The Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) has announced the appointment of Neville Poelina as the new WA state representative on the WAITOC board.
Our board moves wrap includes Cheryl Edwardes, Brent Smoothy, Simon Wandke, Bob Adam, Sam Lancuba, Eva Skira, Hamish Tyrwhitt, Adrian Larking, Fabrizio Perilli, and Brian Hill.
Mining services company Macmahon Holdings' chairwoman Eva Skira has announced her retirement as the board appoints Hamish Tyrwhitt to the leadership role.
Macmahon Holdings has responded swiftly to last week's unexpected retirement of two directors, including chairman Jim Walker, by reappointing Vyril Vella to its board.
Prominent Western Australians, including the late Stan Perron, Peter Botten, John Atkins, and Michael Fitzpatrick have been recognised for their service to the business community at this year's Australia Day Honours.
WenYi Gu has been appointed non-executive director of Admedus. Dr Gu is a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland.
A not-for-profit group established and chaired by retiring Governor Kerry Sanderson has attracted strong corporate support in its mission to improve our state's parks.
Former Rio Tinto executive Denise Goldsworthy and former Water Corporation chair Eva Skira have been appointed directors of Western Power, replacing Sharon Warburton and George Cash.
SPECIAL REPORT: The number of women serving on company boards is slowly one the rise, but it's still rare to see a female take the chair, judging by Business News's analysis of Western Australian company directors.
Macmahon Holdings shareholders have registered their displeasure with the company's poor finance performance, with nearly half voting today against the granting of performance rights to managing director Ross Carroll.
The Water Corporation has announced a net dividend of $245 million to the state government, in a year when the corporation completed work on the state's first joint public private partnership water facility.
Eva Skira says a career as a professional director does not suit everyone, but it has worked well for her since she moved to Perth nearly 20 years ago.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
There's progress and there's progress.
The opportunities for women in business have grown significantly during the past 30 years, aided by laws, societal changes and individuals who broke through barriers.
