Stephen Copulos has retired as non-executive chair of Black Rock Mining. Mr Copulos joined Black Rock as non-executive chair in January 2015, as the company’s major shareholder and financial supporter. Richard Crookes has taken over as chair since October.
Terry Strapp has resigned as non-executive director of GR Engineering Services, having served on the board for almost 8 years.
Karl Smithson has been appointed executive director of Newfield Resources. Mr Smithson has over 30 years of experience in the resources industry in Africa.
Andrew Phipps has resigned as chief financial officer of RCR Tomlinson, having been in the role since October 2013. In the interim, group financial controller Andrew Batch will take over the duties of a CFO until a replacement has been appointed.
Swift Networks has appointed former Google and YouTube executive Lee Hunter to its executive team, leading the strategy and growth initiatives. Mr Hunter has executed strategies at two of the world’s most demanding tech businesses, building the world's top technology brands, leading high performing teams, driving growth and launching successful products and campaigns over 20 years.