibson as managing director for Australia, based in Perth.

Malcolm Shelton-Agar has been made chief executive officer of Jackson McDonald, following the retirement of the WA law firm's inaugural CEO John McLean.

Peter Kinsman and Joanne Barbour have been appointed as directors of the Perth office of ROCG Accountants & Business Advisors.

Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Peter Kartsidimas as the new team manager for its integrated transport planning capability in WA.

WA shipbuilder Austal has advised that deputy chairman John Poynton has resigned from the board, to focus on his other business and not-for-profit work.

Brent Bonadeo has joined the board of Euroz Securities, as part of its corporate finance team.

David Ikin has been promoted to senior counsel in the Perth office of Professional Public Relations.Mr Ikin has been with PPR for over two years.

Brian Conheady has been appointed as a senior account executive at telecommunications carrier Nextgen Networks' corporate and government division.

Cleveland Mining Company managing director David Mendelawitz will temporarily relocate to Brazil to oversee the company's gold mining operations, following the resignation of chief executive Peter

Simon Fleming has resigned as managing director of Enterprise Uranium after just five months in the position.

Windward Resources has appointed David Frances as managing director.Mr Frances is a past president of Mawson West and a former team leader at Dominion Mining.

Peter Johnston has stood down as chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia, after holding the position for three years, to focus on his new role as Glencore's head of nickel assets.

RSM Bird Cameron has promoted Keiran Sullivan from principal to the role of director in the firm's eastern zone, responsible for the Moora and Karratha offices.

Wen-Shien Chai and Peter Gorecki have been appointed as partners at UHY Haines Norton Perth.Mr Chai practises in audit, while Mr Gorecki works in the business advisory division.

Accounting firm PKF Mack & Co has appointed Anthony Battagliolo as a partner in the corporate tax and business services division, and Shane Cross as partner in the audit and assurance division.