Appointments

Jim Sharp has been appointed as the inaugural director general of the Department of Parks and Wildlife.

Badgingarra cattle and sheep farmer Dale Park has been re-elected unopposed as WAFarmers president for a second and final two-year term.

Empire Oil & Gas has appointed an independent chief executive to lead the business following a board overhaul last year which claimed the scalps of each of its former directors.

Gregory Bittar has joined the board of Millennium Minerals as a non-executive director.

Communications consultancy Cannings Purple has opened an office in Canberra, with newly promoted senior consultant Casey Hockey relocating there to drive the expansion.

Michael Clifford has been appointed managing director at Zenith Minerals.

Moly Mines non-executive director Alan Edwards has resigned, making him the fifth director to step down in recent months.

Sheffield Resources has appointed Wayne Groeneveld as sustainability manager.

The University of Western Australia has appointed Andrew Smith to the board of the UWA Business School.

Regis Resources has unveiled a restructure of its management team just weeks after reporting a slump in half-year profit and experiencing major flooding at its Duketon gold operations.

Law firm HopgoodGanim has appointed Karen Browne as a special counsel in its Perth office.

Foodbank WA has appointed D. John Carlson as a director.

Not-for-profit affordable housing provider Access Housing has appointed Terry Foster as business development manager, to assist with its newly opened for-profit subsidiary Access Housing Realty.

Mel Ashton has resigned from the board of Renaissance Minerals, following Gryphon Minerals’ sell-off of its stake in the Cambodia-focused gold explorer to predominantly existing North American and

Squire Sanders has promoted Clare Pope to partner, making her the law firm’s third female partner in Perth and fourth nationally.

John Hancock, son of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, has joined the board of iron ore explorer Volta Mining as a non-executive director.

Law firm AdventBalance has appointed Kristy Campbell as head of client solutions in its Perth office.

David Netherway has joined Canyon Resources as a non-executive director.

Dacian Gold non-executive chairman Rohan Williams has moved into an executive role, following the resignation of managing director Paul Payne.

The WA branch of Datacom Technical Security Services has named David Litchfield as security specialist.

The Waterberg Coal Company has promoted South Africa-based non-executive director Mathews Phosa to non-executive chairman, following the resignation of Brian McMaster.

Attila Resources has appointed Russell Clark as non-executive chairman.

Ramelius Resources will appoint chief operating officer Mark Zeptner to succeed retiring managing director Ian Gordon when he steps down in June after seven years with the gold miner.

Lorraine Willis has been appointed to the Cancer Council WA as national events team leader.

Management consultancy Kepner-Tregoe has named Vince Connelly as regional managing consultant in Western Australia.

Helix Resources chairman Gordon Dunbar has resigned, effective April 30.

Monadelphous Group has appointed Dietmar Voss as a non-executive director.

Novotel Vines Resort & Country Club Swan Valley has appointed Dawn Gleeson as business development manager.

Clarity Communications has appointed Kelly-Anne Davis as account manager.

Perth Convention Bureau has promoted Caitlin Craig to director of community relations.

AXIS Financial Group has appointed Alana Dunning as client engagement executive replacing Shannon Pitrowski, who has been promoted to a business systems development role.

Jacka Resources has appointed managing director Bob Cassie as interim chairman following the resignation of Scott Spencer from the role.