Appointments

The Port Hedland Port Authority has appointed Lyle Banks as general manager, commerce and development, commencing at the end of this month.

Rodney Shea has accepted a role as patron of Nakuru Hope, a South Fremantle-based charity that runs an orphanage, school and learning centre for women in Nakuru, Kenya.

Following the completion of its Skywest acquisition, Virgin Australia has appointed Merren McArthur to the newly created role of group executive, Virgin Australia Regional Airli

Brett Woods has joined oil & gas producer Santos as exploration manager in the WA & NT business unit.

The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has appointed its inaugural executive director, with the recruitment of experienced arts administrator Henry Boston.

Garry Lowder has been appointed to the board of the Queensland Mining Corporation as chairman.

Milan Jerkovic has been appointed as a non-executive director of Geopacific Resources.

Quest Minerals has appointed Paul Piercy as non-executive chairman, and Jerome Vitale as managing director, effective immediately.

St George Bank has appointed Michael Cane as head of business banking in WA. Mr Cane is a WA resident and joins St George from the Westpac Group.

Vern Dempster has replaced Clancy Michael as deputy chairman of grain handler CBH Group.

WA gold miner Tanami Gold has appointed Martin Pyle as an independent non-executive director.

ZYL commercial director Phillipe Lalieu and ZYL SA chief operations officer Jan Britz have collectively taken over chief executive duties on an interim basis, following the resignation of Ian Benni

Elanor Chapman has been appointed as culture consultant at intellectual property legal firm Wrays brand and culture team. Ms Chapman previously worked at BHP Billiton Nickel West.

Mongolian coal hopeful Aspire Mining has appointed Hannah Badenach as a non-executive director.

Lithex Resources chairman Malcolm Carson has been appointed executive chairman, to replace managing director Robert Mandanici, who has resigned from the company to pursue other business interests.

Advanced Braking Technology has appointed Adam Levine as a non-executive director, to replace Malcolm Richmond, who has resigned after seven years on the board.

Ram Resources has appointed Charles Guy as a non-executive director. Mr Guy is currently an executive director of Bligh Resources and former exploration manager of Jupiter Mines.

Patrick Cheng has resigned as executive director of Global Gold Holdings, to pursue other private interests.

Peter Thompson has been appointed as a key consultant to Central Asia Resources.

Venturex Resources non-executive directors Allan Trench and John Nitschke have retired from the board.

White Star Resources managing director Anthony Greenaway has resigned.

Neil Warburton has stepped back from his role as executive chairman to a non-executive position, following Jon Dugdale’s confirmation as managing director.

Shane Sadleir has resigned as a non-executive director of Scotgold Resources. Mr Sadleir joined the company in 2007 and served as chairman of the board between 2007 and 2008.

Straits Resources managing director Andre Labuschagne has assumed the role of interim executive chairman, following the resignation of non-executive chairman Adrian Redlich.

Following the completion of its acquisition of the Kimberley Diamond Company from Gem Diamonds, Goodrich Resources has appointed KDC chief executive officer Lee-Anne de Bruin to the board as managi

Former BC Iron managing director Mike Young has joined uranium miner Energy and Minerals Australia as its new non-executive chairman.

BHP Billiton’s new boss Andrew Mackenzie has shaken up the global miner’s leadership group, with petroleum boss Michael Yeager leaving the company but Perth-based iron ore president Jimmy Wilson an

Geraldton Regional Airport manager Bob Urquhart has been appointed to the national board of the Australian Airports Association.

Apollo Minerals has appointed Chris Anderson as a special advisor to the board.

Sheila Lyons has resigned as a non-executive director of Centaurus Metals.

Yuzheng Xie has joined the board of South African coal explorer ZYL as non-executive chairman. Mr Xie is an iron ore trader with a steel material marketing and trading background.

The Town of Port Hedland has appointed Brett Reiss as airport redevelopment program director, to lead the $70 million Port Hedland airport redevelopment.