WestJet Airlines (TSX:WJA) says Alexander (Sandy) Campbell, executive vice-president of finance and chief financial officer, is leaving the company as of June 15.
Campbell joined WestJet in May 1996, three months after the airline's first flights, as corporate controller before being appointed CFO in September 1997.
Campbell said it was time for him to make a change.
Calgary-based WestJet is a low-fare airline with a 33-city North American network.
Bryan Kelly has resigned as chief executive officer and a director of ElectroBusiness.com Inc. The company says it expects to appoint a new leadership team shortly.
Calgary-based ElectroBusiness offers secure document exchange services.
Point North Energy Ltd. (TSX:PNY) has appointed Wayne Geddes as vice-president of land and business development.
Geddes brings more than 24 years of land, business and project management skills.
Point North is a northern-focused junior oil and gas exploration and development company based in Calgary, and is the successor company to Purcell Energy Ltd. after a corporate reorganization completed last November.
Cygam Energy Inc. (TSXV:CYG) has made two executive changes: Dario Sodero has been appointed president and CEO of Cygam. He was previously Cygam's executive VP.
Giuseppe Rigo has been appointed VP of international exploration for Cygam. He was also appointed president of Rigo Oil Co. Ltd. and Vega Oil S.p.A., Cygam's wholly owned subsidiaries. Rigo previously served as the VP of Vega.
Calgary-based Cygam is an exploration company with producing properties in Canada and a focus on the Mediterranean basin.
Esprit Energy Trust (TSX:EEE.UN) says chief executive officer and president Stephen Savidant intends to retire at the annual meeting on May 11 after four years with Esprit. He will not stand for re-election to the board of directors.
Paul Myers, currently executive VP and chief operating officer, has been named to the post effective that date. Myers has been involved in the oil and gas industry for two decades.
Esprit is a Calgary-based natural gas-weighted income trust.
Calgary-based International Health Partners Inc. (TSXV:IHP) has appointed Ameet Sharma as chief financial officer.
Sharma is also employed with Altima Dental Canada Inc. as financial controller.
IHP is a medical and dental practice-management company with a chain of facilities in Alberta.
Chayan Chakrabarty recently joined Sequoia Oil & Gas Trust (TSX:SQE.UN) as VP of business development. Brian Smart, formerly Sequoia's VP of business development and exploitation, will retain the position of VP of exploitation.
Most recently, Chakrabarty was co-founder and engineering manager of a junior international E&P company.
Sequoia's corporate headquarters are in Calgary.
Lorraine Campbell has resigned as chief financial officer of Avery Resources Inc. (TSXV: ARY) to pursue other work commitments. She will contract her accounting and advisory services to Avery to ensure a smooth transition period.
Avery is an international junior oil and gas exploration company based in Calgary.
Chris Shelton has joined Call Genie Inc. (TSXV: GNE) as its new CFO.
Shelton is a senior financial professional with 16 years of experience in financial management and operations.
Call Genie is a Calgary-based developer of voice technology applications, specializing in interactive speech recognition solutions for the directory services industry.
Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX: WIN), which sells broadband wireless communications technology, said chief financial officer Keith Bittner has left the company. Succeeding him as acting CFO is Steve Bower, formerly CFO of SiGe Semiconductor of Ottawa.
The Calgary-based company is already seeking a replacement for CEO Bill Dunbar while it considers strategic alternatives including partnerships or asset sales.Wi-LAN is exiting its product division to concentrate on its broadband wireless intellectual property.
Synenco Energy Inc. (TSX:SYN) has made several executive appointments.
Industry veteran Patricia McCunn-Miller becomes executive VP for corporate responsibility on March 20. Her tasks will include the regulatory applications for the Northern Lights Project, stakeholder consultation and environmental management.
Kent Hicks has joined Synenco as VP of downstream operations. He brings 19 years of industry experience, most recently with Opti Canada. His tasks will include the development and operation of the Northern Lights Upgrader Complex.
Synenco, a Calgary-based company, is the managing partner of the Northern Lights Partnership, owner of an oilsands project northeast of Fort McMurray.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada (BGEAC) and Samaritan's Purse - Canada have appointed Jeff Adams as director of communications and creative services for both non-profit organizations.
Adams is a 26-year communications industry veteran who was most recently PR and website manager for Calgary-based CSI Wireless Inc.
Samaritan's Purse provides emergency relief and development assistance around the world.
Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. (TSX:PRK, PRK.NV.A) has announced management changes.
Joseph Killi, formerly CEO, has been appointed chairman of the board. The company has named David Rozycki the president of eastern operations and co-CEO, and Iain Stewart the president of western operations and co-CEO.
The company said the changes formalize day-to-day operating responsibilities that have been in place for some time.
Calgary-based Parkbridge develops and operates residential and recreational land-lease communities in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
TEC Edmonton and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research have recruited an executive-in-residence to help improve the viability of several new University of Alberta spinoff companies.
Ron Matheson will lead the pilot project, providing three or four companies with direct leadership and management mentorship for a year to help develop business strategies and improve product applications.
Matheson was previously the business unit manager in charge of medical and life sciences for University Technologies International Inc.
The pilot project is offered by TEC Edmonton through the JumpStart Program, which provides support services to high-tech startups in the region.
Peter Tarnawsky is joining the City of Edmonton as general manager of the new corporate business planning department.
Tarnawsky served as corporate planning director at the City of St. Albert for the past three years.
The new department will support city council's initiatives and help the city organization respond more effectively as Edmonton grows.
Eva Polis has been promoted to creative director at DDB Canada's Edmonton office. Polis was previously associate creative director.
She succeeds Christopher Heatherington, who has left to pursue interests outside Alberta.
Right Management, which is expanding its presence in Alberta, has added two new members to its Calgary office.
Lorraine Wiercinski will assume the role of director of client services with a focus on banking, media, telecommunications, medical and oil and gas. Wiercinski is currently a faculty member of the University of Phoenix. Yvonne Gorski will assume the role of director of client services and will focus on the technology, transportation, insurance, manufacturing and services sectors. Gorski previously managed her own business for the past five years.
Right Management, a subsidiary of the Manpower Company, is a global provider of human resources consulting services.
- with files from The Canadian Press
