Appointments

Jacka Resources has appointed Neil Fearis to its board as a non-executive director.Mr Fearis is a WA corporate and commercial lawyer and is currently chairman of Tiger Resources.

DuPont has appointed Rodney Nelson as head of sustainable solutions for Australia and New Zealand, with the move representing the first Perth-based Australia and New Zealand head for DuPont.

P&N Bank has appointed Sean FitzGerald as its new general manager, retail banking and distribution.

Owner and principal consultant at Grantsmart, Anne Furey, has been appointed to the board of Western Dressage Association of Australia.

Murray Bathgate has joined electrical and specialist security solutions provider Trivantage Group as national business development manager for its Trivantage Power division.

Kirsten Rose has been appointed WA state manager at Australian Institute of Company Directors, after the previous state manager Suzanne Ardagh moved on to run the AICD’s international division out

Wesfarmers has announced that Colin Carter and Charles Macek will step down as non-executive directors after the company's AGM to be held in Perth on November 20 2014.

PKF Chartered Accountants (Perth) former manager, Ian Olson, has joined Range Resources as a non-executive director.

Global management consulting firm Kepner-Tregoe has added consultants Michael Forster and Kim O’Grady to its team in Western Australia.

Mining engineer Peter Lester has been appointed as a non-executive director at Doray Minerals.

Bradley Simmons has been appointed as a non-executive director at Titan Energy. Mr Simmons was previously executive director of Maverick Drilling & Exploration.

Craig Smith-Gander has been elected president of the Surf Life Saving WA board, for a three-year term.

Former Professional Public Relations account manager Chris Rickard has re-joined the firm as a senior account manager, from Clough, where he has worked as a corporate affairs and government relatio

The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia WA branch has appointed Max Kay and Michael Weir to the board.

Employment services firm Hudson has appointed Andrew Tomich as general manager Western Australia.

Segue Resources has appointed Frazer Tabeart as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Matthew Foy, who will remain as company secretary.

Seven West Media non-executive director Doug Flynn has resigned.

Jason Marinko has been made executive director of White Star Resources, which is in the process of acquiring geospatial imaging company Spookfish.

Former Rio Tinto chief operating officer Andrew Cole has been appointed the new head of gold and copper miner Oz Minerals.

Specialist database consultancy OnCall DBA has promoted John Flynn from technical operations manager to chief executive officer.

Geoff Baker and Min Yang have joined the board of Metaliko Resources.

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.