News Articles for Peter Hutchinson

While lower returns on equity have flowed through to WA's top earners this year, the river has hardly run dry for the top end of town.

Perth-based mining services company Western Plant Hire has been bought by two of its senior managers, with backing from private investors led by Peter Hutchinson.

Vysarn has appointed former AFL player and Sea Harvest managing director James Clement to lead the company next year, three weeks after he was added to the Fremantle Dockers board of directors.

Vysarn has rejoined the ASX with a healthy share price gain, five months after it struck a deal to purchase Perenti Global's waterwell drilling business for $16 million.

Ausdrill has sold its waterwell drilling business to the Peter Hutchinson-chaired Vysarn for $16 million, and the ASX hopeful is seeking to raise $13 million.

Adrian Byass has resigned as non-executive director of Corazon Mining to focus on the increasing workload associated with European project development.

Seafood business Mareterram has announced a leadership reshuffle following the retirement of chairman Peter Hutchinson.

The board of local seafoods business Mareterram intends to accept a $19.7 million proportional takeover offer from the company's largest shareholder.

A local seafoods business led by Peter Hutchinson and David Lock has had a positive debut on the ASX, after raising over $18 million from investors and completing a major corporate restructure.

South African fishing company Sea Harvest Group has committed to take its maximum possible entitlement under a planned $16 million-plus capital raising by Perth company Style.

Style chairman Peter Hutchinson has boosted his fledgling seafood business with the recruitment of experienced agribusiness executive David Lock as managing director.

A listed company led by Forge Group founder Peter Hutchinson and former AFL footballer James Clement has announced its second acquisition this year, adding Craig Mostyn Group's food services division to an earlier seafood deal.

Forge Group founder Peter Hutchinson is planning to move into agribusiness, with ASX-listed Style announcing the $20 million acquisition of Nor-West Seafoods.

Resource Equipment director Andrew Aitken has accepted Pump Services' $115.5 million takeover offer, giving the US-based firm majority control over the mining equipment provider.

In hindsight, Forge Group founder Peter Hutchinson was unwittingly prophetic when he spoke to Business News in June 2012, on one of his last days at the company. Explaining his decision to hand the reins to more experienced managers, Mr Hutchinson said he wanted to ensure Forge didn't enter the “graveyard of mining services contractors that have come unstuck”.

Investors who kept their money in Australia's top blue chip stocks enjoyed great returns in the 2012-13 financial year.

Harding leads Rio iron ore

IF only all company directors could go out on such a high.Five years after establishing Forge Group, Peter Hutchinson and Andrew Ellison are leaving the business.

Prendiville chairs Tourism WA

Forge Group has announced boss Peter Hutchinson will be replaced by former Woodside executive David Craig as non-executive chairman.

Engineering and construction firm Forge Group is searching for a new managing director, after its current boss, Peter Hutchinson, stepped down in a move he says will drive the company's next phase of growth.

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