Appointments February 23, 2024

The state government-owned electricity corporation Synergy has appointed Katherin Domansky and David Joyce as non-executive board directors for a term of two years. Ms Domansky has a vast experience in gas projects across Australia and abroad. For the past three years, she has served as an independent steering committee member for the Net Zero Australia research project. Ms Domansky has previously worked at Woodside Energy, BHP Petroleum, Arrow Energy and Shell. Mr Joyce has more than 30 years’ experience delivering major projects in Australia and overseas during his career as a civil engineer. Before retiring from full-time employment, Mr Joyce worked at Rio Tinto as head of global projects. Meanwhile Synergy non-executive director Rob Bransby would be retiring after serving on the board since 2015.

ASX-listed Suvo Strategic Minerals has recruited Murdoch University Associate Professor Martin Anda to assist the Elizabeth Quay-based company one day per week on its journey to commercialise its geopolymer concrete. Dr Anda heads up the geopolymer research program at Murdoch University and was heavily involved with the development of a pilot batching plant and a low carbon geopolymer concrete formulation named colliecrete, which is exclusively licensed to Suvo. Dr Anda is also the chair of Murdoch’s Environmental & Sustainable Systems Engineering course. He is set to commence with Suvo on March 1.

Yolk Property Group has announced Melissa Su-Wei Teo’s promotion to chief financial officer after eight years with the company, while Sheldon Day has been promoted to general manager of development after six years with Yolk. The new executive appointments come two weeks after Yolk founder Pete Adams launched a new company called PARC Developments. The Fremantle-based company will take on Yolk’s apartment and townhouse projects, while Yolk will retain the land subdivision developments. Yolk Property Group co-founder Tao Bourton will stay on as Yolk’s director. Meanwhile at PARC, Mr Adams has appointed Dave Clow as development manager, Rachel Lee as financial officer and Michael Hood as head of sales. Architect Zac Wood also joined the business.

Canaccord Genuity boosted its corporate advisory credentials in Perth by recruiting John Toll from Azure Capital. As a managing director, Mr Toll will lead Canaccord’s advisory presence in Western Australia, addressing what has been a weak spot for the firm. While Canaccord is a major player in the corporate finance market in WA, its ‘dealmakers’ are mostly based in Sydney and Melbourne. Mr Toll is expected to take a lead role on WA-related M&A deals, drawing on his 15 years’ experience at Azure, where he jointly led its ‘industry’ group with a focus on mining and resources. He finished at Azure in December.