Elvis has left the building Sept 8
THE BOURSE WHISPERER: The regular game of musical chairs continues within the boardrooms across the resources industry. The Whisperer pokes his head down the corridors of power to take a quick look at some of the chairs to have recently been vacated and to find out which ones have been filled:
Company secretary appointment / resignation
Pacific Energy advised the market of the resignation of chief financial officer and company secretary Chris Douglass.
The company’s group accountant Adela Ciupryk has been appointed interim CFO and company secretary.
Appointment of joint company secretary
Voyager Resources has appointed Bertolatti as joint company secretary in addition to Timothy Flavel.
Appointment of company secretary
Cazaly Resources appointed Julie Hill in the role of company secretary following the resignation of Lisa Wynne.
Hill is a chartered accountant and a chartered secretary and has extensive experience in corporate financial management; administration and finance of ASX listed companies and corporate governance.
Groundhog Day appointment of company secretary
Dempsey Minerals has appointed Julie Hill in the role of company secretary following the resignation of Lisa Wynne.
Wynne remains on the Board as a non-executive director of the Company.
Board appointments signify new project development phase
Padbury Mining has appointed Garret Dixon and David Southam to its Board.
Chairman John Saunders said the new Board members would bring significant expertise and experience to Padbury, both having played major roles in the development of the Mid West Region’s biggest and most advanced iron ore project, Gindalbie’s Karara Iron Ore Project.
Dixon is an experienced senior executive with experience in the mining, transport and contracting industries in Australia and overseas.
He served as managing director and chief executive officer of Gindalbie Metals from December 2006 to April 2011, overseeing the design, construction and start-up of the Karara iron ore project.
Southam is a certified practicing accountant with more than 20 years’ experience in accounting, banking and finance across the resources and industrial sectors.
He is currently finance director for nickel producer Western Areas and has also served as chief financial officer of Gindalbie Metals.
The Board appointments will require ratification by shareholders at Padbury’s next General Meeting at a date to be announced.
Appointment of new commercial manager Sills expands REE management depth
Northern Minerals has appointed Robert Sills to the new position of commercial manager.
The company said the appointment of Sills expands the depth of the Northern Minerals management team, and brings highly relevant experience in the planning and development of Rare Earth Element (REE) projects and international market development.
Sills has considerable experience in identifying and negotiating global business opportunities in Australia, Asia and Europe, within the REE industry and other commodities.
He most recently worked with Arafura Resources, where he was sales and operational planning manager.
Prior to this he was employed in senior commercial roles with Rio Tinto Alcan Limited and Rio Tinto Diamonds (Argyle Diamonds Limited).
African Iron new chief executive officer
Australian based iron ore development company, African Iron has appointed Simon Youds as chief executive officer.
Youds is a professional mining engineer who has worked extensively in project development and mine management in Africa, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Prior to joining African Iron he was the managing director Australia of unlisted manganese and chromite producer, Consolidated Minerals.
The company’s acting CEO Joe Ariti will resume his role as a non-executive director.
“We are very pleased that Simon has commenced in the role of chief executive officer and can begin the appointment of other key senior management to support the development and operation of the Mayoko Project,” African Iron independent non-executive chairman Ian Burston said.