Red Back Mining Inc. (TSX:RBI) has appointed Kevin Ross as COO. Ross is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience. Based in Vancouver, Red Back is an unhedged, African-focused gold producer.
Brian Groves has agreed to join Skygold Ventures Ltd. (TSXV:SKV) as president and CEO and a director. Groves has worked in the Australian and Canadian mining and exploration industries for more than 29 years. Skygold is a Vancouver-based resource company with six projects in British Columbia.
Western Uranium Corp. (TSXV:WUC) has appointed Douglas Bowden as senior VP. Prior to joining WUC, Bowden was VP of exploration for Gold Summit Corp.
Western Uranium is a mineral exploration company with a focus on uranium. Its head office is in Vancouver, while its executive management team is based in Reno, Nev.
Amera Resources Corp. (TSXV:AMS) has hired Peter Ellsworth as VP of exploration. He replaces David Terry, who has been appointed a director of the company.
Ellsworth has been providing consulting services to the mineral exploration industry as president of Ellsworth Geological, PC since 1992. Based in Vancouver, Amera is a metals exploration company focused on the Americas.
Baja Mining Corp. (TSX:BAJ) has promoted Rowland Wallenius to CFO. Wallenius joined the company in November 2006 as controller. He replaces interim CFO Robert Mouat, who has stepped down to focus on his role as a Baja director.
In other company news, William Murray has resigned as VP of corporate development but remains a director.
Baja is developing its El Boleo project in Mexico. Its corporate office is in Vancouver.
Neil Halldorson, president and CEO of Skana Capital Corp. (TSXV:SKN), has resigned to focus on his consulting practice. As such, his services will continue to be available to Skana. Brian Tingle, a member of Skana’s board and its audit committee, will fill the two positions on an interim basis. Skana is an investment company carrying on business as a merchant bank. It is based in Vancouver.
Eastern Platinum Ltd. (TSX:ELR) has made some executive appointments in Canada and South Africa.
Horng Dih Lee has been appointed as VP of finance and CFO. Lee was previously CFO of Northern Orion Resources Inc.
Brian Montpellier has been appointed as VP of project development. The company says Montpellier has worked on more than 30 major international mining projects.
Eastern Platinum is a platinum group metal producer with head office in Vancouver.
Stephen Coffey has been named president of Quest Capital Corp. (TSX:QC, AMEX:QCC), which started operating as a mortgage investment corporation on Jan. 1. Coffey will also become CEO once Quest’s 2007 annual financial statements are certified and filed.
Most recently, Coffey served as the senior VP and CFO of Equitable Group Inc. and its subsidiary The Equitable Trust Company.
Murray Sinclair and Brian Bayley, the company’s previous president and CEO, respectively, are now its co-chairmen.
Quest provides mortgages in the real estate sector. Its head office is in Vancouver.
Joining Meridex Software Corp. (TSXV:MSC) as VP of research and development is Lars-Olof Burchar. Prior to Meridex, Burchard worked as the director of engineering at Eyeball Networks Inc.
Based in Vancouver, Meridex provides IP security and facilities management software services.
Wurldtech Security Technologies has named Mary-Jane Tessarolo as VP of finance. Previously, Tessarolo was the acting VP of finance for Pronghorn Controls. Wurldtech, headquartered in Vancouver, provides cyber-security services to major industrial organizations and government agencies worldwide.
Helio Resource Corp. (TSXV:HRC) has hired Andrew MacRitchie as its new CFO. MacRitchie moved into the mineral exploration industry in 2003 as the corporate controller for a group of junior exploration companies.
Vancouver-based Helio is a miner actively exploring 27 prospective properties in southern Africa.
Rimfire Minerals Corp. (TSXV:RFM) has a new president and CEO. Geologist Jason Weber has been with the company since 1999. He was previously manager of corporate communications.
He replaces David Caulfield, who becomes chairman of the board. Former chairman and company co-founder Henry Awmack becomes lead director.
Rimfire is a mineral exploration company with a portfolio of prospective gold and silver properties in western North America. Its headquarters are in Vancouver.
Run of River Power Inc. (TSXV:ROR) has appointed Brian Hanson as COO. Hanson comes from Maxim Power Corp. where he was most recently VP of operations. Meanwhile, outgoing CFO Michael Sweatman has been appointed VP of business development for the Delta company.
Run of River Power is currently developing hydroelectric projects in two clusters located near Vancouver.
Intrawest ULC, a developer and manager of experiential destination resorts, has promoted Kirby Brown to the position of president and COO for Panorama Mountain Village in B.C. Brown began his career with Intrawest in 1993 and was most recently director of resort and lodging experience at Whistler Blackcomb. Intrawest is headquartered in Vancouver.
Lyn Davies has been confirmed as the CFO for Kimber Resources Inc. (TSX:KBR, AMEX:KBX). She had been acting CFO since November. Based in Vancouver, Kimber is a mineral explorer in Mexico.
Norsat International Inc. (TSX:NII) has appointed Eugene Syho as chief financial officer effective Jan. 21. Prior to joining the Richmond company, Syho was the director of finance and CFO of Stylus Limited Partnership. Norsat designs, engineers and markets satellite services for high-speed data transmission.
Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NEX:IZP.H) says Kevin Mullane, president and chief executive officer, and David Burgoyne, VP of business development, have left to pursue new opportunities. The company says their departure further reduces its burn rate, and leaves two remaining employees.
Inflazyme’s technologies target asthma and inflammatory diseases. Its head office is in Richmond.
Cangold Ltd. (TSXV:CLD) has appointed Raakel Iskanius to the position of CFO. Iskanius also serves as CFO of Great Panther Resources Ltd. Cangold is a junior mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver.
Tony Picarello has joined Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) as VP of sales and marketing of its global heavy-duty business unit. Picarello was most recently the executive director of marketing for Volvo Trucks North America.
Westport supplies proprietary technology for engines to operate on clean-burning fuels. Its head office is in Vancouver.
First Venture Technologies Corp. (TSXV:FEB) has appointed Geoff Lee as president. Lee is a co-founder of First Venture.
Former president Howard Louie will continue in the positions of chairman and CEO
First Venture is a biotech company that develops and commercializes yeast products and other novel biological products for the food and the health-care industries. Its head office is in Vancouver.
Northern Continental Resources Inc. (TSXV:NCR) has hired Warren Stanyer as VP of corporate development. Until June 2007, Stanyer served as corporate secretary and VP of corporate development of UEX Corp.
Based in Vancouver, Northern Continental recently raised funding for a drilling program in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin.
IGC Resources Inc. (TSXV:IGC) has added the role of president to David Holden’s current roles of director and CEO. He takes over that position from Clive Hartz, who remains chairman of the board.
IGC’s principal focus is the exploration and development of the Blackburn and Fraser Range projects in Western Australia. Its head office is in Summerland, B.C.
Richmond-based Helijet International Inc. (TSX:HJI) has promoted Rick Hill to VP of operations and commercial programs. Hill has maintained a senior position with Helijet for 18 years.
Helijet is a Richmond-based company that provides scheduled helicopter service as well as to B.C.’s air medical services.
Tom Buchholz has been promoted to COO of Trigon Exploration Utah Inc. and head of U.S. operations for Trigon Uranium Corp. (TSXV:TEL). Buchholz was previously Trigon’s senior mining engineer. He replaces Magnus Haglund, who has resigned the position as well as from the board.
Trigon Exploration is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trigon Uranium, which is winding down its Kelowna office except for finance and accounting, and moving operations to its Golden, Colo. office.
Trigon is a uranium exploration and development company focused on known deposits in the American southwest.
Alex Cruz has resigned as VP of exploration for Oromonte Resources Inc. (TSXV:ORR) for personal reasons. He remains available to provide assistance to the company from time to time. Oromonte’s management will assess the company’s executive needs and expects to make a further announcement in the New Year.
Based in Nelson, Oromonte is a mineral exploration company focused on mining properties in Ecuador.
The British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (bcIMC) has established the bcIMC Hospitality Group, headed by Ed Pitoniak, president and CEO, and Kevin Grayston, executive VP and CFO. Hank Stackhouse will expand his role to that of president and COO of Delta Hotels & Resorts while Robert Pratt, currently executive VP of CHIP Hotel Operations, has been appointed president of the CHIP Property Ownership Group.
Both Delta and CHIP will remain independent operating entities under the bcIMC Hospitality Group parent company.
bcIMC is an investment management corporation based in Victoria. Its clients include pension plans, provincial government operating and sinking funds, public trusts and insurance funds.
