Appointments

New CEO for Perth Glory

Former Thiess executive Ric Buratto has been recruited by Decmil Group for a newly created role as chief executive, construction and engineering.

New leaders for Gold Corp

Former GMP Securities managing director Karl Paganin has joined the board of Southern Cross Electrical Engineering, after half of the company’s board walked out last month.

Western Australia’s seventh biggest private school John XXIII College is seeking a new principal after announcing its leader of the past nine years, Anne Fry, has taken a position in Sydney.

Mervyn Kitay has been anointed as chief executive in waiting at Crowe Horwath Perth, Western Australia's eight biggest accounting firm, taking over from Geoff Kidd, who has run the partnership for the past 19 years.

Perth-based gold miner Minera Gold has raised $US1.55 million ($A2 million) from existing shareholders and a new investor, while also announcing a number of board changes that includes the retirement of both its chairman and chief executive.

Board movements

Audiovisual service provider AVPartners has promoted Ben Davis to technical director at Crown Perth.

Consulting firm Checkside has appointed Ryan Noble as a senior advisor to focus on executive recruitment and employer branding.

Mark Johnston has joined engineering firm Pritchard Francis as project director with its industrial design team.

Ryan Westaway is the founder and director of newly-formed recruitment firm Westaway Executive Search.

Omar Abdel-Alim has been appointed to the newly-created role of general manager, delivery and account management at Ajilon.

Mary Turonek has been appointed as senior associate and team leader at the newly-opened Perth office of intellectual property firm FB Rice.

North West Property Consultants managing director Peter Gibbons has joined the board of directors of aged care provider Bethanie.

Byfields Business Advisers has appointed Simon Northey as its new managing director, following the resignation of 13-year veteran Neil Hooper.

Supreme Court Justice John McKechnie has been named as the new commissioner of the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission.

Board movements

Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has appointed Andrew Rowell as an account manager in the investor relations team.

Emergination managing director Justin Davies has been appointed to the board of Golf WA, the state body for amateur golf.

Glennda Scully, a senior researcher and former head of the School of Accounting within Curtin University, has joined the Curtin Not-for-profit Initiative.

Lorraine Willis has rejoined Family Business Australia as state manager WA.

Grant Cox has been made chief financial officer at GMA Garnet, an integrated garnet mining, processing, shipping, global marketing and distribution company for the surface preparation and waterjet

WA wealth management firm Capital Partners Private Wealth has appointed Griffith Business School adjunct professor of finance Michael Drew and Griffith research fellow Adam Walk to its investment c

Courtney Gibson has joined Grant Thornton as a partner in the advisory team.

Australian Finance Group has appointed Chris Slater as general manager AFG Home Loans.

Jim Giumelli has joined the board of the Breast Cancer Research Centre WA.Mr Giumelli is the founder of WA engineering contractor Ertech, and now chairman of Ertech Holdings.

Poseidon Nickel has appointed John Croall as general manager of its Lake Johnston nickel operations.

Mark Stickells has been appointed as the next director of the Energy & Minerals Institute at the University of Western Australia.

Investors haven't responded well to news that former Maca chief executive Doug Grewar has taken the helm of local mining services firm Viento Group with immediate effect.

The University of Western Australia has appointed John Barrington as the chair of the Perth International Arts Festival, following the retirement of Margaret Seares who served in the role since 2012.

Board movements