The University of Calgary's Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the Haskayne School of Business, has named Gregory Daneke as the first appointee to the Chair in Business Ethics.
Daneke comes to the U of C from his post as a professor of technology and resource management at Arizona State University.
The chair at the U of C links ethical issues with specific industry and community concerns, notably energy and the environment.
Rival Energy Ltd. (TSXV:RGY) has made two additions to its management team. John Wilson has joined as vice-president of exploration while Kenneth Pretty has joined the company as manager of land.
Wilson was most recently a senior geologist with Crew Energy Ltd. Pretty has held senior management positions in land and business development with several intermediate oil and gas producers in the last seven years.
Calgary-based Rival is a junior energy firm with operations in southwest Saskatchewan and east-central Alberta.
James Runyan has joined Genoil as senior VP of engineering and operations.
The company says Runyan has significant engineering, procurement and construction experience, as well as a track record of growing companies.
Genoil (TSXV:GNO, OTCBB:GNOLF) is an Alberta technology development company providing services to the oil and gas industry through the use of proprietary technologies.
The Evolvs Media team is expanding with three new hires. Senior developer Jeremy Hanna, recruited from Toronto, brings expertise in solving client business challenges with system designs.
Also joining Evolvs' development team is Mark Fleet, who brings 14 years of information technology experience, most recently with Q-Byte and PWC.
Jay MacGillivray will utilize 10 years of sales and marketing experience in the new role of business development manager.
Calgary-based Evolvs Media develops revenue-generating and corporate websites.
StarDot Associates Inc. (previously StarDot PRG Inc.) has announced the appointment of Don Berard as president and CEO.
StarDot says Berard brings with him extensive executive and management experience with a number of established and startup organizations covering a wide variety of industry sectors.
Calgary-based StarDot provides a variety of personnel resource services, including contractors, permanent and flow-through engagements.
Big Rock Brewery Ltd. has appointed Ken Barbet, former head of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp., as the regional brewer's new president.
Barbet will take over from Bob King, who is retiring after six years as president of the Calgary-based company. King will remain with Big Rock (TSX:BR.UN) in an advisory and consulting capacity, the brewer said.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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