Ascalade Communications Inc. (TSX:ACG), a manufacturer of wireless communications products, has named veteran manufacturing executive Greg Allen as president of the Richmond company.
The appointment is effective June 21.
Edmund Ho, the outgoing president, will remain as Ascalade's chairman and CEO, and will focus on business strategy.
Before joining Ascalade, Allen spent more than a decade in senior management positions with large multinational manufacturers, most recently at Celistica Inc.
Anita Patel Huberman, who has been with the Surrey Board of Trade for more than 13 years, has been named the BoT's executive director. She had been in an acting capacity since February.
Patel Huberman began working with the then Surrey Chamber of Commerce as a summer student, and has advanced through almost every position.
Cangold Ltd. (TSXV:CLD) has appointed Kareen McKinnon to the position of vice-president of corporate development.
McKinnon most recently held the same position with White Knight Resources and Mansfield Minerals.
Cangold is a junior mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver.
Norsemont Mining Inc. (TSX:NOM) has a new CEO.
Patrick Evans succeeds Marc Levy, who has resigned but agreed to serve as chairman of Norsemont pending the appointment of a new chairman.
Evans comes from Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
where he was president and CEO.
Norsemont is a Vancouver-based exploration company working in the Americas, with a focus on Peru.
Triple Dragon Resources Inc. (CNQ:TDRN) reports the appointment of Ringo Hui as a director, chief financial officer and company secretary. He comes with extensive networks in the marketing and finance fields in the Asia Pacific region.
He replaces Wayne Moorhouse as CFO and secretary.
Vancouver-based Triple Dragon is focused on entering the convention and exhibition business in Macau, China.
Lateegra Gold Corp. (TSXV: LRG) has made two hires.
Brian Thurston becomes executive vice-president and Gordon Allen vice-president of exploration.
Most recently, Thurston was project manager for Pacific Ridge Exploration Corp.
Allen comes from Far West Mining Ltd.
Lateegra is an exploration and development company with a focus on precious metals in Mexico and South America. Its head office is in Vancouver.
Soho Resources Corp. (TSXV:SOH) says Frank Port has tendered his resignation as the Vancouver company's executive VP of corporate development.
Soho is a junior mining and exploration company with a focus on gold and precious metals.
After a 35-year career in mining, Gary Livingstone is stepping down as president and CEO of Western Canadian Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN) but will remain as a special adviser.
John William Hogg, the chief operating officer, succeeds Livingstone as president and CEO, the Vancouver-based company said.
The company's current focus is on bringing into production assets in northeastern British Columbia.
Gateway Gold Corp. (TSX:GTQ) has appointed Don Merrick as VP of exploration.
For the past four years, Merrick has managed Gateway's Nevada projects on a contract basis.
Based in Vancouver, Gateway is a mineral exploration company focused on gold deposits in Nevada.
Peter Chadwick has joined Icon Industries Ltd. (TSXV:ICN) as VP of exploration.
Since 2001, Chadwick has worked as a consulting and project geologist, and managing exploration programs for several companies.
Based in Vancouver, Icon is focused on Otish Basin claims in Quebec.
Great Panther Resources Ltd. (TSX:GPR) has appointed Raakel Iskanius to the position of CFO.
Most recently, Iskanius was the senior financial and regulatory reporting manager at Terasen Gas Inc.
Vancouver-based Great Panther is a primary silver producer with operations in Mexico.
National Public Relations has appointed Nicola Lambrechts and Michael Goehring as VPs in its British Columbia offices.
Lambrechts specializes in sports marketing and crisis communications. Goehring serves clients in industries including clean energy, mining and technology.
National is one of Canada's largest public relations and consulting firms, with eight offices across Canada.
Laura Jones has become the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's VP for Western Canada.
Based in Vancouver, Jones succeeds Dan Kelly, who takes on expanded responsibilities as senior VP of legislative affairs.
Jones will continue as the CFIB's primary spokesperson in B.C. and Yukon. She will also work on issues of concern to all the western provinces.
James Suttie is stepping down from his position as CEO of Infowave Software Inc. (TSX:IW) effective Aug. 31 for personal health reasons. Suttie will remain a director.
The board has initiated a search process to find a new CEO.
Infowave provides enterprise mobile application software and services. It is based in Burnaby.
Anooraq Resources Corp. (TSXV:ARQ, Amex:ANO) has hired Iemrahn Hassen as its chief financial officer. Hassen will be based in South Africa.
For the past two years Hassen has worked as a financial consultant in the mining sector.
Anooraq's objective is to become a platinum-group metal producer in South Africa. Its HQ is in Vancouver.
Acero-Martin Exploration Inc. (TSXV:ASD) has engaged Ralph Stricklen as VP of mine development and promoted Cary Pothorin to VP of exploration.
Stricklen was most recently a project manager at Inco's Thompson Smelter in Manitoba. Pothorin has been working on the company's Pinaya project in Peru as project manager since 2005. Former VP of exploration Jeffrey Reeder will continue as a company director.
Based in Vancouver, Acero-Martin is a mineral exploration and development company with projects in North and South America.
Tom Schroeter has accepted the position of president and CEO with Fjordland Exploration Inc. (TSXV:FEX). Fjordland's outgoing president, Victor Tanaka, will continue as a director.
Schroeter comes from the B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources where he was senior regional geologist responsible for the entire province.
Fjordland is a mineral exploration company focused on gold, copper and uranium deposits. Its head office is in Vancouver.
Blackstone Ventures Inc. (TSXV:BLV) has appointed Jari Paakki as VP of project development.
Paakki recently resigned from Teck Cominco after 12 years, where he was a senior geologist based in Thunder Bay.
Blackstone is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company.
Lawrence Dick has resigned as VP of exploration and a director of Continuum Resources Ltd. (TSXV:CNU) to focus his efforts on Evolving Gold Corp., of which he is president. Dick will remain as a consultant to Vancouver-based Continuum for a period of up to six months.
Continuum is dedicated to the discovery of gold and silver within known precious metals districts in southern Mexico and Latin America.
After more than six years with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, COO Cameron Herold is leaving the company.
The company says it now will begin recruiting senior leadership with experience growing brands on a global basis.
Founded in 1989, junk removal service 1-800-GOT-JUNK? now has more than 310 franchises in North America, Australia and the U.K. Its corporate office is in Vancouver.
Top Producer Systems has appointed Ashleah Wilson to the position of director of marketing and communications.
Wilson was most recently marketing manager with SPORG.com Based in Richmond, Top Producer provides real estate sales and marketing productivity systems. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Move, Inc.
— with files from The Canadian Press (E-mail notices and photos at least two weeks before publication date to news@businessedge.ca)
