Tagish Lake Gold Corp. (TSXV:TLG) has appointed Lindsay Malcolm as the company’s investor relations officer. Malcolm comes with more than 20 years of experience in IR and corporate communications.
Based in Richmond, Tagish is a mining company focused on gold and silver exploration in the Yukon.
Ross McElroy has joined Fission Energy Corp. (TSXV:FIS) as VP of exploration. Most recently, he was the exploration manager for Triex Minerals Corp.
Fission is a Kelowna-based resource company specializing in uranium properties.
Davis LLP has appointed Robert Seidel, QC, as national managing partner, replacing Doug Buchanan. Seidel was most recently Edmonton managing partner.
Davis LLP provides services to clients through offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Tokyo.
Trading Post Financial Services has reorganized its management team: Jason Goldsmith, president and CEO; Peter Schriber, CFO; Douglas Sereda, VP advisory services; Samuel Araki, VP of marketing communications; Jennifer Kellogg, VP of operations; Steven Croft, VP of sales; and Pierre Charlebois, VP of trading solutions.
Based in Vancouver, TPFS teaches investors to trade the foreign currency market.
Extreme CCTV Inc. (TSX:EXC) has promoted Derek Service to the position of managing director of its North American operations.
Service joined Extreme CCTV in 2001 and was most recently VP of operations.
Headquartered in Burnaby, Extreme CCTV sells advanced infrared illuminators and video surveillance products.
East Asia Minerals Corp. (TSXV:EAS) says Darren Pylot has stepped aside from the role of interim CEO. He will continue as chairman of the board. Michael Hawkins has become CEO in addition to his current posts of president and director. Lionel Martin, previously VP of business development, has been named COO.
East Asia Minerals is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company with exploration projects in Indonesia and Mongolia.
Acero-Martin Exploration Inc. (TSXV:ASD) has made changes to its senior management: Don Currie becomes president and CEO replacing Donald Gee, and Ralph Stricklen becomes COO. Gee will continue as a director of the Vancouver company.
Acero-Martin is a mineral exploration and development company with projects in North and South America.
Dusan Berka has stepped aside as president of Megastar Development Corp. (TSXV:MDV) and will retain the role of chairman.
Director David Bikerman takes over as president and CEO of the Vancouver company. He has worked for various mining companies over 20 years.
Megastar is an emerging resource company with mineral properties in Quebec and B.C.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR, AMEX:EXK) has appointed David Howe its new VP of Mexico operations. Most recently, Howe was the GM for St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Ltd.
Endeavour is a small-cap silver mining company with head office in Vancouver.
Pascal Spothelfer has been named the new president and CEO of the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA), representing 2100 member companies across the province. Most recently, he was president and CEO at Spectrum Signal Processing.
Spothelfer joins the BCTIA on Nov. 13, replacing outgoing president and CEO Rob Cruickshank.
BCTIA is a not-for-profit, member-funded organization that represents startups to established technology companies.
Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR, AMEX:AXU) has added David Whittle to its management team as CFO and corporate secretary. Whittle has worked in the mining industry for more than 14 years, most recently as the CFO of Hillsborough Resources Ltd.
He replaces Elaine Sanders, who will continue as VP of finance for NovaGold Resources Inc., Alexco’s largest shareholder.
Based in Vancouver, Alexco focuses on mature, closed or abandoned minesites.
Pacific Safety Products Inc. (TSXV:PSP) has appointed Jacques Bonaventure as VP of corporate development. His business career has been primarily in the aerospace and defence sector in M&A, business development sales and marketing.
PSP sells safety products for the defence and security market. Its head office is in Kelowna.
Galore Resources Inc. (TSXV:GRI) has opened a subsidiary office in Mexico and appointed Octavio Gonzalez its VP of exploration to direct activities there. Gonzalez comes with 20-plus years of experience in mining precious metals and industrial minerals.
Galore is a Vancouver-based company exploring prospects in B.C. and the N.W.T.
Molycor Gold Corp. (TSXV:MOR) has announced the appointment of Kenneth Wright as CFO, replacing interim CFO Edward Lee. Wright has spent the last 18 years as an associate with BDO Dunwoody LLP.
Molycor is a junior resource company with properties principally in Nevada and B.C.
Vision Critical has added Laura Davies as VP of panel strategy at its Vancouver head office. Prior to joining the company, Laura was a panel manager at YouGov.
Vision Critical develops custom online panels and interactive research.
Empower Technologies Corp. (TSXV:EPT) has named Peter Ballachey as its chief financial officer. He takes over the position from Amy Chan, who becomes vice-president of operations and general manager.
Ballachey has been a financial executive and advisor to many organizations across varying industries, including Railpower Technologies Corp. and BC Rail.
Empower develops Linux-based operating software and embedded system technologies and solutions for electronics manufacturers and developers. Its head office is in Richmond.
Danny Chi Tak Hon has joined China Education Resources Inc. (TSXV:CHN) as CFO. He replaces Kathryn Witter, who has resigned as CFO and corporate secretary to pursue other interests.
Hon joins CER from his current position as partner of Hon & Wong, Certified General Accountants.
China Education Resources is a web-based provider of education resources and services, focused on the kindergarten to Grade 12 education community in China. Its head office is in Vancouver.
WEX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:WXI) has hired Mike Lam as CFO. Lam co-founded Lam Lo Nishio, Chartered Accountants, where he remains a partner. Based in Vancouver, WEX is focused on drug products to treat pain.
Steve Wilcox is the new president of Galaxy Multimedia. He previously was president and CEO of Group Telecom.
Galaxy is a provider of VoIP services in North and South America. It is based in Vancouver.
Carmanah Technologies Corp. (TSX:CMH), a global provider of solar power and lighting technologies, has appointed Ted Lattimore as chief executive officer. He takes over from Art Aylesworth, the company’s CEO since 2000, who becomes chairman of the board replacing company founder David Green. Green remains as an independent director.
Lattimore brings more than 20 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience in the mobile telecom industry, most recently as president and chief operating officer for Vodafone Romania.
Carmanah says Lattimore’s appointment completes the company succession plan, following the recent hiring of Philippe Favreau as COO and Roland Sartorius as CFO.
Carmanah is based in Victoria
Kenton Low is the incoming president of New Media BC, the not-for-profit association that represents Canada’s largest digital-media sector. He replaces Lynda Brown, who is returning to the private sector.
Kenton’s most recent role was as president and CEO for Robeez Footwear.
New Media BC’s offices are in Vancouver.
Randy Powell has been appointed president of Armstrong Group.
Powell brings with him more than 20 years in the food and packaged-goods industries, the last seven as president of two divisions of Maple Leaf Foods.
Armstrong Group, a family-owned Vancouver-based business, is the owner and operator of the Rocky Mountaineer train, the Whistler Mountaineer train, Gray Line West and other associated tourism and hospitality businesses.
Plutonic Power Corp. (TSX:PCC) has reorganized its senior management team.
Donald McInnes, founder of Plutonic and previously president and CEO, has been appointed vice-chairman and CEO.
Bruce Ripley has been promoted to president and COO from his previous position as executive VP of operations.
Grig Cook, formerly COO, has been appointed president of the Toba Montrose General Partnership.
These changes come as Vancouver-based Plutonic transforms itself into a supplier of renewable energy in B.C. with 34 proposed development projects.
Victoria Resource Corp. (TSXV:VIT) has appointed Marty Rendall as its new CFO and Raul Madrid as VP of exploration.
Rendall comes from De Beers Canada Inc. where he most recently served as senior financial analyst. Madrid is a specialist in sedimentary rock-hosted gold deposits.
Victoria Resource has interests in eight gold exploration projects in Nevada. Its head office is in Vancouver.
Canadian Zinc Corp. (TSX:CZN) has a new CFO working out of its Vancouver office.
Martin Rip, former VP of finance and CFO of Pine Valley Mining Corp., replaces Danesh Varma.
Based in Vancouver, Canadian Zinc is a junior exploration company with a zinc/silver/lead project in the N.W.T.
Minco Gold Corp. (TSX:MMM, AMEX:MGH) has appointed Garnet Clark as CFO, replacing Matthew Kavanagh, who has resigned. Clark was previously VP of finance and CFO for East Energy Corp.
Clark also becomes CFO of Minco Silver Corp. (TSX:MSV), again replacing Kavanagh.
Minco Gold (formerly Minco Mining & Metals Corp.) is a Vancouver mining company developing gold and base-metals properties in China. Minco Silver is focused on silver projects in China pursuant to a strategic alliance between Minco Gold and Silver Standard Resources.
Western Prospector Group Ltd. (TSXV:WNP) has named Eric Bohren its president and CEO.
Bohren has served as a director of Western Prospector since November 2006. Most recently, he was senior director of corporate and business development at Zantaz-Autonomy.
Western Prospector is focused on the Saddle Hills uranium project in Mongolia. Its head office is in Vancouver.
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