Appointments

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.

Agribusiness Elders has appointed Mark Allison as chairman, following the retirement of John Ballard from the board.

Cheryl Edwardes has been appointed as a strategic project adviser at Atlas Iron, as well as a senior advisor to FTI Consulting's strategic communications segment in Perth.

The WA Ballet Company has appointed Sandover Pinder executive chairman Michael Henderson to its board.

Middle Eastern minerals explorer Alara Resources has appointed non-executive director Philip Hopkins as managing director, to replace Shanker Madan, who remains as a non-executive director.

Property investor and funds manager Aspen Group has appointed Clem Salwin as managing director.

GR Engineering Services has promoted chief operating officer Geoff Jones to managing director, to succeed Joe Ricciardo who moves to an executive chairman position.

Doug Rose has been appointed managing director of Ezeatm, which distributes ATMs nationally.

New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates.The irony was inescapable.

Boutique marketing consultancy PM+A Marketing has appointed Jane Majrouh as a senior consultant.

Education services provider Navitas has appointed former Westrac China senior general manager workforce development Karen Jamvold as client director training & development, and former SRD Consu

Rob McLaughlin has been appointed as state manager WA at commercial construction company Badge.

St John of God Health Care has appointed John Fogarty as executive director Perth southern hospitals and chief executive officer of St John of God Murdoch, from 9 September.

Dean Goodliffe has been appointed as managing director of construction company Broad Group Holdings.

Stockbroking and corporate advisory firm Hartleys has promoted Scott Weir to senior manager – corporate finance.

Town planner Urbis has appointed Karen Wright as director of planning in the Perth office.

Pilbara gold explorer Millennium Minerals has appointed Heritas Capital Management (Australia) chief portfolio manager John Morton as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Simon Du

Grant Dyker has been appointed as chief financial officer at Sirius Resources, commencing in mid-September.