• Altona Mining
Paul Hallam and Steve Scudamore have been appointed as non-executive directors, following the resignations of Fiona Harris and Heikki Solin.
• BC Iron
Finance director Morgan Ball has been appointed managing director, following the retirement of Mike Young, who will remain as a non-executive director.
• Cape Range
John Georgiopoulos has been appointed as a non-executive director.
• Central Petroleum
Acting chairman Andy Whittle has been confirmed as chairman, and chief executive officer Richard Cottee has been appointed as managing director.
• East Africa Resources
Norwest Energy and Pancontinental Oil & Gas director David Kennedy has been appointed as a non-executive director.
• Energy and Minerals Australia
Former Fortescue Metals Group head of government relations Julian Tapp has been appointed as chief executive officer and an executive director on the board. Mr Tapp is currently a non-executive director with the Port Hedland Port Authority.
• Excalibur Mining Corporation
Company secretary Mark Smith has been appointed as a non-executive director, following the resignation of Jeremy Niemi.
• Fleetwood Corporation
Primewest director John Bond has been appointed to the board.
• FRR Corporation
Ironbridge Capital partner and former Ernst & Young M&A partner in Sydney, Mike Hill, has been appointed as executive chairman, replacing Hugh Warner. NexGen Energy chief executive officer and former Southern Cross Resources chief financial officer Leigh Curyer has joined the board as finance director, replacing Michael Pollak. Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers senior partner and Energy Developments director Philip Kapp has been appointed as a non-executive director.
• Green Rock Energy
Otis Energy managing director Barnaby Egerton-Warburton has been appointed as a nonexecutive director, following the resignations of Jeffrey Schneider and Jorg Baumgartner. Mr
Baumgartner remains as a director of the Mid West Geothermal Power subsidiary.
• Gryphon Minerals
Former ANZ Bank general manager WA, Michael O’Neill, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director. Mr O'Neill is currently a director of Gindalbie Metals and the Perth Market Authority.
• Ishine International Resources
Frank Yin has been appointed as chief executive officer.
• KalNorth Gold Mines
Non-executive director Ross Gillon has retired.
• Magnetic Resources
Former Fortescue Metals Group principal process engineer Gavin Fletcher has been appointed as an executive director.
• NSL Consolidated
Former Brockman Resources managing director Wayne Richards has been appointed as a non-executive director. Mr Richards has also previously worked with BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Anaconda Nickel.
• OreCorp
Following a restructuring and change of name from Silver Stone Resources, former Equinox Minerals chief executive Craig Williams has been appointed as chairman, and Matthew Yates has been appointed as managing director. Michael Klessens, Alastair Morrison and Tony Grist have been appointed as nonexecutive directors, while Jeremy Bond and Steve Anastos have resigned as directors.
• Paringa Resources
Technical director Jonathan King has stepped down from the board.
• RuralAus Investments
Ian Greenyer has been appointed acting chief executive officer, following the company's decision to close its Perth office. Chief executive officer John Ipsen has resigned, but will serve out his notice period to assist Mr Greenyer with the relocation and restructure. All other Perth-based employees will become redundant as a result of the planned relocation to Adelaide.
• Segue Resources
Executive director - commercial Rob van Zyl is now a non-executive director.
• SmartTrans Holdings
Beijing AustChina Technology chief executive officer Ian Tang and company subsidiary SmartTrans chief technical officer Ian Hawkins have been appointed to the board of directors.
• Suda
Ken Robson has been appointed as a nonexecutive director.
• Venturex Resources
Regent Pacific Group chief executive Jamie Gibson has been appointed as an alternate director for Jim Mellon.
• West Peak Iron
Malaysian steel industry executive Teck Siong Wong has been appointed to the board of directors. Mr Wong is currently an alternate director in Golden West Resources.
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