Business leader and former federal cabinet minister Perrin Beatty is leaving the presidency of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) to take the same post at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Beatty succeeds Nancy Hughes Anthony as head of the Canadian chamber.
Beatty has been president and CEO of the CME since 1999.
The Canadian C of C represents more than 170,000 members from all sectors of the economy and from all regions of the country.
Mike Pedersen has been appointed group head of corporate operations by TD Bank Financial Group.
Pedersen comes to TD from Barclays in the U.K., where he was responsible for global private banking and two other international businesses.
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as TD Bank Financial Group. The Toronto-Dominion Bank trades as TD on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Marketing services company Pareto Corp. (TSX:PTO) has hired Brian Warner as chief operating officer. Warner has consulted for Pareto for a year.
Pareto offers marketing execution services to companies in a broad range of industry sectors. Its head office is in Toronto.
Thermal Energy International Inc. (TSXV:TMG) has hired Anthony Pugliese as vice-president of sales.
He comes to Thermal Energy from Direct Energy business services, where he was business development manager for the health-care sector.
Thermal is a technology company providing custom energy and emission reduction and bioenergy services. Its head office is in Ottawa.
Independent investment dealer Haywood Securities Inc. has hired Ralph Garcea as VP and senior equity analyst.
He brings more than 10 years of experience as a technology analyst to the research team in Haywood's Toronto office.
Haywood Securities also has offices in Vancouver and Calgary.
Cargojet Income Fund (TSX:CJT.UN) has promoted Wade Morrell to CFO. He has been VP of finance for three years.
Dan Mills is stepping down as CFO and becomes executive VP for corporate governance and remains a director.
Cargojet Holdings Ltd.
provides overnight air cargo service. Its head office is in Mississauga.
Aura Gold Inc. (TSX: ORA) has hired Tony George as COO. George, a mining engineer with more than 25 years' experience, replaces Carlos Bertoni, who remains president and CEO of Aura Gold's Brazilian subsidiary.
Aura is a Canadian exploration and development company focused on mineral deposits in Brazil and South America. Its head office is in Toronto.
Kaboose Inc. (TSX:KAB) has hired two industry veterans to strengthen its team, Michelle Shinseki as editor-in-chief of Kaboose.
com and Will Ellison as director of marketing for lead generation.
Shinseki was most recently at Meredith Corp., while Ellison was most recently at Publishers Clearing House.
Kaboose is an independent, family-focused online media company. Its head office is in Toronto.
Robert Jackson, previously president, becomes president and CEO of Tiomin Resources Inc. (TSX:TIO).
Jackson is a mining engineer and investment banker who brings almost 30 years of experience to his role.
Tiomin is focused on its Kwale titanium mineral sands deposit in Kenya. Its head office is in Toronto.
Uranium One Inc.
(TSX: SXR) has named Fletcher Newton as executive VP for corporate and strategic affairs. He will work in Denver.
Newton was most recently CEO of Power Resources Inc.
Uranium One is exploring in Saskatchewan, South Africa, Australia and the Kyrgyz Republic. Its head office is in Toronto.
Vicwest Income Fund (TSX:VIC.UN) has appointed John Slattery as its executive VP and CFO.
The fund owns two business units manufacturing metal building products and steel storage products. Its head office is in Oakville.
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund (TSX:ARF.UN) says John Slattery is resigning as senior VP of finance and CFO to pursue a new opportunity.
Carrie Boutcher, VP of finance, will be interim CFO while a permanent CFO is sought.
Armtec provides drainage products and engineered services to a cross-section of industries. Its head office is in Guelph.
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (TSX:XSR) says Stephen Tapp is leaving the post of president and COO of XM Canada.
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. operates as XM Canada through its subsidiary, Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. Its head office is in Toronto.
Celestica Inc. (TSX, NYSE:CLS) has appointed Paul Nicoletti as executive VP and CFO. He has been acting CFO since March.
Nicoletti has been with Celestica since the company's inception, most recently as senior VP for finance.
Celestica provides electronics manufacturing services to companies in the computing, communications, consumer, industrial, and aerospace and defence markets. Its head office is in Toronto.
Toronto-based Aurelian Resources Inc. (TSX:ARU) says CFO David Lewis will be leaving at the end of August. Aurelian is engaged in exploring for and developing mineral projects in Ecuador.
Yukon Gold Corp. Inc. (TSX:YK) has hired Stewart Fumerton, P.Geo., as VP of exploration.
Fumerton is a geologist with 30 years' experience in international exploration and project management.
Yukon Gold's main focus is on two projects in the central Yukon. Its head office is in Toronto.
Excel-Tech Ltd. (TSX:NRV) has appointed Steven Plymale as VP of quality and customer care. Plymale was most recently director of product support at CryoCath Technologies Inc.
Excel-Tech is a medical technology company that develops and sells neurodiagnostic and sleep-therapy devices. Its head office is in Oakville.
Arius Research Inc. (TSX: ARI) has appointed Robert Gundel as chief scientific officer.
Gundel was most recently VP of scientific corporate development at Xoma.
Arius is a biotech company with a proprietary technology platform that identifies antibodies based on their functional ability to affect disease. Its head office is in Toronto.
Integrated Asset Management Corp. (TSX:IAM) says Paul Perrow has been appointed president and CEO of BluMont Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-based IAM.
He was most recently president and co-founder of Fairway Capital.
BluMont manages alternative investment products. It has offices in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
BSM Technologies Inc. (TSXV:GPS) has appointed Germain Proulx as VP of sales and Brad Macdonald VP of operations.
Proulx has more than 25 years' experience managing commercial programs in the mobile wireless data market. Macdonald brings more than 17 years of operational experience in the consumer electronics marketplace.
BSM markets a line of automatic vehicle security and tracking services, through its subsidiary BSM Wireless. Its head office is in Woodbridge.
Hana Mining Ltd. (TSXV:HMG) has appointed Joseph Arengi, P.Geo., as VP of exploration. Prior to joining Hana, he was regional exploration manager for Aur Resources Inc.
Hana is a junior mineral exploration company with a global outlook. Its head office is in Toronto.
Keith Laskowski has resigned as president and CEO of Amerix Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV:APM) to pursue other opportunities. Lawrence Snee will act as president until a replacement is appointed.
Amerix explores for precious metals in Brazil. Its head office is in Toronto.
Douglas Scharf, CA, has been appointed CFO of Silvermet Inc. Scharf brings more than 29 years of experience in precious-metals and base-metals mining.
He replaces Paul Palmer, who has retired as CFO but will continue to be available in a consultancy role.
Silvermet (TSXV:SYI) is an exploration and development company focused on two projects in Nunavut and Turkey. Its head office is in Toronto.
Opalis Software Inc. has hired Charles Crouchman as chief technology officer. Crouchman was most recently senior VP of development for the Cybermation business unit at CA.
Opalis provides IT process automation software. The privately held company is headquartered in Toronto.
Alterna Savings and Alterna Bank have appointed John Lahey as president and CEO. He will divide his time between Alterna's Toronto and Ottawa corporate offices.
Lahey served since 2001 as president and CEO of FirstOntario Credit Union.
Alterna Savings provides financial services through 23 branches across Ontario. Alterna Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alterna Savings.
Triad Guaranty Inc. (Nasdaq: TGIC) says its subsidiary, Triad Guaranty Canada, has promoted Pamela Morrison to VP of operations, a newly established position.
Prior to joining Triad Guaranty Canada, Morrison spent nine years with Triad Guaranty Insurance Corp., most recently as VP of operations and Canada team leader.
Triad Guaranty Canada is a mortgage insurer based in Toronto.
Enersource Corp. says Gunars Ceksters has decided to step down as president and CEO for health-related reasons. Craig Fleming, executive VP and CFO, has been appointed acting president and CEO.
Enersource is a diversified energy and technologies company owned by the City of Mississauga and BPC Energy Corp., a subsidiary of OMERS. Its head office is in Mississauga.
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