Appointments

BC Iron executive director Alwyn Vorster has resigned from the company’s board, following his appointment as general manager iron ore at Baosteel’s majority-owned Aquila Resources.

Lawyer Richard Staynor has joined HHG Legal Group on a consultancy bases in the firm’s wills and estate planning practice.

Mining equipment provider Emeco Holdings has appointed former Gindalbie Metals head of corporate and investor relations Michael Weir as vice-president of investor relations.

Former Australian Turf Club business development manager Darwyn Jolly has joined Perth Racing as general manager, commercial and marketing.

NSW-based Clancy Exploration has appointed two WA non-executive directors, Nathan Featherby and Evan Cranston.

Independent law firm Clayton Utz has appointed Simon Taskunas to its national real estate team as a new partner.

General council and project director at OTOC Australia, Mirina Muir, has won the ‘In House’ category of the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law award.

Spitfire Resources chairman James Hamilton has assumed interim day-to-day management of the company, following the death of managing director John Mackenzie.

Range Resources non-executive director Graham Lyon will assume the role of non-executive chairman of the company when current chairman Sir Sam Jonah steps down from the role after the annual meetin

Minera Gold has named SilverStream SEZC president and director Brett Heath as a non-executive director to the board.

Banksia Capital founding director Mark Dutton will not seek re-election as non-executive director of Mineral Resources at the company’s annual meeting next month, with the board currently consideri

Channel Seven managing director Mario D’Orazio has been appointed as a director of Curtin University’s new initiative, the Asia Business Centre Advisory Board.

Consulting engineering firm McDowall Affleck has made three new appointments to its growing Midland office.

Law firm Kott Gunning Lawyers has reappointed Thomas Darbyshire as managing partner, after Stephen Williams stepped down after two years in the role.

Oilex has appointed Chris Bath as chief financial officer and company secretary, following the resignation of current CFO and company secretary Robert Ierace.

Global finance company ThinkSmart has appointed non-executive director Fernando de Vicente to the role of chief executive officer from the beginning of next year.

Magnetic Resources founding director George Sakalisis has resigned as managing director of the company, with current executive director Gavin Fletcher to take up the managing directorship.

Allion Legal has appointed Rebecca Cifelli as senior associate in its Perth office.

Alicanto Minerals has appointed its current non-executive director, Travis Schwertfeger, to the role of managing director from November 24.

Peter King has joined Ronald McDonald House Perth as its new executive officer, following the resignation of Alison Salmond, who held the role for seven years.

Northern Star Resources has appointed Shaun Day as chief financial officer, replacing Raymond Parry who has resigned.

Colin Williams has been appointed chief operating officer at Roy Hill, following his resignation in June as senior vice-president Asia Pacific Iron Ore at Cliffs Natural Resources.

Infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has appointed Keith Palmer to the role of branch manager for its growing Busselton office.

BC Iron has appointed Brian O’Donnell as a non-executive director and Alwyn Vorster as an executive director.

Helen Garnett and Richard Procter have been appointed non-executive directors of gold explorer ABM Resources.

Sandalwood producer TFS Corporation has appointed Automotive Holdings Group non-executive director John Groppoli to the board as an independent non-executive director.

Colby Hauser has joined Aurecon as client relationship executive, oil and gas.

Ascot Resources has appointed James McClements, Shahb Richyal and Nathan Featherby to the board as non-executive directors, following the acquisition of the Wonmunna Iron Ore project last month.

Macphersons Resources has appointed Andrew Lawry as group project manager to oversee design, construction and costings of the company’s Nimbus silver-zinc-gold project.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA chief officer of business solutions Lindsay O’Sullivan has been appointed trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

The Association of Financial Advisers has announced its new board for the next two years, with James Ford appointed WA director, taking over the role from Kenn Williams.

Heath Hellewell is set to join the board of Duketon Mining as an independent non-executive director, subject to shareholder election at the company’s general meeting on November.