Antrim Energy Inc. has appointed Anthony Potter as chief financial officer. Potter has recently returned to Calgary from London, England, where he was the CFO of a U.S.-based oil and gas company.
Calgary-based Antrim (AEN-TSX) is involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of international oil and gas properties.
Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. also has a new CFO.
E. John Adkins assumed the position earlier this month. He brings more than 20 years of financial management experience in various industrial sectors.
Calgary-based Wenzel Downhole Tools (WZL-TSX) is a designer and manufacturer of drilling tools used primarily by the oil and gas drilling industry.
Dave Schroder succeeds Ken Shearer as president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board (EREB). Schroder has been a director of the board since 1999.
EREB is a professional association of 2,278 brokers and agents in the greater Edmonton area.
Yan Loke joins Micralyne Inc. as director of engineering. He will manage all customer development projects.
Yan comes from optical switch manufacturer OMM Inc., where he was the manager of their MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) foundry.
Micralyne is a private MEMS company based in Edmonton.
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Ravenwood Resources Inc. has appointed George Boulter to the newly created position of exploration manager.
Boulter brings more than 21 years of oil and gas experience to Ravenwood, most recently as exploration manager for a private oil and gas company.
Ravenwood (RWR-TSXV) is an exploration and drilling company based in Calgary.
Alterna Technologies Group Inc. has a new chief executive officer. Paul Tatro brings more than 20 years of experience and leadership in the enterprise software industry, most recently as president of international operations for divine Inc.
Alterna Technologies Group Inc. provides enterprise and banking solutions through a liquidity management software suite.
Colin Eicher and Audrey Luft have joined the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s board of governors.
Eicher is president and CEO of June Warren Publishing Ltd. and Luft is president of Manpower Services, Alberta franchise.
NAIT is the third-largest post-]secondary institute in Alberta and one of the largest institutes of technology in Canada.
Venture Communications Ltd. has filled the new executive position of director, eastern region.
Bill Meldrum, most recently director of corporate communications for Bell Canada, will manage Calgary-based Venture’s expansion in Central Canada and the eastern U.S. through the Ottawa office.
Founded in 1984, Venture Communications is a private national communications firm with branch offices in Edmonton, Ottawa and London, Ont.
Storage Alliance Inc. has recently added Robert (Bob) Irwin to its business team.
Stepping into the role of executive vice- president, Irwin will be responsible for leveraging Storage Alliance’s core business competencies in Calgary and Houston.
Storage Alliance Inc. (SGAL-NASDAQ OTCBB) is an IT solution provider for the oil and gas sector.
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