Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU; AMEX:NSU) has appointed Gerald Gauthier as chief operating officer of the company. Gauthier is a mining engineer with 35 years of experience in underground and open-pit mining operations.

Based in Vancouver, Nevsun is an emerging gold producer with a focus on developing gold projects in Africa.

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Plutonic Power Corp. (TSXV:PCC) has a new chief financial officer.

Peter Wong was most recently the CFO of a TSX- and AMEX-listed mineral exploration company.

Vancouver-based Plutonic is an emerging energy producer in British Columbia.

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Jorge Miranda is resigning as vice-president of software maintenance and support for ACD Systems International Inc. of Victoria, effective Sept. 28. Miranda has served as a vice-president since he joined ACD following the acquisition of Deneba Systems in 2003. A search is under way to fill the position.

Headquartered in B.C. since 1993, ACD (TSX:ASA) develops and markets digital imaging software.

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Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. (TSXV:NPG) has appointed board chairman David Hottman as interim CEO and president with the resignation of Richard Barclay.

Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. is a junior gold and silver producer and exploration company with head office in Vancouver.

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A former Chevron executive has become senior director of strategic business development for Infowave Software (TSX:IW).

Al Rivero has 25 years of experience in operations and pipeline automation in the oil and gas industry, a primary industry focus of Infowave.

Vancouver-based Infowave provides enterprise mobile applications.

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Colette Dufault has become executive director of sales for Coast Hotels & Resorts.

A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Dufault was most recently a hospitality consultant providing sales and marketing expertise.

Coast Hotels & Resorts is a hotel chain in western North America, with its head office in Vancouver.

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