A veteran Texas Instruments executive has joined Ottawa-based Mosaid Technologies Inc. (TSX:MSD) as senior vice-president of patent licensing, general counsel and corporate secretary.
John Lindgren was vice-president and assistant general counsel at TI. He replaces Ted Galanthay, a Mosaid board member who acted while the company conducted an executive search. Mosaid supplies semiconductor testing systems.
St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (TSX:SAS) has promoted Claude Schimper to VP of Timmins operations. He was previously mine manager of the company's Stock gold complex near Timmins.
St. Andrew is a gold mining and exploration company with its head office in Oakville.
Grandview Gold Inc. (TSX:GVX) has appointed Paul Sarjeant president and chief executive officer.
Sarjeant joins Grandview from CIBC Wood Gundy.
Grandview Gold Inc. is a gold exploration company focused on North America.
CMC Microsystems has named Jim Roche as acting president and CEO. Brian Barge is concluding his tenure as president and CEO further to his announcement in July to step down.
Roche was president and CEO of Tundra Semiconductor Corp. until September of this year. Based in Kingston, CMC is a non-profit agency that provides microsystems researchers with design resources, support services and access to manufacturing technologies.
CIT Canada has made three executive appointments.
Mark Hart becomes chief sales officer and senior VP for CIT Commercial Finance Canada, Peter Kinkartz becomes managing director and head of CIT Capital Markets Canada and Bruce Smith is the new senior vice-president of CIT Vendor Finance Canada.
Hart was previously a group vice-president with SunTrust Bank in Atlanta. Kinkartz comes with 15 years of experience in the financial services sector. Prior to CIT, Smith served as general manager of Dell Financial Services Canada. CIT Canada is a division of CIT Group Inc., a commercial and consumer finance company.
DMTI Spatial has named George Staikos as senior VP and general manager for Canada. He joined DMTI early in 2006 as senior VP for sales and marketing. DMTI provides location and geographic information services and digital mapping. Its head office is in Markham.
Wallbridge Mining Co. Ltd. (TSX:WM) has appointed Mara Strazdins as VP of investor relations. Prior to joining Wallbridge, Strazdins worked as a geologist with Dome Mines and subsequently Placer Dome for 18 years.
Wallbridge explores for and develops nickel, copper and platinum group element deposits. Its head office is in Lively.
Sciemetric Instruments of Ottawa has hired Allan Zander as VP of sales and marketing. Sciemetric provides defect detection, analysis and traceability services for manufacturers.
Online gaming company Fun Technologies Inc. (TSX:FUN) has named Peter Blacklow to the new post of president of the Fun Games division. He was formerly chief marketing officer and vice-president of WorldWinner. Blacklow is based at Fun Games' headquarters in Boston. Fun Technologies Inc. has offices in Toronto, the U.S. and the U.K.
Orbus Pharma Inc. (TSX:ORB) says that its CFO and VP of finance, Denis Arsenault, is leaving Orbus at the end of November to pursue other business interests. Orbus manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products. Its head office is in Markham.
VP and CFO Jim Garner will be leaving MDS Inc. next April after completing the current fiscal year. MDS Inc. (TSX:MDS, NYSE:MDZ) is a global life-sciences company that provides pharmaceutical contract research. Its head office is in Toronto.
Virtek Vision International Inc. (TSX:VRK) says its vice-president of sales and business development, Kevin Quinlan, has decided to pursue a career opportunity in a non-related field. Virtek provides laser-based templating, inspection, marking and engraving products to customers in a variety of industries. Its head office is in Waterloo.
LionOre Mining International Ltd. (TSX:LIM) has promoted Peter Breese to COO. He has been managing director of LionOre Africa since 2005. LionOre has offices in Toronto, London, Australia and Africa.
Wolfden Resources Inc. (TSX:WLF) has named Naomi Nemeth to the newly created position of VP of investor relations. Nemeth brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications and investor relations. Wolfden's head office is in Thunder Bay.
Teal Exploration & Mining Inc. (TSX:TL) says CFO Jarrad Niehaus is leaving. Other senior managers will carry out CFO functions until a successor is hired. Teal is a mineral development and exploration company currently focused on Africa. Its head office is in Toronto.
David Woodhouse is resigning as president and CEO of Asian Mineral Resources Ltd. and as general director of its 90-per-cent owned Ban Phuc Nickel Mines Ltd. joint venture.
The company said he will complete his employment contract and assist in the transition to successor Robert Thomson. Asian Mineral is exploring and developing the Vietnamese-located Ban Phuc nickel sulphide project. Its head office is in Toronto.
Theralase Technologies Inc. (TSXV:TLT) has named David Groves president of its world trade division. Groves has more than 30 years of experience selling products and services to the health-care and financial markets.
Theralase has also appointed Anselm Viswasam as production manager and R&D manager. He has more than a decade of experience in managing production lines and launching high-tech products.
Theralase designs and manufactures therapeutic medical laser systems. Its head office is in Markham.
Lou Arcari has been named to the new position of VP of OEM sales at BSM Technologies Inc. (TSXV:GPS).
Most recently he was a sales and business development executive for AirIQ.
BSM markets vehicle security and tracking systems for fleet management, law enforcement and consumer vehicle protection. Its head office is in Woodbridge.
Zoran Konevic has been appointed CEO of Central Canada Foods Corp. (TSXV:CDF.A). He has more than 20 years of experience in international trade, marketing, mergers and acquisitions.
Central Canada Foods is a meat-processing company with head office in Mississauga.
Excellon Resources Inc. (TSXV:EXN, EXN.DB.U) has appointed Ross MacFarlane as president and COO.
MacFarlane, a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience, has provided consulting services to Excellon since 2002. Excellon is an emerging silver producer with head office in Toronto.
Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. (TSXV:PTU) has appointed Roger Watson as the company's chief geophysicist. Watson was a founding partner of the firm Paterson, Grant and Watson Ltd. Purepoint is focused on prospects in the Athabasca Basin. Its head office is in Toronto.
Fifty-Plus.Net Inter-national Inc. (TSXV:FPN) says David Moore, a staff member since August, has been appointed interim CFO of the company and its wholly owned subsidiary Fifty-Plus.net Inc.
Fifty-Plus.net International owns a number of websites catering to the 50-plus demographic. Its head office is in Toronto.
Eloqua Corp. has named David Harris Kolada as CFO and senior VP of corporate development.
He was most recently senior director of strategic investment at Cognos Corp.
Eloqua provides an integrated demand generation platform for B2B marketing programs. Its head office is in Toronto.
Lawrence Jennings has been named president and CEO of Spotwave Wireless. Jennings comes to Spotwave from his role as COO at Intrado. Spotwave Wireless products ensure that cellphones and wireless devices work reliably indoors. Its head office is in Ottawa.
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