Former Ontario top bureaucrat and credit union executive David Agnew has been named ombudsman and CEO for banking services and investments and will start Aug. 1.
Agnew replaces founding ombudsman Michael Lauber, who retired June 30.
Agnew, most recently president and CEO of UNICEF Canada, is a former cabinet secretary in the Bob Rae NDP government and former executive vice-president of Credit Union Central of Ontario.
Funded by the industry, the ombudsman's office is an independent body that investigates consumer complaints related to financial service providers, including banks, investment dealers and mutual fund companies.
Corel Corp. has named former IBM Corp. executive David Dobson as its new CEO, succeeding Amish Mehta, who will become chairman of Corel.
Dobson spent almost 20 years with IBM, where he served as vice-president of strategy, as well as holding positions in its printing systems division and systems group.
Founded in 1985, the Ottawa-based software firm was taken private by San Francisco-based Vector Capital in August 2003.
Dynatec Corp. (TSX: DY) has announced the appointment of Dean Chambers as senior vice-president and CFO. Chambers was most recently treasurer of Falconbridge Ltd.
Chambers replaces Philippe Monier, who will remain with the company until the end of July before leaving to pursue other opportunities.
Dynatec Corp. is a mining company that currently has three projects in its portfolio. Its head office is in Richmond Hill.
Zarlink Semiconductor (NYSE, TSX:ZL) of Ottawa has appointed Stan Swirhun as senior VP and general manager of its optical electronics business. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the micro- and optical electronics industries.
Zarlink has also named Peter Burke as senior vice-president and general manager of network communications, and Mike McGinn as vice-president of marketing communications and investor relations.
Zarlink provides semiconductor devices for voice, enterprise, broadband and wireless communications.
Radio frequency identification hardware company SAMSys Technologies Inc. (TSX:SMY) of Richmond Hill has named Ron Pinkus as vice'-president of marketing.
Pinkus joined SAMSys in November 2004 as director of product management.
Gabriel Resources Ltd. has named Yani Roditis as projects vice-president effective July 21.
He spent 11 years with Barrick Gold Corp., most recently as technical services manager for the Chile-Argentina region. Gabriel is a Toronto-based resource company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania.
Icefloe Technologies Inc. (TSXV:ICY) has appointed Philip Carter executive VP and COO.
He has been with icefloe since 2003. The Mississauga-based company, founded in 2001, develops and commercializes proprietary chilling technology.
A former senior executive at Placer Dome has been appointed president and chief executive of Breakwater Resources Inc.
George Pirie had been with Vancouver gold-miner Placer Dome for 20 years, most recently as an executive vice-president.
Toronto-based Breakwater (TSX:BWR) has base metal and gold properties in the Americas and North Africa.
David Aplin Recruiting, which moved into the Ontario marketplace a year ago, has hired a new Toronto-region vice-president with the responsibility of opening of new offices.
Barrie Carlyle has spent the past nine years working with both national and multinational recruiting firms nationwide.
David Aplin has a staff of 75 in offices across Canada.
David Wilson has been nominated to lead the Ontario Securities Commission. The appointment requires final approval by an all-party provincial legislature committee.
If approved, Wilson would begin his new appointment on Nov. 1, with Susan Wolburgh Jenah, a vice-chair at the OSC, acting head until then.
Wilson, 60, is a longtime investment banker who is currently vice-chairman of Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and CEO of Scotia Capital.
MDS Inc.'s president and CEO John Rogers has been succeeded by recent arrival Stephen DeFalco. The medical laboratory operator said Rogers accelerated the transition plan by stepping down early but will remain as vice-chairman until Oct. 31.
DeFalco was named Toronto-based MDS's chief operating officer in May.
- With files from The Canadian Press (To submit your appointments, corporate changes or photos, e-mail murdoch@businessedge.ca)
