Canaccord Capital Inc. (TSX:CCI) has named a new CEO as part of its succession plan. Vancouver-based Canaccord also separated the roles of CEO and chairman. Long-time company leader Peter Brown will stay on as chairman, but hands the CEO reins over to president Paul Reynolds, a 22-year company veteran who will handle both titles. Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord is an independent investment dealer in Canada with capital markets operations in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Carmanah Technologies Corp. (TSX:CMH), a global provider of solar power and lighting technologies, has appointed Roland Sartorius as chief financial officer. Most recently, Sartorius served as CFO, director and corporate secretary at Infosat Communications. Carmanah's head office is in Victoria.
Donald Rippon has resigned as director and president of Goldex Resources Corp. (TSXV:GDX) to pursue other opportunities. CFO Charles Ross will assume the role of interim president until the Vancouver company's AGM this fall. Goldex is a junior resource company exploring for gold in the Americas.
The British Columbia Securities Commission has appointed Sandra Jakab as the director of capital markets regulation. Jakab qualified as a lawyer in B.C. in 1989, joined the commission as senior legal counsel in 2001 and became the manager of policy and exemptions in capital markets regulation in 2005.
Cantronic Systems Inc. (TSXV:CTS), which markets infrared night-vision products, has made two appointments. Valerie Ryan becomes chief financial officer and Kam Chiu becomes vice-president of Canadian operations. Cantronic's head office is located in Coquitlam.
Christopher James Gold Corp. (TSXV:CJG) has appointed Paul Robertson as its CFO and corporate secretary. He succeeds Cecil Bond, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Robertson, a CA, comes with extensive experience in the mining sector. CJG is a Vancouver-based exploration company with a portfolio of gold projects in B.C., Nevada and Mexico.
Redhawk Resources, Inc. (TSXV:RDK) has a new CFO. Alec Peck, a CA, replaces Fred Davidson, who will remain as an adviser to the company. Prior to joining Redhawk, Peck provided specialty financing and advisory services to Canadian companies. Redhawk is a Vancouver-based resource company with copper projects in Arizona and gold projects in Nevada.
Perry Quan has stepped down as president of Contec Innovations Inc. (TSXV: BUZ), a provider of mobile data infrastructure software. He will remain a director. Don Lay, CEO, has assumed the title of president and CEO. Contec is headquartered in Vancouver and has a sales and support office in Beijing.
Coro Mining Corp. (TSX:COP) has promoted Angelo Peri to VP of exploration. Peri joined Coro in September 2006. The company is focused on medium-sized base metals deposits in Latin America. Its corporate office is in Vancouver.
Crosshair Exploration and Mining Corp. (TSXV: CXX, AMEX:CXZ) has named Douglas Brett as CFO. Brett, a CA, was the CFO of bcMetals Corp. until this year. Vancouver-based Crosshair is exploring for uranium in the Central Mineral Belt of Labrador.
Hana Mining Ltd. (TSXV:HMG) has appointed Bill Thomas as CFO. He brings 30 years of financial management experience with a focus on the natural resource sector. Thomas succeeds Erik Martin, who is not following Hana west as the company moves its business operations from Toronto to Vancouver. Hana Mining is a junior exploration company with an emphasis in southern Africa.
Wurldtech Securities Inc. has appointed Christina Quan as VP of service operations. Prior to joining the Vancouver company, Quan was the manager of technical services at Ventyx Inc. Wurldtech provides cyber-security solutions.
EurOmax Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EOX) says Michael Mason has resigned as CFO of the Vancouver company, but will continue to act as a director. He is succeeded by Christopher Serin, who has been a director since 2002 and has held a number of executive positions in his 30-year career. EurOmax is focused on the development of natural resource projects in southeast Europe.
Brian Pybus has been appointed to open a new office of K&G Debt and Credit Professionals in New Westminster. Pybus is a debt arbitrator. K&G is a Burnaby-based debt-settlement company that assists individuals who can no longer manage their debtload but do not want to claim bankruptcy.
- with files from The Canadian Press (E-mail notices and photos at least two weeks before publication date to news@businessedge.ca)
