Appointments

Moody joins BDO

Accounting and advisory firm BDO has appointed Gerard Moody as chief executive officer in WA. Mr Moody was previously the general manager of business development at Southern Cross Electrical Engineering.

Johnson heads PIA WA

The Planning Institute of Australia WA Division has appointed Charles Johnson (pictured) as president, following the retirement of Paul Kotsoglo. Mr Johnson is a principal at TPG Planning and Design and was previously an executive director at the Department of Planning. He is chair of the Armadale Redevelopment Authority, and the State Government Physical Activity Taskforce – Committee on the Built Environment.

Ritchie heads CEDA WA

Liz Ritchie replaces Susan Fleming as WA state director of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, which provides thought leadership and policy perspectives on the economic and social issues affecting the country. Ms Ritchie was previously the CEDA associate director for Victoria and Tasmania.

Abdo joins Aqwest

Bunbury solicitor Edwin Abdo has been appointed as a member of Aqwest, the Bunbury water board, which is responsible for the management and delivery of water services to the community.
He replaces Diana Phillips, who resigned earlier this year.

New roles for Trench

David Trench has been appointed as general manager project development and corporate relations for infrastructure group Lanco Infratech, which acquired WA coal miner Griffin Coal earlier this year. Mr Trench was also recently appointed as chair of Regional Development Australia – South West, which aims to work with state and local government for the betterment of regional Australia.

Wratt to Transfield

Philip Wratt has been appointed as regional director, Western Australia at engineering contractor Transfield Services. Mr Wratt was previously chief executive, Middle East and Asia, and will continue with his management role overseeing the business’s Middle East operations.

Ion to imageseven

Marketing communications firm imageseven has promoted Peter Ion from director – creative services to director of operations, to oversee operations and workflow in the firm’s Sydney and Perth offices.

Johnstone joins DLA Piper

Andrew Johnstone has been appointed as partner elect at law firm DLA Piper, having recently joined as a consultant in the Perth office. Mr Johnstone was previously with Holman, Fenwick & Willan in the UK.

Macquarie team grows

Wealth management company Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Michael Harwood and Michael Moursellas as wealth managers, and Andrew White as a senior wealth manager in its Perth office. All three were previously with Plan B Wealth Management. 

Wang joins Curtin

Curtin University has appointed Xiangyu Wang as a professor in the School of Built Environment. Professor Wang specialises in virtual reality and building information modeling (BIM), and was previously a lecturer in design computing at The University of Sydney. 

Papamatheos heads Assn

The Business Brokers’ Association of Western Australia has elected JP Real Estate & Business Agents director John Papamatheos as president. Seale & Associates director Adrian Seale has been elected as vice-president.

Drabble in for McGuire

Lara Drabble has been appointed as acting regional sales manager of specialist insurer Ansvar Insurance, following the resignation of regional manager, WA & SA Phil McGuire, who has been in the insurance market for almost 40 years.