Visiphor Corp. (TSXV: VIS) has moved to consolidate sales and marketing.
Mike Hilton, currently senior vice-president of product management, also will assume the role of senior VP responsible for sales and marketing, and combine the two groups.
Hilton replaces Dan Vermeire, who has left his position as VP of sales and marketing for personal reasons. Vermeire will continue as a consultant to the company.
Burnaby-based Visiphor sells software products and services that integrate business processes and databases.
CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. has appointed Ed Galenzoski to the newly created position of vice-president of the Vancouver Island Community Publishing Group.
Galenzoski was previously advertising director of the Regina Leader Post.
CanWest MediaWorks publishes 10 metropolitan daily newspapers and 23 smaller community publications. It is indirectly owned by CanWest Global Communications Corp. (TSX:CGS.SV, NYSE:CWG) and the CanWest Media-Works Income Fund (TSX:CWM.UN).
La Quinta Resources Corp. (TSXV:LAQ) has appointed Malcolm Swallow to the positions of chairman of the board and CEO of the company. The company says Swallow, who has been a director of La Quinta since its inception, takes over from Glen Watson "in the light of the need for increased technical direction of the company."
Swallow has more than 30 years of operating and management experience in the mining industry.
La Quinta is a Vancouver-based gold explorer with properties in southeastern B.C. and Mexico, and prospects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Oremex Resources Inc. (TSXV:ORM) has named Chuck Jenkins, CGA, as chief financial officer. He replaces Don Smith, who is leaving to pursue other professional opportunities but will remain available on a consulting basis.
Jenkins has held financial roles with publicly traded companies and brokerage firms.
Vancouver-based Oremex's two most advanced mining projects are located in Mexico.
David Scott has been confirmed as permanent CEO of Pacific Safety Products Inc. (TSXV:PSP).
Scott has been interim CEO of PSP since September 2005 and has overseen the company's restructuring.
Kelowna-based PSP produces and sells high-performance body armour as well as tactical clothing and emergency medical kits.
New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSXV:NUX) has hired Philippe Rheault as vice-president, China general counsel, stationed in Beijing. Rheault has spent the last five years as a diplomat in China.
New Pacific has also hired CGA Grace Soo as CFO. Soo has 18 years of experience in the financial management of publicly traded companies. She replaces Irene Wong, who has resigned to concentrate on her proprietary accounting business.
Vancouver-based New Pacific is focused on the acquisition and development of silver projects in China.
David Worrall has joined Transeuro Energy Corp. (TSXV:TSU) as COO.
Worrall has more than 15 years of petroleum engineering experience, most recently as director of integrated project management for High Arctic Energy Services LLC.
Transeuro explores for and develops crude oil and natural gas. Its corporate office is in Vancouver.
Luna Gold Corp. (TSXV:LGC) has hired Jim Bahan as COO.
Bahan has more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry, working most recently as an independent mining consultant.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Luna is focused on gold projects in Nevada and Brazil.
Art In Motion Income Fund (TSX:AIM.UN) has appointed Larry Sullivan as president and CEO of Art In Motion Limited Partnership, the operating business indirectly held by the fund.
Sullivan, a CA, had been hired in January as company COO. That position is being left vacant at this time.
Art In Motion co-founder Garry Peters, who had taken on the job of CEO in May of 2005, returns to his role as adviser to the board and management team.
Art In Motion designs, manufactures and markets fine-art reproductions based on proprietary artwork. The fund's head office is in Vancouver.
Victoria Luis has stepped down as CFO of Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp. (TSX:TNX, AMEX:TRE) to work on strategic planning and other corporate issues. She will continue to serve on the board.
Regina Kuo-Lee, CA, takes over the position of CFO and will be based in Toronto.
Helen Hansen, who has managed the company's Vancouver office for more than a decade, has been appointed corporate secretary.
Tanzanian Royalty is a gold company focused on Tanzania. Its Canadian office is in Vancouver.
Capital Alliance Group Inc. (TSXV:CPT) says its subsidiary, CIBT School of Business and Technology Corp., has appointed Dennis Huang as VP of finance and corporate compliance, to take effect Oct. 1.
Huang most recently served as president of Stoxtrade Investments Inc.
Based in Vancouver, Capital Alliance is a diversified investment, operations and management firm.
Heli-One, an operating subsidiary of CHC Helicopter Corp., has named aviation industry veteran Michael Coughlin its VP of business units.
Heli-One is a helicopter support company.
CHC is one of the world's largest provider of helicopter services to the global offshore oil and gas industry. Its head office is in Richmond.
Jinshan Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:JIN) has a new VP of exploration.
Keith Patterson, P.Geo., brings more than 12 years of mineral exploration experience and will oversee the company's China exploration projects.
Vancouver-based Jinshan is a Canadian mining company focused on the exploration and development of gold projects in Asia.
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