Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. (TSX: SC) says that George Halatsis, its executive VP and CFO, has left the company. Bradley Lukow has been named executive VP and CFO. Lukow, a CA, joined the company in 1994. Shoppers Drug Mart is the licensor of more than 1,120 full-service retail drugstores across Canada. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Husky Injection Moulding Systems has named George Halatsis to the position of VP of finance and CFO. He replaces Daniel Gagnon, who is pursuing other opportunities. Halatsis was most recently executive VP and CFO at Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. Husky supplies injection-moulding equipment and services to the global plastics industry. Its head office is in Bolton.
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Andina Minerals Inc. (TSXV:ADM), a junior Toronto miner with operations in Chile, says veteran mining executive George Bee will become the company's new president and chief executive. Bee joins Andina from Aurelian Resources, a junior recently acquired by Kinross Gold where he was COO. Bee replaces Carl Hansen, who will remain on Andina's board until the end of February to help with the transition. Andina's head office is in Toronto.
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Belzberg Technologies Inc. (TSX: BLZ) has named Judith Robertson president and CEO. She succeeds Sidney Belzberg, who remains on the board of directors of the company he co-founded in 1993, which owns broker-dealer Electronic Brokerage System. Robertson was formerly CEO of Markets Inc. Belzberg provides technology-based brokerage services, trading equities and options through its wholly owned, self-clearing broker-dealer, Electronic Brokerage Systems. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Redline Communications (TSX: RDL) has hired David Andrews as CFO. Andrews most recently was CFO of Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc. He succeeds interim CFO Nancy Orr, who will remain a board member. Redline provides fixed and mobile standards-based wireless broadband solutions. Its head office is in Markham.
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Iamgold Corp. (TSX:IMG, NYSE: IAG) has appointed Brian Chandler as senior VP of African operations. Chandler, a professional engineer, has been a consultant to Iamgold over the past eight months. IMG is a mid-tier gold miner with mines on three continents. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Toronto-headquartered High River Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:HRG) says that Don Whalen, executive VP, and Mike Kelly, executive VP and COO, have left the company. CEO Nikolay Zelenskiy has taken over the COO duties until Kelly is replaced. High River said it is "in discussions relating to additional debt or equity financing arrangements to meet its financial obligations.”
High River is an unhedged gold company with producing mines, mines under development and exploration projects in Burkina Faso and Russia.
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Coalcorp Mining Inc. (TSX:CCJ) has named Joseph Belan as interim chief executive while the company rationalizes its business, and promoted Liliana Aleman from deputy chief financial officer to CFO. Belan is a member of the board of directors and was a managing director of Pala Investments AG, from which he is taking a leave of absence. Luis Urdaneta, CCJ's previous CEO, will serve as a special adviser for a transitional period. Coalcorp is a coal mining, exploration and development company. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Groupworks Financial Corp. (TSXV:GWC) of Markham has announced a deal valued at $6.25 million to take over People Corp., a Winnipeg-based provider of corporate personnel services. As part of the agreement, People Corp. CEO Laurie Goldberg will become CEO of Groupworks, whose current president and CEO, John Gallivan, will continue as president. Groupworks said the transaction will "strengthen Groupworks' position as the leading consolidator of the independent benefit and pension advisory firms in Canada."
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Mike Kilbourne has been appointed president of White Pine Resources Inc. (TSXV:WPR). Kilbourne brings more than 20 years of exploration and mining experience throughout North America. White Pine is a mineral exploration company with properties located on and around the "Ring of Fire" in Northern Ontario near James Bay. Its head office is in Toronto.
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Victoria Gold Corp. (TSXV:VIT) has appointed John McConnell to the position of executive VP. McConnell, a mining engineer, was most recently COO of Strategic Resource Acquisition Corp. Victoria Gold's corporate office is in Toronto.
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FTI Foodtech International Inc. (TSXV:FTI) has hired Greg Borsk, CA, of Pine Point Capital Advisors Inc., as its new CFO. Gary Hullah, the former CFO, remains as VP and a director.
FTI is a Toronto company that has acquired new food products and technologies for licensing or sale.
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Strategic Resource Acquisition Corp. (NEX:SRZ.H) says that John McConnell has resigned as COO. The Toronto-based company has a zinc mine and mill complex at Gordonsville, Tenn.
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Delta Media Inc. has appointed Bernard Gauthier as its CEO, succeeding Tim Kane, who remains chairman. Gauthier has been with the Ottawa-based public relations firm since 1994 and was most recently managing partner.
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The Neatfreak Group has appointed John Collins as a partner and chief marketing officer. Collins brings more than 25 years of experience in global strategic brand marketing and executive leadership. Neatfreak, previously known as Varimpo/dba Simply Storage USA, is a diversified consumer products company that specializes in home organization. It has offices in Mississauga, Long Valley, N.J., and China.
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CEO Stephen Dupuis has been appointed president and CEO of the Building Industry & Land Development Association (BILD). Dupuis joined the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association in 1988 and has served on the executive of the association's successor organization, BILD, from the outset. BILD has more than 1,500 member companies.
- with files from The Canadian Press (Email notices and photos at least two weeks before publication date to murdoch@businessedge.ca)
