Waterloo-based Dalsa Corp. (TSX:DSA) says it has reached an agreement with Ralf Brooks to let him take early retirement as president of Dalsa Semiconductor effective Sept. 30. Brooks, who joined Dalsa in 1994, has agreed to participate part-time in technology business development.

Claude Jean will be promoted Oct. 1 from assistant general manager to general manager of Dalsa Semiconductor foundry operations. Dalsa Corp. designs and manufactures digital imaging components and provides specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software and semiconductor wafer processing.

Michael Kearney has been named head of the Canadian operations of xpedx and its new Brampton distribution centre. The centre will also serve as headquarters for xpedx Canada. Prior to consulting work with a variety of distribution businesses, Kearney served as president and COO of Vancouver-based Coast Paper. xpedx Canada is a wholly owned business of Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paper Co. (NYSE:IP). It was established this summer with plans to expand to major metropolitan areas of Canada.

Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd. (TSXV: CLM) has named Brad Boland as its chief financial officer. Boland was previously a VP and corporate controller of Kinross Gold Corp.

Consolidated Thompson is an exploration and development company. Its head office is in Toronto.

Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU) has promoted John Billowits as its new CFO. Billowits has been in the Constellation organization since 2003. He was most recently president of the Jonas Club division. Constellation also said that Brock Philp has resigned as CEO of Gary Jonas Computing Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary. Constellation CFO Barry Symons will assume the CEO role at Jonas. Constellation provides software and services to a number of industries across the public and private sectors. Its head office is in Toronto.

EnGlobe Corp. (TSX:EG) has named Aline Bélanger as CFO. Bélanger was most recently VP of finance for a partnership between two major energy companies. Englobe is an integrated environmental services company specializing in the management of organic-based waste streams and contaminated soils. Its head office is in Burlington.

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (TSE, NYSE:KFS) has named Serge Lavoie as president and CEO of Jevco Insurance Co., and Colin Simpson president and CEO of York Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.

Lavoie joined Jevco 10 years ago and was most recently VP and general manager. Simpson joined York Fire as the VP and CFO three years ago.

Kingsway Financial is a truck insurer and non-standard automobile insurer. It operates through 13 wholly owned insurance subsidiaries in Canada and the U.S. Its head office is in Mississauga.

Banro Corp. (TSX, AMEX: BAA) has named Michael Prinsloo as CEO effective Sept. 17. He will lead the company's transition from gold explorer to developer. Peter Cowley remains president and will oversee the ongoing exploration program. Prinsloo was most recently CEO of the Gold Fields Business & Leadership Academy.

Toronto-based Banro is a gold exploration company focused on four wholly owned gold projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (TSX:OYM) has named Rod Jones as VP of exploration and Russell Graham as VP of finance for Vietnam. Jones's predecessor Roger Dahn has taken a consulting role enabling him to spend more time in Canada.

Graham's position has been created due to Olympus's ongoing expansion in Vietnam. Jones brings about 40 years of experience in the base and precious metals industry. Graham most recently managed a $200-million medical and surgical portfolio.

Olympus is exploring properties in Southeast Asia.

It has offices in Toronto and Vietnam.

Anton Ayoub, P.Eng., has been named VP for real estate at Scorpio Capital Corp. (TSXV:SCE) and David Carbonaro corporate secretary. Ayoub comes with extensive experience in project management and cost analysis. Carbonaro is a senior partner in the Toronto securities group of the law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP. Scorpio owns BDE Equities Inc. Its head office is in Toronto.

Mary Quinn has been named corporate secretary of Avalon Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: AVL), a junior mineral explorer and developer focused on rare metals and minerals with high-tech applications or environmental benefits. Quinn was most recently corporate secretary for a TSX-listed junior mining company. Avalon's head office is in Toronto.

Ian McAvity has been named acting CEO of Duncan Park Holdings Corp. (TSXV:DPH) following the passing of Leonard Taylor. McAvity brings extensive knowledge and experience in gold markets and related matters. Duncan Park is a mineral exploration and development company with its head office in Toronto.

Call Genie Inc. (TSXV:GNE) has hired Fred Moroni as senior VP for global sales. Moroni brings more than 30 years of experience in helping to grow advertising revenues at yellow-page publishing companies. Darren Logue, who had been overseeing global business development, has been appointed VP of international sales and global accounts. Call Genie offers voice-enabled mobile local search (VoMoLo) products and services to wireless carriers, directory assistance providers and yellow-pages publishers. Its head office is in Toronto.

Castle Resources Inc. (TSXV:CRI) has hired Eric Szustak as its new CFO. Szustak is a chartered accountant with more than 23 years of financial service and accounting experience. Castle is a Toronto-based junior mineral exploration company focused on silver in Mexico.

Silk Road Resources Ltd. (TSXV:SIL) has named Norman Calder as CFO. He had joined the company as VP of finance in May. Silk Road is a Toronto-based gold explorer active in China.

Camilion Solutions has appointed Susan Hutt as senior VP of services. Hutt was previously senior VP of global services for Workbrain. Camilion provides enterprise product development and policy administration systems. The privately owned company has its corporate office in Markham.

BreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions Corp. has hired John Haydon as president and COO. Backed by a 25-year career at Nortel Networks, Haydon brings extensive senior management experience and expertise in global operations management.

BreconRidge provides electronics manufacturing and design services from facilities located in Canada, the U.S. and China. Its head office is in Ottawa.

Pierre Rivard has been named president and CEO of Magenn Corp., a renewable-energy technology developer with offices in Ottawa and San Francisco.

Rivard succeeds co-founder Mac Brown, who becomes chief marketing officer and interim chief operations officer. Co-founder Fred Ferguson remains chief technology officer.

Magenn Power is focused on delivering next-generation wind turbines.

Clarity Systems has appointed Tony Hocevar as VP of marketing. Hocevar comes from Workbrain Corp., where he was marketing director.

Clarity Systems provide CPM software, training and consulting for finance, planning and analysis. Its head office is in Toronto.

Peter Boag has been named president of the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI), succeeding Alain Perez, who has retired.

Boag is a former military pilot and aviation safety executive with the Transportation Safety Board, who later served four years as president of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.

CPPI is a national association of major Canadian companies involved in the refining, distribution and/or marketing of petroleum products. Its national office is in Ottawa.

Brock Carlton has been selected as the new CEO of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

Carlton has been with FCM for 16 years, most recently as director of the International Centre for Municipal Development.

The 1,600-member group represents municipalities on policies in areas of federal jurisdiction. Its office is in Ottawa.

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