Tourism Toronto has made two appointments to its international team. Alice Au has been promoted to director of sales, international meetings and events, while Grace Ping Huang joins as manager of China market development.
Au has spent the last two years as account director for Canadian associations at Tourism Toronto.
Huang brings two decades of tourism marketing experience, most recently as deputy director of the China National Tourist Office in Toronto. Tourism Toronto is an industry association of more than 1,000 members established to market the Greater Toronto Region as a destination.
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV:CMI) has appointed Jim Fowles as chief financial officer. Fowles, an accountant, has experience with a number of high-technology companies.
C-Com develops and deploys commercial-grade mobile satellite-based technology. Its head office is in Ottawa.
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. (TSX:FSH, NYSE:FS) has named Kathleen Taylor as president and COO effective Jan. 1.
Wolf Hengst, who is currently president of worldwide hotel operations, will retire at yearend. Jim FitzGibbon will take over from Hengst, reporting to Taylor.
Taylor joined Four Seasons in 1989. She is president of worldwide business operations.
FitzGibbon joined Four Seasons in 1976. He is executive VP of operations.
Four Seasons has 70 hotels in 31 countries. Its corporate office is in Toronto.
Opalis Software Inc.
has made two executive appointments in sales and strategic alliances.
Thomas Siegel has joined the company's executive team as VP of worldwide sales. He was most recently VP of global sales for Espial Inc.
Opalis also named Harry France as director of strategic relationships. France joins from Mercury Interactive where he managed the Canadian region.
Privately held Opalis provides enterprise software used to integrate and automate routine IT operational processes.
Saatchi & Saatchi Canada says that COO Johann Xavier will be leaving Canada to become CFO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in London, England.
Saatchi & Saatchi Canada is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth-largest communications group with 134 offices in 80 countries.
Randy Koroll has been named CFO of Lakota Resources Inc. (TSXV:LAK) to which he brings 18 years of accounting experience. He was most recently CFO of a private company.
Lakota is a gold explorer active in Tanzania and has its offices in Toronto.
Yukon Gold Corp. Inc. (TSX:YK) says Ken Hill has resigned as president and CEO, to be replaced by Howard Barth, an accountant. Hill remains with Yukon Gold as VP of mining operations, and will focus on exploration programs at its two properties.
Yukon Gold, headquartered in Toronto, is an exploration and development company with properties in the Yukon.
True North Corp. has appointed Richard Camilleri as CEO. He was previously president of CanWest Mediaworks.
True North (TSXV:TN) is a vertically integrated marketing services organization. Its head office is in Mississauga.
Garrison International Ltd. (TSXV:GAU) has named Blair Krueger as president following the resignation of Peter Fritz.
Garrison is a junior exploration company focused on gold properties in China. Its head office is in Toronto.
Aurogin Resources Ltd. (TSXV:AUQ) has appointed Michael Farrant as VP and CFO.
Farrant has 10 years of experience in the mining industry, most recently as VP and treasurer of Kinross Gold Corp.
Aurogin is an emerging gold producer focused on deposits in the Americas. Its head office is in Toronto.
The Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) has named Keith Boocock as its CEO effective Oct. 2.
Boocock has been a vice-president of CPAB since its inception in 2003. The board is an independent body established to oversee auditors of reporting issuers.
Movie Distribution Income Fund, Motion Picture Distribution LP and Motion Picture Distribution Inc. report that John Bailey has been named interim CEO of the partnership.
Bailey has 29 years of experience in the film industry.
Motion Picture Distribution LP distributes movies in Canada, the U.K. and Spain. Unitholders of Movie Distribution Income Fund (TSX:FLM.UN) hold a minority interest in Motion Picture Distribution LP.
Dynamite Resources Ltd. (TSXV:DNR) has elected Blair Krueger as president and CEO. Krueger brings more than 20 years of international mining, oil and gas, and financial experience.
Dynamite Resources is a junior resource company exploring gold prospects in the Yukon. It is headquartered in Toronto.
Chariot Resources Ltd. (TSX:CHD) has appointed John Kapusta as VP for exploration and geological services. He replaces Robert Baxter, who resigned as executive VP of exploration. Baxter will serve as an adviser during a transition period.
Kapusta has 28 years of experience in exploration and mining.
Chariot is a junior resource company looking for copper and precious metals in the Andes. Its offices are in Toronto and Lima, Peru.
Lingo Media Inc. (TSXV:LMD) has appointed Michael Williams as VP of its China operations.
Williams previously directed a large multinational team at an English education and training institute in China.
Lingo Media publishes English-language learning programs in China. Its head office is in Toronto.
Marsulex Inc. (TSX:MLX) has named William Martin as its CFO. Martin was most recently VP of finance for a publicly traded company.
Marsulex provides industrial services for air quality control, byproducts and waste, and markets sulphur-based industrial chemicals. Its head office is in Toronto.
MI Developments Inc. (TSX:MIM.A, NYSE: MIM) has named Robert Kunihiro as executive VP and CFO, effective Aug. 15.
He was previously executive VP and CFO of software company Xenos Group Inc.
MID is a real estate operating company focusing primarily on the industrial rental portfolio of Magna International Inc. and its subsidiaries. Its head office is in Aurora.
Schenker Canada has appointed Eric Allard as its new VP and product manager for international air. He joins Schenker from DHL Global Forwarding, where he was senior director of business development.
Schenker, based in Mississauga, is a logistics company operating from more than 25 sites across Canada. It is part of DB Logistics, a division of Deutsche Bahn AG.
Chief operating officer Paul Murphy is to succeed Dave Goulding when the latter retires as president and CEO of Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator later this year.
Murphy, an engineer, was named IESO's vice-president of corporate and market development in 1999 when the company was formed.
The IESO is responsible for managing Ontario's bulk electricity system and operating the wholesale electricity market.
Excel-Tech Ltd. (TSX:NRV), a medical technology company that sells neuro-diagnostic devices, has hired Peter Kastelic as CFO.
Kastelic, an accountant, succeeds Douglas Shields, who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
Excel-Tech has its head office in Oakville.
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