Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (TSX:OYM) has made some senior management changes. David Seton is chairman and CEO, Charles Barclay COO, Peter Tiedemann VP of corporate affairs, Pamela Campagnoni CFO, Louis Montpellier of Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP corporate secretary and Jim Hamilton VP of investor relations. Olympus Pacific plans to become a gold explorer and producer in Southeast Asia. It has offices in DaNang and Toronto.
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Prime City One Capital Corp. (TSXV:PMO) has appointed Colleen Hobson as its CFO and Robert Carbonaro as VP of corporate finance. Hobson is an experienced auditor, review and compilation specialist. Carbonaro is the president and COO of Credifinance Securities Ltd. Prime City One holds equity interests in a number of enterprises. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Valdez Gold Inc. (TSXV:VAZ) has appointed Michael Skead as CEO. Skead has been president since October. Valdez has its head office in Toronto.
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MedX Health Corp. (TSXV:MDX) has appointed Steven Guillen as president. He replaces company founder Phil Passy, who died recently. Guillen was most recently CEO of OXIS International Inc. MedX develops and manufactures medical photo-therapy devices. Its head office is in Mississauga.
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ZipLocal Inc. (TSXV:ZIP) has named Stephen McDonald as its new CFO. Before joining ZipLocal he was with Bioscrypt Inc. (TSX:BYT), latterly as CFO and corporate secretary. ZipLocal provides phone-search services at the neighbourhood and citywide levels. It has offices in Toronto and Montreal.
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Duran Ventures Inc. (TSXV:DRV) says it has let go president Glenn O’Gorman. George Brown, CEO of Duran Ventures, has assumed the role of acting president. Duran is a mineral exploration company out of Toronto with interests in North and South America.
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CDW Canada has promoted marketing and procurement director Mary Ann Yule to general manager. Yule has been with CDW since 2004. Pete Edwards, former GM for CDW Canada, becomes director of the Pacific region medium/large business. CDW Canada provides technology solutions for organizations in the public and private sectors. Its headquarters are in Etobicoke and it is a wholly owned subsidiary of CDW Corp.
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Ticoon Technology Inc. has appointed Doce Tomic to the position of president. Tomic was formerly with Wellington West Capital, where he was both COO and president of the asset management division. Ticoon provides front office software in the financial services sector. It is privately held and has its head office in Toronto.
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The Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT) says that Sheryl McKean has left her position as president and CEO of MBOT to resume her marketing and communications activities. The board of trade said she had successfully led it through a major restructuring and revitalization.
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Biotech veteran Lynn Buchanan has been named VP of life sciences at the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). Buchanan’s experience includes senior roles in R&D, business and corporate development, most recently with MDS Nordion in Ottawa. The OCRI is a member-based economic development corporation for fostering the advancement of the region’s knowledge-based institutions and industries.
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Barrick Gold Corp. chairman Peter Munk will be the company’s interim chief executive officer as president Greg Wilkins has taken a medical eave of absence. The gold producer (TSX, NYSE:ABX) has 27 operating mines around the world. Its head office is in Toronto.
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CTVglobemedia says it has appointed Chris Gordon as president of the company’s CHUM Radio group. Gordon was most recently vice-president and general manager of the company’s Ottawa-based CFRA operations. He replaces Duff Roman, who had been acting head of CHUM Radio since it was acquired by CTVglobemedia last year. Roman will remain with the company. CTVglobemedia owns the CTV television network, the Globe and Mail newspaper and CHUM Radio.
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Aura Silver Resources Inc. (TSXV:AUU) of Manotick has appointed Robert Boaz as president and chief executive of the junior company, which has interests in Mexico and Nunavut. Boaz, who has been a director of Aura since September 2006, takes the CEO role from Jeffrey Klenda, who continues as chairman.
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Ipico Inc. (TSXV:RFD) says that Laurentius Human is joining as executive VP, and COO Luther Erasmus has been appointed president of innovations, in line with its plans to enhance its senior management team. Human has been on the board since the company started two years ago. He was most recently executive director of Worldwide Capital Private Equity, one of Ipico’s original investors. Ipico is an RFID solution supplier with global operations. Its head office in Burlington.
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AGF Funds Inc. has named Robert Lyon as senior VP and portfolio manager of three resource funds. Lyon was most recently VP and director of proprietary trading with a bank-owned investment dealer. AGF is an investment management company with offices across Canada. It trades on the TSX as AGF.B and has its head office in Toronto.
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Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:EXE.UN) of Markham said last week that president and CEO Philip Small has resigned and will be replaced by a man who was previously president of a U.S. nursing home company acquired last year by the REIT. Timothy Lukenda was president of Tendercare (Michigan) Inc. for 11 years. Extendicare operates 269 nursing and assisted living facilities in North America.
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Pure Nickel Inc. (TSX:NIC) has named David McPherson as CEO and president. He had been interim CEO since the death of founder and former CEO Jay Jaski. McPherson has been a director since the company went public in March 2007. Pure Nickel is a mineral exploration company active in Canada and Alaska. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Mineral industry veteran Steve Harapiak has been appointed president and COO of Victory Nickel Inc. (TSX:NI). Harapiak, an engineer, is currently a consultant to the International Finance Corp. (World Bank Group). Victory is focused on becoming a substantial nickel producer. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Allen-Vanguard Corp. of Ottawa has hired John Lawlor as VP of corporate relations. Lawlor was formerly VP of corporate relations at Cognos. Allen-Vanguard offers protection and counter-measure solutions against hazardous devices including chemical, biological, radiological or explosive. Its head office is in Ottawa.
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Peter Breese will become president and CEO of GBS Gold International Inc. (TSX:GBS) on Aug. 1, the company said in a release. Gil Playford will continue as chairman. Breese is CEO of Norilsk Nickel’s international nickel business. GBS is an emerging gold producer focused on Australia. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Jovian Capital Corp. (TSX:JOV) and its wholly owned subsidiary, JovFunds Management Inc., say Adam Felesky has been named CEO of JovFunds,and Howard Atkinson managing partner of JovFunds and president of JovFunds Inc., the sales and distribution subsidiary of JovFunds. Kevin Beatson, managing director at JovFunds since February 2007, is now appointed COO. Felesky and Atkinson join JovFunds from BetaPro Management Inc., where they will continue as CEO and president, respectively. JovFunds manages in excess of $1.4 billion in client assets. Jovian Capital Corp. is a management and holding company with interests in a variety of financial service firms. Its head office is in Toronto.
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San Anton Resource Corp. (TSX:SNN) named John Cook as president and CEO after Gregory Bowes resigned from the top job and as a director. Cook comes with more than 45 years of experience in the mining sector. San Anton holds a 55 per cent stake in the San Anton property in Mexico. Its head office is in Ottawa.
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Candax Energy Inc. (TSX:CAX) has named Hywel John as CFO. He was most recently company secretary and legal and commercial director for Burren Energy PLC. Christopher Hopkins, Candax’s former CFO, is leaving the company to pursue other business interests. Candax is an international energy company focused on Tunisia. Its head office in Toronto.
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Phonetime Inc. (TSX: PHD) has named James Baumhart to the new role of senior VP and GM of its worldwide wholesale business, Phonetime Network Inc. Baumhart was most recently CEO and partner of UFL Corp. Phonetime supplies wholesale long-distance call delivery to domestic and international carriers. Is head office is in Mississauga.
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Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:BMR) has appointed Jukka Karjalainen to the positions of chief operating and medical officer and Robert Tuttle to the position of senior VP of manufacturing. Karjalainen was most recently VP of drug development at Cytochroma. Tuttle comes with more than 27 years of drug industry experience. Bradmer is a biopharm focused on the development and commercialization of cancer therapies. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Fortune Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FT) has appointed James Currie as vice-president of operations. Currie is a mining engineer with more than 28 years’ experience and was most recently VP of operations with Miramar Mining Corp. Fortune Minerals is a diversified natural resource company with a portfolio of projects in Canada. Its head office is in London.
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Detour Gold Corp. has appointed Patrick Donovan as VP of corporate development. Donovan is a geologist most recently employed by Hunter Dickinson Inc. Detour is a gold exploration and development company whose flagship project is at Detour Lake in Ontario. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Yukon Gold Corp. Inc. (TSX:YK) has hired Gary Cohoon as VP of exploration. Cohoon is a geologist with 30 years’ international exploration experience. Yukon Gold’s head office is in Toronto.
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Sulliden Exploration Inc. (TSX:SUE) has named Stephane Amireault as VP of exploration. He comes with more than 15 years’ experience in mining exploration. Sulliden is a mineral exploration company focused on a gold/silver project in Peru. Its rights to the property are in dispute and subject of extensive litigation in Peru. Sulliden’s head office is in Toronto.
– with files from The Canadian Press.
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