Appointments

Calibre Group has appointed Derek Brown as managing director of its resource and energy business Calibre Global.

Wayne Zekulich has joined construction company JAXON as a board director and has also taken on an executive role as company secretary.

Litigation funder Bentham IMF has recruited Ferrier Hodgson partner Andrew Saker as its new managing director, to replace company founder Hugh McLernon.

Former iiNet boss and 40under40 winner Michael Malone has joined the advisory board of specialist investor relations advisory firm Market Eye.

After 20 years in the stockbroking business, Simon Lyons stepped away from equities to enter the fixed income sector as a director of specialist group FIIG, offering an alternative for investors and an option to bank finance for business.

Range Resources has appointed Nick Beattie as chief financial officer, based in London.

Otsana Capital founder and Kalimantan Gold Corporation CEO and deputy chairman Faldi Ismail has joined the board of directors of Emergent Resources, following the resignation of Patrick Burke.

Perth-based centre for choreographic development Strut Dance has appointed Georgiou Capital executive director Jon Smeulders to its board.

Mining and transport vehicle hire specialist Raw Hire has appointed Thai Pham to the new position of general manager of operations.

Global infrastructure consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Brian Norris as a principal project manager in its Perth office.

Pluton Resources has appointed Empire Equity founding director Paul D’Sylva as a director and interim chairman, following the resignations of chairman Richard Mehan and non-executive directors Tony

Kais Contractors, which specialises in plant hire for civil and earthmoving works, has appointed Wayne Musa as general manager.

Global Resources Corporation has appointed Mark Savich as an executive director.

Rachael Turnseck has joined accounting firm EY as an account director – government.

Former Leighton Holdings chief executive Wal King has been appointed deputy chairman of Africa-focused iron ore hopeful Sundance Resources.

David Karotkin has become the 75th national president of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Euroz has appointed David Curnow to the board of its wholly-owned subsidiary Euroz Securities.

Fremantle Markets has appointed Natasha Atkinson as its first chief executive officer.

BGC Contracting has appointed Hugh Nicol as executive manager commercial.

Director Ian Lindsay Campbell has resigned from the AnaeCo board, just days after losing control of his 6.5 per cent stake in the waste treatment company.

Electric and motor scooter manufacturer and distributer Vmoto has appointed its company secretary Shannon Coates to the board as an interim non-executive director, following the resignation of non-

Evolution Mining chief financial officer Tim Churcher has resigned, effective July 1.Mr Churcher has been with the gold miner since October 2011. 

Intuity Partners chartered accountants has promoted Ryan Lucas from senior accountant to client manager.

Former Zurich Australia global relationship leader Jason Mathews has joined Jardine Lloyd Thompson as a divisional manager in its corporate risks specialty division.

Infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has appointed Julia Morgan as team leader, environment in Perth.

Noel Halgreen has replaced Lee-Anne de Bruin as managing director of Kimberley Diamond Company, while executive chairman Alex Alexander has stepped back into a non-executive role.

Former Business News 40under40 winner Sally Capp has been appointed to the board of the Commonwealth Business Council, to assist with boosting membership across Australasia and the surroun

Automotive Holdings Group has appointed Jag Sanger to its executive leadership group as chief marketing officer.

Rory Vassallo, who sold his portfolio of childcare centres to listed company G8 Education earlier this year, has been appointed to head R Marine’s Perth dealership.

The Australian Institute of Company Directors WA state manager, Suzanne Ardagh, has moved on to a new role running the association’s international division, focusing on South-East Asia and China, o

Max Cozijn has joined the board of Jacka Resources as chairman, and James Robinson has joined as a non-executive director, following the resignations of Brett Smith and Stephen Brockhurst (who rema

Grain handler CBH Group has appointed Ed Kalajzic as chief financial officer.