An agrifood veteran has been recruited to be chief executive officer of the fledgling BioProducts Alberta.
Len Bykowski most recently was president of the British Columbia Wine Institute before being tapped for this new role.
The company, which was incorporated earlier this year, will focus on the development of new technology using the byproducts of the energy, forestry and agriculture industries. BioProducts is the result of a collaboration by Calgary-based AVAC Ltd. and Edmonton-based BioAlberta.
Alain Lamourelle is joining Genoil Inc. through its United States subsidiary as senior vice-president of sales and marketing.
Genoil (TSXV:GNO; OTCBB:GNOLF) is an international technology development company based in Calgary that provides services to the oil and gas industry through the use of proprietary technologies.
Total Telcom Inc.'s president, Robert Beaton, has stepped down at the request of the board of directors. Neil Magrath has been appointed Total's CEO on an interim basis, the Edmonton-based company said.
Total Telcom (TSXV:TTZ), which builds and operates fibre-optic communications networks primarily in Alberta, has seen a sharp drop in revenue as construction work is completed on the Alberta Supernet.
Avery Resources Inc. (TSXV:ARY) has made two corporate appointments.
Richard Edgar, a director of Avery, has been named president of the company. Most recently he was president and CEO of Energy North Inc., which was sold in 2004.
Melinda Park of Borden Ladner Gervais was named secretary of Avery.
Avery Resources Inc. is an international junior oil and gas exploration company based in Calgary.
Winalta Inc. (TSXV: WTA.A) is seeing a number of top personnel changes.
Kevin Peterson, VP of finance and chief financial officer, has resigned to take up a new position elsewhere. The company controller, Rayanne Lazowski, will be temporarily filling the duties of CFO.
Tony Kremzar has been promoted to the position of VP of operations. Kremzar initially joined Winalta as general manager.
Winalta has also hired Carola Daiber as its manager of finance and administration effective Dec. 9.
Based in Edmonton, Winalta is a producer of manufactured homes, modular homes, site-built homes and industrial projects.
Tallagium Corp. has appointed Derek Boniecki to the position of CFO for Tallagium and its wholly owned subsidiaries. He replaces Daniel Clark, who has resigned.
Boniecki brings more than 10 years of experience dealing with public companies.
Calgary-based Tallagium (TSXV:TAA; TSXV:TAA.
NV.B) is essentially comprised of the operations of Megadox Corp., a wholly owned operating subsidiary that syndicates, sells and distributes electronic data over the Internet.
CCR Technologies Ltd. (TSX:CRL) has appointed Peter Kinash as its new VP of finance and CFO. He replaces Chris Keen as CFO; Keen has been named VP of reclaiming.
Kinash brings 25 years of experience as a chartered accountant focused on technology companies in Canada and internationally.
Calgary-based CCR is focused on the purification of process chemicals and sweetening of sour gas.
Canex (TSXV:CXO) has promoted Lesley Miller to company CFO. She joined the company in September as controller.
Calgary-based Canex is an emerging publicly traded oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas in Alberta.
— with files from The Canadian Press
