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Board moves April 2, 2026

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Today's board moves wrap includes Bardin Davis, Petar Tomašević, Grant Mooney, Stephen Buckley, John Kay, Roberto Gallardo, Iggy Tan, Vanessa Torres, Thomas Nador, Eryn Kestel, Mark Norwell, Samuel Ekins, Dennis Wilkins, Richard Steenhof, Jay Stephenson, Tom Reddicliffe, Jozsef Patarica, Charles McHugh, Joanna Morbey, Carol Marinkovich, Stewart Dickson, Tom Kent, Wenli Cui, Rebecca Girdwood, Rebecca Broughton, Coraline Blaud, Matthew Foy, Kevin Hart, Lucia McLean, Phil Thick, Diego Cillóniz and Daniel Coletta.

Appointments March 6, 2026

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This week's appointments include Elizabeth Carr, Brad Stenton, Darcy Coffey, Mark Irwin, Phil Thick, Aidan Platel, and Gavin Chamberlain.

Thick revealed as Screenwest chair

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Senior resources sector figure Phil Thick has been appointed chair of Screenwest effective immediately, succeeding John Driscoll after his seven-year tenure.

Macallum's energy play to list in Feb

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Phil Thick-chaired Macallum New Energy expects to list next month after raising more than $6 million in one of the first IPOs for 2026.

Board Moves March 31, 2025

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Today's board moves wrap includes Johnathon Busing, Kieran Witt, Ashley Jones, Melissa Chapman, Catherine Grant-Edwards, Phillip Campbell, Phil Thick, Brian Davis, Scott Williamson, Brett Smith, Mark Qiu, Graeme Fraser, Ashton French, Peter Bryant, Graeme Legh and Clint Feuerherdt.

Board moves January 7, 2025

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Today's board move wrap includes George Bauk, Wayne Heili, Phil Thick, Leong Man Loong, Michael Povey, Michael Rosenstreich, Michael Bohm, Steven Zaninovich and Brendan Ryan.

Appointments August 23, 2024

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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Phil Thick, Fabian Ross, Rachel Griffiths, Mark McGowan, Amy Lomas, Trish Scully and Michael Walshe.

Board Moves September 25 to October 6, 2023

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Our board moves wrap includes Casta Tungaraza, Serge Ngandu, Nicolle Fleming, Mark Ashby, Darren Naylor, Oliver Kreuzer, Mohammad Ali Shah, Lawrence Teo, Nick Selby, Greg Jones, Amy Stefonick, Hugh Warner, Chris Hilbrands, Phil Thick, Matthew Gauci, Matthew Worner, Andrew Muir, and Pip Darvall.

Patriot names inaugural CEO

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Newly listed exploration company Patriot Lithium has announced the appointment of its inaugural chief executive after two months trading on the market.

Patriot Lithium makes ASX debut

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A new lithium hopeful chaired by former Tianqi Lithium Australia boss Phil Thick has made a solid start to its first day on the local bourse.

Campbell moves to Perth Symphony Orchestra

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Classical singer Fiona Campbell is set to move to Perth Symphony Orchestra, following her appointment as creative director.

Peak arts body announces operational review

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The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA is undertaking an “urgent” review of its operations, with chair Phil Thick declaring changes needed to be made for it to survive.

Webster takes curtain call

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Perth Symphony Orchestra founder and creative director Bourby Webster will step down after 12 years at the helm of the not-for-profit.

Thick appointed to southern industrial precinct taskforce

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A new taskforce to transform Perth's southern industrial precinct into an advanced industries hub has selected former Tianqi Lithium boss Phil Thick as its industry advisor.

Board Moves May 3, 2021

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Our board moves wrap includes Margaret Hall, Paul Say, Shannan Bamforth, Phil Thick, Stuart Tarrant, Barry Woodhouse, Nick Marinelli, Natasha Santi, and Ryan Woodhouse.

Tianqi launches Kwinana operations

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Tianqi Lithium has officially started operations at the first lithium hydroxide refinery built outside China, with the company aiming to achieve practical completion of stage one of the Kwinana plant next month, while works on stage two have been put on hold.

Appointments August 16, 2019

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Our weekly appointments wrap includes David Gainer, Andrew Hammond, Len Kosova, Phil Thick, Derek Hays, Warren Hallam, Dan Foo, Thomas Currin, Tim Roach, Richard Frankli

Visa rules disadvantage WA business

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Business leaders from sectors as diverse as education and manufacturing say temporary migration visa policies are holding WA back.

Thick to chair Chamber of Arts and Culture

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The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has announced a new chairperson and the departure of Janet Holmes a Court from its board.

Investment drives optimism in CEO Survey

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Leaders interviewed for the annual Business News CEO survey suggest that forward-looking decisions on energy policy and tax will be vital for WA's future prosperity.

Thick named as orchestra chair

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Perth Symphony Orchestra has welcomed Tianqi Lithium general manager Phil Thick as its new chair.

Phil Thick talks lithium

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In a wide-ranging interview, Mark Pownall explores the career of Tianqi Lithium general manager Phil Thick and discusses the state of the battery metals industry.

Green light for Kwinana lithium stage 2

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Chinese company Tianqi Lithium has approved the second stage of its processing plant in Kwinana, a $300 million investment to double production capacity to 48,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per annum.

Lithium projects progress ahead of $4bn sales surge

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SPECIAL REPORT: Ten lithium projects under construction or in advanced planning to bring new lithium supply onto the market will dramatically boost exports of the commodity in coming years.

Tianqi delivers industry boost

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Chinese company Tianqi Lithium and its head contractor MSP Engineering are on track to achieve 80 per cent Western Australian content on two big construction projects worth more than $700 million.

Tianqi brings music where it works

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Tianqi Lithium's support for WASO's Kwinana school music program exemplifies the Chinese company's growing presence in WA.

Lithium supply to fall short: Tianqi

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Global demand for lithium is expected to increase by three to four times by 2025 and projected supplies will not keep up, Tianqi Lithium Australia general manager Phil Thick told a Mining Club lunch today.

New Standard taps Credit Suisse for $US3m

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New Standard Energy has secured $US3 million ($A3.9 million) from its existing debt facility with Credit Suisse to provide working capital while it continues transaction discussions with unnamed parties.

Tough times seen in CEO salary cuts

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Salaries for newly-appointed chief executives at WA-listed companies were down by 20 per cent from the levels prevailing last year, research by Business News has found. Click through to see salary packages for 77 WA chief executives.

Just four workers remain at New Standard Energy

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West Perth-based oil and gas junior New Standard Energy has announced further cuts to its workforce in response to the falling oil price environment, with just four employees remaining across Austr

Miro aids New Standard in farm-out

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Miro Advisors has been selected by oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy to manage the farm-out of its Western Australian exploration acreage, continuing four years of rapid growth for the Perth advisory firm, as detailed in this week's edition of Business News.

Pick-up in onshore gas drilling

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The entry of two European energy companies into WA will help to bolster activity in the onshore oil and gas sector, which is set for a pick-up after a series of disappointments.

New Standard delays drilling

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Oil and gas explorer New Standard Energy has sought to assure shareholders it is committed to its projects in Western Australia after deferring all of its Canning and Carnarvon Basin drilling activity until 2015.

New Standard moves into Texas, Cooper Basin

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New Standard Energy plans to diversify its interests in the oil and gas sector by completing a farm-in agreement in the Cooper Basin in South Australia and acquiring 5,182 acres in a Texas oil shale asset.

On the move

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Warnick joins Miro Advisors

Family features strongly in the succession plans of many entrepreneurial businesses

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GOOD DNA only gets a business founder so far.