Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX:TIH) has appointed Garry Mihaichuk as president and CEO of its wholly owned subsidiary, Toromont Energy Systems Inc. Mihaichuk is expected to assume his responsibilities in mid-November.
Mihaichuk most recently served as VP of a Canadian-based integrated energy and energy-related public company.
Toromont Industries operates through two business segments: The equipment group and the compression group. Its head office is in Concord.
Nevoro Inc. (TSX:NVR) says William Schara, CPA, has joined the company as president and CEO, and been elected to the board.
Schara was most recently CFO of Minera Andes Inc., a TSX-listed development-stage mining company.
Vic Bradley, founder of Nevoro, will step aside as president and CEO, but remain on the board.
Nevoro is a Canadian exploration company focused on the discovery of precious metals in Nevada. Its head office is in Toronto.
Lakota Resources Inc. (TSXV:LAK) says Randy Koroll will cease to be its CFO and will be replaced by Enrico Visentini.
Visentini is currently controller at Starfield Resources Inc. and CFO for two private junior mining companies. Lakota’s head office is in Toronto.
The Futura Loyalty Group Inc. ( TSXV:FUT) has promoted Darryl Kleebaum to CFO, replacing Jim Grundy, who is leaving to pursue another opportunity. Kleebaum has been with Futura since March 2006 as director of financial reporting.
Toronto-based Futura Loyalty Group Inc. operates the Futura consumer ewards programs.
Southampton Ventures Inc. (TSXV:SV) has named Julie Lassonde-Gray as VP of corporate development.
Lassonde-Gray joins Southampton with 10 years of experience in a variety of fields, most recently with Macquarie Real Estate Structured Finance as a senior portfolio manager.
Southampton is a mineral exploration and development company with head office in Toronto.
Mackenzie Financial Corp. has hired Norman Raschkowan as executive VP and chief investment officer.
Raschkowan joins Mackenzie Investments from Standard Life Investments Inc., where he also served as CIO.
Mackenzie Investments is an investment management firm with $63.5 billion in assets under management. It is a member of the IGM Financial Inc. Inc. (TSX:IGM) group of companies. Its head office is in Toronto.
A former Coca-Cola executive has joined Critical Mass to oversee its Toronto office.
Critical Mass, part of the Omnicom Group, has named John Stichweh as senior VP and general manager. He was most recently director of global interactive marketing at the Coca-Cola Co.
Critical Mass is an interactive services firm helping companies use digital media. Its head office is in Calgary and it has offices in Toronto, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Austin, Geneva and London. The Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) is an advertising, marketing and corporate communications company.
Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Ltd. has added three VPs to its management team.
Peter Sainsbury becomes executive VP for business development. He brings 30 years of experience, including executive positions with wine and spirits companies in Canada and globally.
Andy Rush becomes VP of national sales and marketing. Rush brings 12 years’ experience from Diageo Canada.
Tom Green becomes VP for winemaking and winery operations.
Diamond Estates is a national wine and spirits production, marketing and distribution company. Its head office is in Toronto.
Erez Manhaimer has been appointed to the position of chief marketing officer at Sutton Integrated Solutions.
Erez comes with more than 15 years of diverse marketing experience, most recently as senior managing partner of BBDO Consulting.
Sutton provides full-service corporate communication solutions. Its head office is in Toronto.
Martin Crisp has been named chief technology officer by business software solutions provider Blueprint.
Crisp joins Blueprint with 18 years of technology experience, most recently an SVP role at Ajilon Consulting.
Blueprint is based in Toronto.
Tony Fell is retiring as chairman of Royal Bank’s RBC Capital Markets (TSX:RY) effective Dec. 31, after a 48-year career in the financial services industry. Fell has held that position since 1999.
CEO Chuck Winograd will add the chairman’s title, Royal Bank announced last week.
Don Campbell has been promoted to chief technology officer of Cognos Inc. (TSX:CSN, Nasdaq:COGN). He has spent 20 years with Cognos, where his jobs have ranged from research and software development to management.
Cognos provides business intelligence and performance management software and services. Its head office is in Ottawa.
Michael Zahra has been named Corporate Express Canada Inc.’s president. He replaces Rick Toppin, who becomes central region president of Corporate Express US Inc.
Zahra joined Corporate Express in 2002 as president of its Ontario division.
Corporate Express Canada is a business-to-business supplier of office products and services. It is based in Mississauga and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Corporate Express NV (NYSE:CXP).
SIR Corp. and SIR Royalty Income Fund (TSX:SRV.UN) have appointed the COO of SIR, Corey Dalton, as president.
Dalton will continue as COO and Peter Fowler will remain CEO. Dalton joined SIR in 1992 and was appointed COO in May 2004.
Service Inspired Restaurants is a privately held Canadian corporation that owns and operates a portfolio of more than 40 full-service restaurants. The fund is a publicly traded trust. Headquarters are in Burlington.
Alister Campbell has been selected as the next chief agent and CEO for Zurich Insurance Co. in Canada. He was previously senior vice-president at ING.
Campbell succeeds Robert Landry, who will retire at the end of the year as head of Zurich’s Canadian operations.
Zurich Financial Services Group is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries. Its head office is in Zurich, Switzerland.
Cygnal Technologies Corp. (TSX:CYN) has appointed Brian Pedlar as chief financial officer, replacing James Shannon, who has resigned to pursue opportunities closer to his home in the Niagara Region.
Pedlar is a chartered accountant with both financial and operational experience in publicly traded companies.
Cygnal designs, installs and manages wired and wireless networks. Its head office is in Markham.
Internet broadcaster JumpTV (TSX:JTV) has appointed former EBay Canada general manager Jordan Banks as its new chief executive. JumpTV said that Banks, a former legal executive with the National Hockey League Players’ Association, will take over Nov. 12.
The company will shift current chairman and CEO Scott Paterson to the role of executive chairman as Banks joins the team. Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, JumpTV’s president and COO, plans to leave the company Jan. 8 but will will remain on its board of directors and help Banks transition to the new job.
Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN) has added four new members to its management team: Derek Nuhn, Prashant Watchmaker, Robert Wu and Pia Diaconescu.
Nuhn joins Wi-LAN as VP for DSL technologies. He was formerly senior VP and COO of Semiconductor Insights.
Watchmaker comes from the Canadian Payments Association, where he was legal counsel. He joins Wi-LAN as assistant general counsel and corporate secretary.
Wu joins as director of research and technology development. Wu comes with more than 20 years’ experience working in wireless technologies and IP generation.
Diaconescu joins Wi-LAN as senior patent manager. She was most recently senior patent manager at Alcatel-Lucent.
Wi-LAN, founded in 1992, licenses intellectual property that drives a range of products providing access in wireless and wireline telecommunications markets. Its head office is in Ottawa.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX:DPM, DPM.WT) has named Stephanie Anderson as executive VP and CFO.
Anderson brings more than 20 years’ experience in the mining industry, including a range of senior roles with Inco. She was most recently VP and treasurer.
Anderson’s appointment is the final stage in a succession process initiated last year when Bruce Burton, the current CFO, indicated his intention to retire in late 2007. He will continue to work on selected consulting assignments.
Dundee Precious Metals has interests in Bulgaria, Serbia and Nunavut. Its head office is in Toronto.
Flat-panel display specialist Luxell Technologies Inc. (TSX:LUX) appointed Jean-Louis Larmor as its turnaround CEO, while Bernard Kruyne has decided not to be CFO.
Larmor joined Luxell in January as senior VP for business development. David Pasieka has been interim CEO for several months.
Luxell designs, makes and licenses flat-panel display technologies and other products for the aerospace and defence sectors.
Colombia Goldfields Ltd. (TSX:GOL) has named Thomas Lough as president. Lough brings 27 years of experience in the mining industry, 12 of which were in Latin America. Most recently, he was president and director of Investcol Ltd.
Colombia Goldfields Ltd., through its subsidiaries Compania Minera de Caldas SA and Gavilan Minerals SA, is developing a multimillion-ounce gold resource in Colombia’s historic Marmato Mountain gold district. Its head office is in Toronto.
Goldbelt Resources Ltd. (TSX:GLD) has appointed Alex Dann as CFO. He has 14 years’ financial management experience, mainly in the resource and manufacturing sectors.
Goldbelt Resources is a junior mining company focused on known gold prospects in Burkina Faso. Its head office is in Toronto.
Royal Laser Corp. says that Michael Farrugia has resigned as president and COO and has retired. Georg Schacht has been hired to manage the stamping business of Royal Laser. He has more than 30 years of experience in the stamping and automotive industries.
Royal Laser’s shares trade as RLC on the TSX and its head office is in Toronto.
Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX: SRU) has appointed Fred Mason as VP of operations. He was most recently construction manager at New Gold Inc.’s New Afton copper-gold project near Kamloops, B.C.
Starfield is focused on its Ferguson Lake property in Nunavut. Its head office is in Toronto.
– with files from The Canadian Press.
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