Appointments

Geraldton Regional Airport manager Bob Urquhart has been appointed to the national board of the Australian Airports Association.

Apollo Minerals has appointed Chris Anderson as a special advisor to the board.

Sheila Lyons has resigned as a non-executive director of Centaurus Metals.

Yuzheng Xie has joined the board of South African coal explorer ZYL as non-executive chairman. Mr Xie is an iron ore trader with a steel material marketing and trading background.

The Town of Port Hedland has appointed Brett Reiss as airport redevelopment program director, to lead the $70 million Port Hedland airport redevelopment.

Adriana Kostov, a UWA law and commerce graduate who worked with Blackswan Equities and Hancock Prospecting in Perth before joining Sydney-based currency hedge fund Excalibur Funds Management, has b

Laverton-focused gold explorer Midas Resources has appointed Derek Fisher as a non-executive director, to replace Terry Streeter who has resigned from the board.

Scott Huffadine has been appointed as deputy chief executive officer of Straits Resources, commencing 1 May.

African coal explorer Lemur Resources non-executive director Marcello Cardaci will act as interim non-executive chairman, following the resignation of managing director Blair Sergeant.

Federal National party Member for O'Connor Tony Crook has confirmed that he will not contest a second term in parliament at the federal elections this September.

Gold miner Noble Mineral Resources has appointed former Sandfire Resources general manager Craig Dawson as its new chief executive.

A group of disgruntled Intrepid Mines investors have moved to remove five of the company's current directors and replace them with four new ones, blaming the board for the loss of around $1 billion

Straits Resources is on the lookout for a new chairman, following the resignation of incumbent Adrian Redlich less than six months after taking the job.

The state government has kicked off an international search for a project director to head up content and operations at Western Australia's new $428 million museum.

Tap Oil managing director Troy Hayden has signed a new contract that offers lower cash income but more incentives linked to the company's share price performance.

Former BC Iron managing director Mike Young has joined uranium miner Energy and Minerals Australia as its new chairman.

BHP Billiton's new boss Andrew Mackenzie has shaken up the global miner's leadership group, with petroleum boss Michael Yeager leaving the company but Perth-based iron ore president Jimmy Wilson an

Department of Culture and the Arts director general Allanah Lucas has announced she will step down and pursue a different role in the public sector.

Veteran Senator Mark Bishop has withdrawn his nomination for Labor party endorsement at the federal election in September and says he's looking forward to life outside politics.

Peak Resources non-executive chairman Alastair Hunter has taken on an executive role, following the resignation of managing director Richard Beazley from the Tanzanian rare earth explorer's board.

Sue Stepatschuck will replace Anne Last as director of marketing at the Perth Convention Bureau when Ms Last steps down at the end of June.

The WA Department of Mines and Petroleum has appointed Brian Lloyd as liaison officer in its new Broome office.

Newly-opened hotel Fraser Suites Perth has appointed Alice Lyons nee Dixon as director of sales and marketing.

African gold producer Endeavour Mining has appointed Ian Henderson as a director. Mr Henderson is the former manager of the JP Morgan Natural Resources Fund.

Helen Fitzroy has been appointed chairwoman of Miners' Promise, an independent not-for-profit that supports resources industry workers and their families.

Consegna Group chairman Martin Rogers has joined NeuroDiscovery as deputy chairman. Mr Rogers is a current non-executive director and former chief executive of Prima BioMed.

Queste Communications chairman and managing director Farooq Khan has agreed to reduce his salary by 50 per cent, resulting in a saving of $68,000 per annum for the company.

Director Mark Jewell has retired from the board of property developer Port Bouvard.

Fraser Range Metals Group non-executive director Dan Smith has been appointed as an executive director at Minerals Corporation, replacing non-executive director Bevan Tarratt who has stepped down.

Ausgold chief executive officer Andrew Tunks has resigned.Mr Tunks remains a non-executive director of A-Cap Resources.

Emergent Resources has appointed Patrick Burke as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Francis DeSouza.

Former police minister Rob Johnson has attacked Premier Colin Barnett as a "dictator" after he was overlooked for the role of speaker of the legislative assembly.