Appointments

Thai potash explorer FYI Resources has appointed Ed Babington as non-executive chairman, following the retirement of David Sparling.

Daniel Poller has been appointed managing director of Paramount Mining, based in Jakarta.

Lodestar Minerals has appointed Ross Taylor as chairman, following the resignation of Tim Clifton from the board.

Mission NewEnergy has appointed deputy chairman Zain Yusuf as chairman, following the retirement of Dario Amara from the board.

Gage Roads Brewing Company co-founder Willem Hoedemaker has stepped down from the company after more than a decade of boutique brewing.

Nicole Roocke has been made deputy chair of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia.

Buru Energy managing director Keiran Wulff announced his resignation today as the oil and gas exploration firm appointed two new non-exececutive directors.

Decmil Group has appointed Bill Healy as its next chairman, to replace Giles Everist who is stepping down after five years in the role.

Norman Neill has been appointed managing partner of HLB Mann Judd.

Peter Nolin has left WAFarmers to take on a role at KPMG’s management consulting division as a director – strategy and business development, just six months after joining the farming federation as

Ben Younger has relocated from Adelaide to head the CBRE metropolitan investment sales team in Perth.

Jason Criddle has been made executive general manager responsible for WA, SA and NT at recruitment firm Programmed Integrated Workforce.

Management consultancy Churchill Consulting has appointed Luke Mulholland as a consultant.

Gryphon Minerals has appointed Mawson West managing director Bruce McFadzean as a non-executive director.

Jon Haines has joined recruitment process outsourcing consultancy The Strategist Group as general manager.

Law firm K&L Gates has appointed John King as a partner in its energy, infrastructure and resources practice area.

Ailyn Choo has joined the Perth office of boutique law firm Allion Legal as a senior associate in the corporate practice.

David Cresp has joined the Perth office of planning and property consultancy Urbis as director of economics and market research.

Range Resources non-executive directors Peter Landau and Anthony Eastman have resigned.The board has begun the search for replacements. 

Pauline Tarrant has joined Project Procure as senior associate, specialising in procurement capability.

ICT infrastructure company Vizstone has appointed Brad Farrant as national sales manager.

The Hub Marketing Communications has appointed Paula Rogers as its new general manager.

Willoughby Property Group managing director Jason Willoughby has joined the Property Council of Australia’s WA Women in Property committee.

Jeff Pontifex has joined the ANZ Banking Group as state general manager for business banking in WA.

WA Culture and the Arts Minister John Day has appointed Duncan Ord as the new director general of the Department of Culture and the Arts.

Orbital Corporation has appointed John Welborn as a non-executive director.Mr Welborn is managing director of Equatorial Resources and a non-executive director of Prairie Downs Metals.

Woodside Petroleum chief operations officer Michael Utsler has been appointed to the WA Symphony Orchestra board of directors.

Regional Development Minister Terry Redman has appointed Paul Whyte to the position of acting director general at the Department of Regional Development.

Nicholas Hasluck will be the next chair of the Art Gallery of WA board.

Edith Cowan University has appointed Steve Chapman as its new vice-chancellor, to replace eight-year veteran Kerry Cox.

Steven Kirsanovs has joined Strategen in a consulting role on contaminated sites issues and management.

Lifeline WA chief executive Fiona Kalaf has joined the board of the Australian Institute of Management WA.