Appointments

Perth start-up Prezentt has appointed Bruce Werdschinski as head software developer.Mr Werdschinski was previously technical director and senior Ruby on Rails engineer at GTP iCommerce.

Legacy Iron Ore chief executive officer Julian Mizera has resigned after less than six months in the position.

Michael Chester has joined disability services agency Interchange WA in the newly-created position of executive operations manager.

IRDI Legal has appointed Murray Colvin as special counsel.Mr Colvin previously practised at Lawfield Legal Practice and Allion Legal.

Construction, engineering and property developer Georgiou Group has appointed Chris Corbin as organisational development manager, overseeing the group’s learning and development function.

The Sustainable Energy Association of Australia has appointed Dermot Costello as its new chief executive officer.

Kibaran Resources has appointed non-executive director John Park as non-executive chairman, following the resignation of Simon O’Loughlin.

Libby Lyons has moved to Adelaide to head BHP Billiton’s corporate affairs for its Olympic Dam project.Ms Lyons was most recently executive chair of disability charity Kalparrin.

Paul Tolcon has been appointed as a consultant lawyer at Castledine Gregory Law and Mediation.

John Stocco has been appointed by SMEC as chief operating officer of its mining, oil and gas division.He will also assume a position on the firm’s executive committee.

Gold Miner Troy Resources has appointed former Singapore-based Sakari Resources head Martin Purvis as its new chief executive officer, after managing director Paul Benson left the company in July.

WHL Energy non-executive director Jeffrey Schrull has resigned just five months after joining the board.

AVPartners has made Matt Taylor its venue partner of Crown Perth, for which it was awarded a contract in June.

Commercial real estate agency Colliers International has appointed Dustin May to the position of office leasing executive.

The Asthma Foundation WA has appointed Carly Parrick as its corporate relationships manager.

Neil Magee has joined Austral Risk Services as a senior account executive.

RCR Tomlinson has appointed Sue Palmer as an independent non-executive director.

Coretrack has appointed Siegfried Konig as executive director and David Henson as a non-executive director, following completion of the acquisition of Ecopropp.

Audit, tax and advisory firm BDO has appointed Nick Drizen as taxation principal to the Perth team.

P&N Bank has appointed Selina Duncalf as its new general manager strategy and business transformation.

Shaw River Manganese has appointed Peter Cunningham as managing director, replacing Peter Benjamin.

BGC Contracting has appointed Rohan O’Grady as executive general manager civil.

Former public servant Kerry Sanderson has become the first woman to be appointed governor of Western Australia.

Richard Alston has been appointed to the board of Amex Resources as non-executive chairman.

The University of Western Australia has appointed Kent Anderson as deputy vice-chancellor (community and engagement), commencing in October.

Boutique developer Match has appointed Charlie Clark as project sales manager.Mr Clark has 15 years’ experience in sales and construction.

WA accounting firm McKinley Plowman & Associates has promoted Dominic Rollerson and Veronica Southern to directors.

Paul Murray has joined management consultancy Churchill Consulting as a senior consultant.

Strategen Environmental Consultants has appointed Dale Newsome as senior principal.

Windward Resources has appointed Bronwyn Barnes as chair, to replace George Cameron-Dow, who will remain as a non-executive director.

Tony Prescott has joined Joyce Property Investments as general manager of its Perth office.

Xstate Resources non-executive director Chris Hodge has been appointed managing director, following the resignation of Paul Cartwright.