Dimitrios (Jim) Leonidas is resigning as AltaLink's executive vice-president and chief financial officer effective Dec. 1 to pursue a new opportunity.
While a search is under way for his successor, Richard McCabe, AltaLink's VP and controller, will be acting CFO.
AltaLink operates more than 11,600 km of electrical transmission lines and about 260 substations in Alberta. Its corporate office is in Calgary.
Total Energy Services Trust (TSX:TOT.UN) is promoting Mark Kearl to vice-president of finance and chief financial officer effective Jan. 1, 2007. Kearl will replace David Hawkins, who is stepping down at the end of 2006 to pursue an opportunity with a new enterprise.
Kearl is currently controller of Total's contract drilling services division.
Calgary-based Total Energy is an oil and gas service income trust.
BrazAlta Resources Corp. (TSXV:BRX) has appointed Peter Pelensky as the company's chief operating officer. Most recently Pelensky was VP of operations for Sequoia Oil and Gas Trust.
BrazAlta is a Calgary-based oil and gas corporation with operations in Brazil, Northern Ireland and Canada.
Genesis Land Development Corp. (TSX:GDC) has named Randy Kaminsky as the new VP of marketing and general manager of Reliant Homes Inc., the company's wholly owned home-building company.
Since 2005, industry veteran Kaminsky has been consulting to home-building companies.
Genesis is a Calgary-based company with an inventory of residential/commercial sites across Western Canada.
Quorum Information Technologies, Inc. (TSXV:QIS) has made the following appointments: Lee Poseidon has been promoted to COO. He was previously VP and GM of Quorum U.S.
Mark Allen has been promoted to VP of planning, marketing and strategic accounts. He was previously director of OEM solutions.
Brian Farough has been promoted to VP of sales. He was previously sales manager for North America.
Dan Ichelson has been promoted to VP product. Dan was previously director of XSellerator development.
In addition, Paul Elert joins Quorum as program manager strategic accounts.
Bill Thompson, VP of business development and an officer of the company, has resigned to return to the retail automotive business. Thompson will continue to serve Quorum as a strategic product and market adviser.
Quorum markets automotive dealership management software systems. Its corporate office is in Calgary.
The first woman ever to be named publisher of a major Canadian daily newspaper has announced her retirement.
CanWest MediaWorks says Linda Hughes is leaving her post at the Edmonton Journal after 15 years in the job. Her resignation takes effect Jan. 1, 2007.
The Journal is one of 10 major metropolitan dailies in the country owned by CanWest Media Publications Inc.
Liquor Stores Income Fund (TSX:LIQ.UN) has promoted Rick Crook to president and chief operating officer of Liquor Stores GP Inc. Crook previously held the position of executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Liquor Stores GP Inc.
Headquartered in Edmonton, Liquor Stores Income Fund is focused on the retail liquor industry in Alberta and British Columbia.
Eagle Rock Exploration Ltd. (TSXV:ERX) has appointed Steven Glover as VP of finance and chief financial officer. Glover recently served as VP of finance for Valiant Energy Inc.
He replaces John Tomanek, who resigned to pursue a business opportunity in B.C. Tomanek will continue to serve on the board of directors.
Eagle Rock is a junior oil and gas company focused on Western Canada. Its corporate office is in Calgary.
Rhonda Stewart has joined the management team of Arrow Energy Ltd. (TSXV:AOF) as its CFO and VP of finance. Stewart was former comptroller of Arrow.
Calgary-based Arrow is a junior oil and gas company with production and exploration operations in northern and central Alberta.
Global Energy Services (TSXV:GLK) has named David Arbuthnot as its COO. Arbuthnot, a CA, brings 16 years of experience in supply-chain operations.
Calgary-based Global provides integrated communications and data/system management services for the oil and gas industry.
Wayne Geddes, VP of land and business development for Point North Energy Ltd. (TSX:PNY), has left the company. Point North says his departure comes in the wake of the company being granted protection under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and a resulting shift in company focus.
Calgary-based Point North, the successor company to Purcell Energy Ltd., is a northern-focused junior natural gas company.
Leader Energy Services Ltd. (TSXV:LEE) has made a number of managerial appointments.
Donald Baird becomes CFO effective Dec. 1. Most recently, Baird provided advisory services to companies in the oil and gas, transportation, and health-care sectors.
Baird replaces Jim Ashbaugh, whose role will change to that of chief administration officer.
Guy Comeau has been appointed to the position of COO. Comeau co-founded Leader in 2001 and held the position of VP of business development, Barry Brumwell has joined Leader in the position of VP of sales and marketing. Brumwell comes from NBC Technologies Inc., which he recently sold.
Terry Brownlee has joined Leader in the position of VP of operations for coiled tubing and nitrogen services. Brownlee brings more than 15 years of experience with oilfield service companies.
Leader provides well-stimulation and cementing services in Western Canada and the northeastern U.S. Its head office is in Calgary.
Questor Technology Inc. (TSXV:QST) says CFO David Wallace has resigned to pursue other interests.
He will assist the company until a replacement is found.
Questor develops environmental technologies for use by the oil and natural gas industry. Its corporate office is in Calgary.
Enseco Energy Services Corp.
has appointed Kent Devlin as VP of operations. Devlin has more than 20 years of experience in the oil service industry, most recently with Precision Drilling.
Calgary-based Enseco is a specialized oil and gas service provider to energy exploration and production companies as well as royalty trusts in Western Canada.
PetroWorth Resources Inc. (TSXV:PTW) has appointed Neal Mednick as interim president. Mednick has been a director of PetroWorth since 2004. PetroWorth is a junior oil and gas exploration company with extensive properties in Eastern Canada. Its head office is in Calgary.
- with files from The Canadian Press (E-mail notices and photos at least two weeks before publication date to news@businessedge.ca)
