Appointments

Immigration and overseas recruitment specialist ISA Group has appointed Christa Blignaut as a senior migration leader.

Newly listed telecommunications firm ZipTel has appointed Alun Cooksley as head of sales and distribution for AussieSim, its international pre-paid travel sim card.

Insolvency firm KordaMentha has promoted John Bumbak to partner, restructuring, and Jared Palandri to director, restructuring.Jarrod Baker has been made executive director, forensic.

Potash explorer Elemental Minerals has appointed John Sanders as managing director, replacing Iain Macpherson who will continue as a non-executive director.

Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has appointed former Ophir Energy commercial and business development director Glenn Corrie as the firm’s new chief executive officer.

Architecture and environmental consulting firm GHD has appointed Craig Walkemeyer as the company’s Western Australian manager.

Fleetwood Corporation has appointed its current chief financial officer and company secretary Bradley Denison as managing director, following the resignation of former chief executive Stephen Price in April.

Craig Kinley has been appointed as wedding & events executive at the riverside location of Assured Ascot Quays Apartment Hotel.

Milton Schmedje has been appointed exploration manager at Empire Oil & Gas.Mr Schmedje was most recently at Tap Oil, and has previously also worked for Ampolex, Origin and AWE.

Peter Melling has been appointed as investment attraction manager at the City of Rockingham to develop new investment opportunities in the Waterfront Village and Rockingham City Centre precincts.

Architecture and interior design firm Cameron Chisholm Nicol has appointed Luiz Aguiar and Jonathan Davis as associates.

Law firm HopgoodGanim has promoted Ryan White to a senior associate in the Perth office.

Adrienne Parker has joined the Perth office of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner specialising in major construction, engineering and resources project work.

Perth-based information and communication technology firm Diverse IT has appointed Luke Notley as chief technology officer of cloud services.

Lee Rossetto has been promoted from special counsel to partner in the Perth office of law firm Minter Ellison.

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has appointed Richard Johnson as a partner within its Perth restructuring and insolvency team.

Design and construction firm Bremick Group has appointed Ron Bullen as general manager.Mr Bullen was previously managing director at InSite CI. 

David Smith has joined online movie streaming and DVD rental provider Quickflix as a non-executive director.

Peter Thompson has been made managing director of Central Asia Resources, after acting in the role of chief executive officer since September 2013.

Resource Equipment chief executive James Cullen has resigned.Mr Cullen has been with the mining services provider since 2008. 

Former Toll Group executive Paul Ebsworth has been appointed chief operating officer of the Perth-grown auto retailer and logistics firm Automotive Holdings Group.

Former Norton Rose Fullbright partner Simon Bellas has joined global law firm Jones Day as a partner at the firm’s recently opened Perth office.

Nexus Minerals has appointed current general manager Andy Tudor as chief executive officer, whilst refocusing operations to Australian projects.

Jamie Wilkinson has joined communications consultancy Cannings Purple as digital media manager.Mr Wilkinson was previously assistant managing editor at BBC Tees in the UK. 

Norwest Energy commercial manager John Annand has also been made chief financial officer and company secretary.

Amanda Liston has joined IRDI Legal as senior estate planning lawyer.Ms Liston was previously at Murfett Legal and Clement & Co Lawyers. 

WA law firm Norton & Smailes has promoted Claire Baggott from solicitor to senior associate.Ms Baggott is qualified as both a solicitor and a chartered accountant.

Broome International Airport has promoted Paul McSweeney to general manager, while chief executive Nick Belyea is moving to Perth to oversee its corporate headquarters and the future strategic

Colliers International has promoted Tony Morgan to associate director, real estate management – commercial.

RSM Bird Cameron has promoted Andrew Johnson to partner, business solutions, in the Perth office.

Liontown Resources has appointed Anthony Cipriano as a non-executive director.Mr Cipriano is a former Deloitte Perth tax practice leader and national tax leader for energy and resources.

Craig Readhead has joined the board of nickel miner Western Areas as an independent non-executive director.