• Aspen Group
Guy Farrands will be appointed as a non-executive director, and Terry Budge has retired from the position.
• BioProspect
Peter May has been appointed as a non-executive director and contemporaneously ceased as chief executive officer, but will continue to provide executive services.
• Condoto Platinum
Andrew Johnstone has been appointed as a nonexecutive director. Mr Johnstone is also a nonexecutive director of Bora Bora Resources and managing director of NuPower. Brian Thomas has resigned as non-executive director.
• Coretrack
Bernie Kelly will cease his position as CEO and take up the position of non-executive director.
• Dampier Gold
Non-executive director Richard Burton has resigned.
• Draig Resources
Andrew Harrison has resigned as a director following the termination of a consultancy agreement between the company and Mr Harrison. Peter Doherty, Jarrod Smith and David Meldrum have been appointed as directors.
• Eastland Medical Systems
Chairman Peter Jooste QC has retired and will not seek re-election.
• Excalibur Mining Corporation
Adam Clode has been appointed as executive director. Non-executive director Andrew Kent has resigned.
• Fleetwood Corporation
Steve Gill has retired as a non-executive director.
• Forge Group
Greg Kempton and John O’Connor have been appointed non-executive directors. Greg McRostie has resigned as executive director.
• Indo Mines
Peter Chambers has been appointed as a non-executive director and chairman. Daijoto Setyawan has been appointed as non-executive director. Zhang Xiangqing has resigned as director. Christopher Catlow has stepped down as chairman, however he continues as a nonexecutive director.
• Jupiter Mines
Melissa North has been appointed as chief financial officer and company secretary, following the resignation of Matt Finkelstein.
• KalNorth Gold Mines
Sydney-based Henry Jian Yu has been appointed as non-executive director. Robert Schuitema was appointed deputy chairman and will become chairman when Laurence Freeman retires in February 2013.
• Lachlan Star
Peter Drobeck has been appointed as a nonexecutive director. Mr Drobeck is a geologist based in Denver, Colorado.
• Latin Gold
Green Leader Equities Research principal John Macdonald has been appointed as a nonexecutive director.
• Mamba Minerals
Greg Burns has been appointed as non-executive chairman. Mr Burns is also director of mergers and acquisitions at Capital Investment Partners. Gary Castle stepped down as chairman.
• Murchison Metals
Paul Jensen and Mercantile Investment Company executive director Gabrial Radzyminski have both been appointed to the board, following the resignation of chairman Ken Scott-Mackenzie and managing director Greg Martin.
• Noble Mineral Resources
Managing director Wayne Norris and chairman Tunku Naquiyuddin will be stepping down from their positions.
• Oroya Mining
Non-executive director Ken Lim has passed away. Joshua Wellisch has resigned as alternate director for Mr Kim.
• Pan Asia Corporation
Former Carabella Resources managing director Mitch Jakeman has been appointed as a nonexecutive director.
• Papillon Resources
Mark Connelly has been appointed managing director and CEO. Mr Connelly replaced Papillon’s managing director Robert Behets, who will continue with the company as a non-executive director.
• Reed Resources
Peter Collins will retire as director of Reed Resources. Dr Collins was a founding director of the company, and has sat on the board for more than 10 years.
• Rey Resources
Non-executive chairman Ronnie Beevor, nonexecutive director Brett Clark and executive director strategy Maree Arnason have resigned.
• Resource Star
Non-executive director Ross Kestel has resigned.
• Sentosa Mining
Former CEO of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA, Peter Ellery, has been appointed as non-executive director, taking the position left vacant by John Williamson’s resignation.
• Sirocco Energy
Glenn Whiddon has resigned as a non-executive director.
• Straits Resources
Alan Good has resigned as a director and Adrian Redlich has been appointed as non-executive chairman. The company is still seeking a new CEO and non-executive director.
Name change
Agri Energy is to be renamed Sirocco Energy.
Talga Gold is now known as Talga Resources.