Nozhat Choudry has joined OccuLogix Inc. (TSX:RHE) as VP of clinical research. She was most recently director of the national medicine department at Boehringer Ingelheim.
Steve Westing has been appointed OccuLogix's VP for medical and scientific development. He joins from Genentech Inc., where he was associate director of advisory and thought-leader services.
William Dumencu has been appointed interim CFO and treasurer.
OccuLogix is a healthcare company that commercializes medical therapies. Its head office is in Mississauga.
The C.D. Howe Institute has appointed William Robson as president and CEO for a five-year tenure, succeeding Jack Mintz who is stepping down on June 30. Robson currently serves as senior VP and director of research at the institute, which he joined in 1988.
The institute is a policy think-tank based in Toronto.
Eurocontrol Technics Inc. (TSXV:EUO) has appointed Bruce Rowlands as president and CEO. Rowlands was most recently senior VP of Lorus Therapeutics Inc.
Gadi Gonen will become VP and COO of Eurocontrol. Gonen is COO of GFI.
Eurocontrol, based in Toronto, provides fuel marking and authentication technology.
David Goldstein has been promoted to vice-president of government and regulatory affairs at CHUM Ltd.
He was most recently national director of government affairs, radio and television for CHUM. He will continue to work in Ottawa.
Toronto-based CHUM Ltd. (TSX:CHM) owns and operates 33 radio stations, 12 local television stations and 21 specialty channels, as well as an environmental music distribution division.
Millenium Biologix Corp. (TSX:MBC) of Kingston has appointed Brian Fielding, its executive deputy chairman, as interim CEO, succeeding Sydney Pugh, who is retiring.
Fielding joined Millenium in January, bringing more than 20 years of financial experience in the life sciences industry.
Millenium is a biomedical company developing regenerative medicine products.
Sysco Corp. (NYSE:SYY) has appointed Rodney Stroud as president and CEO of Sysco Food Services of Toronto. Stroud, who has been in the food-service industry for nearly 25 years, recently served as VP for corporate multi-unit accounts and Sygma Canada operations.
Sysco Food Services markets food and related products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, and other customers throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Sysco Corp. has its head office in Houston.
Caledonia Mining Corp. (TSX:CAL) says Steve Curtis is its new chief financial officer, replacing Mike Tombs, who is leaving the company.
Caledonia is an exploration, development and mining company with a gold operation in South Africa and exploration projects in Canada, South Africa and Zambia. Its head office is in Mississauga.
Jon Klein has been promoted to VP of sales at Musicrypt Inc. (TSXV:MCT). He will work in New York. Before joining Musicrypt, Klein was senior director of promotion for Virgin Records.
Peter Diemer is leaving his position as VP of sales and marketing but will remain as a consultant.
Musicrypt provides a secure B2B digital-delivery service for the music industry. Its head office is in Richmond Hill.
Aeroquest International Ltd. (TSXV:AQL) has appointed Wilfred Edge as chief financial officer.
He brings 20 years of senior experience in finance and accounting in the manufacturing sector.
Aeroquest International is the parent company of Aeroquest Ltd., which develops and operates proprietary airborne geophysical surveying platforms. Its head office is in Milton.
Patricia Mining Corp. (TSXV:PAT) says that Jean-Pierre Chauvin has resigned for personal reasons as president and chief executive officer. Patricia's CFO, Chris Chadder, will act as president.
Patricia has a 45-per-cent interest in the Island Gold project, which will be in production in 2006. Its head office is in Toronto.
Douglas Bache has been appointed president and CEO of Valencia Ventures Inc. (TSXV:VVI), replacing Doug Currie, who remains as a director and executive VP for exploration and development.
Bache is president of DHBache & Co. Inc., a corporate development and strategy consulting firm serving the mining industry.
David Meyer has been appointed VP of business development.
Valencia is focused on the exploration and development of precious metal properties. Its head office is in Toronto.
Arriscraft International Income Fund (TSX: AIN.UN) has appointed Randy Henderson as CFO.
Prior to joining Arriscraft, Henderson was CFO of a Canadian industrial equipment company.
Arriscraft Income Fund owns the Arriscraft International manufactured stone, brick and natural stone masonry products business. Arriscraft's head office is in Cambridge.
Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX:ORV) reports that Sean Harvey will be stepping down as CEO effective May 31, and a search for a replacement will start shortly.
Orvana Minerals is a Canadian gold exploration and mining company focused on precious metal deposits in the Americas. Orvana's head office is in Toronto.
Jeff Park has been appointed CFO of Systems Xcellence Inc. (TSX:SXC). He succeeds Irwin Studen, who will remain until April 30 to assist in the transition.
Park will resign from the SXC board and will work from the company's U.S. headquarters in Lombard, Ill. Before becoming SXC's CFO, park was a senior VP of Covington Capital Corp.
Headquartered in Milton, Systems Xcellence is an information technology provider to the healthcare benefits management industry.
Sports action retailer West 49 Inc. (TSX:WXX) has appointed Steven Boyack as its CFO and corporate secretary. Boyack was most recently VP controller at Winners Merchants International LP.
West 49 Inc. also announced that Leslie Freeman has been appointed VP of web commerce at West 49's wholly owned subsidiary, Board Zone Inc.
West 49 Inc. is a multi-banner specialty retailer of apparel, footwear and accessories related to skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing. Its head office is in Burlington.
Breakwater Resources Ltd. (TSX:BWR) says Richard Godfrey is stepping down as VP of finance and CFO to take a position with EuroZinc Mining Corp. Godfrey will continue until the end of the school year while the search for a successor is under way.
Breakwater is a base and precious metal mine developer in the Americas. Its company offices are in Toronto.
Cliff Mackay will become president and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) on May 1.
Mackay has been president of the Air Transport Association of Canada and a board member of Nav Canada.
The Ottawa-based RAC represents the 58 freight and passenger railways operating in Canada today.
Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K, NYSE: KGC) has appointed Thomas Boehlert as executive VP and CFO. Boehlert has more than 20 years experience in finance and banking, most recently as executive VP and CFO of Texas Genco. Boehlert's appointment follows the retirement of Lars-Eric Johansson.
Kinross, whose head office is in Toronto, is the third-largest primary gold producer in North America and the seventh largest in the world.
Andrew Hrywnak has been named president of Print Three Franchising Corp., where he has been VP for six years.
Print Three, with its head office in Scarborough, has 63 locations across Canada, one of Canada's largest owner-operated printing networks.
Michael Pawlowsky joins Red Flag Deals as its first VP of technology.
Richard FitzGerald joins as head of sales and business development, where his primary responsibility will be to develop and manage merchant partner relationships on PriceCanada.com and its sister site, RedFlagDeals.com Price Canada and Red Flag Deals fall under the umbrella of parent company Clear Sky Media, which has its head office in Toronto.
Fortune Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FT) has announced two management appointments. Todd Burlingame, recently chairman and CEO of the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, joins as VP of environment and permitting. Charles Sobey becomes project manager for the NICO underground bulk sampling program.
Burlingame is a petroleum geologist with more than 15 years of experience in exploration and as a senior government regulator in the N.W.T.
Sobey, formerly an underground miner, recently retired from Newmont Canada Ltd.
Fortune Minerals is a diversified natural resource company with seven mineral deposits and a number of exploration projects, all in Canada. Its head office is in London.
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