Barra Resources
Chairman Gary Berrell has assumed an executive role. Dean Goodwin has resigned as managing director but will remain on the board as a non-executive director.
Bio Prospect
Kamran Shamsi has resigned as a non-executive director. Mr Shamsi has been a member of the board since 2009.
Blue Energy
Chief executive officer John Phillips has been appointed as managing director.
Capricorn Mutual
Mike McLeod has been appointed chairman. Mr McLeod was previously CEO of Australian Health Management.
Convergent Minerals
Miles Guy has been appointed company secretary. Mr Guy is an accountant with 15 years’ experience in both public practice and commercial environments. Bruce Acutt has resigned as the company secretary due to other work commitments.
DMC Mining
Paul Kelly has been appointed to the board as a non-executive chairman. Mr Kelly is the former non-executive chairman of Tianshan Goldfields and was previously employed by Members Equity Bank as national manager of advertising and sponsorship.
European Nickel PLC
Neil Herbert has been appointed as an independent non-executive director. Mr Herbert is currently the executive co-chairman and managing director of Polo Resources.
Gindalbie Metals
George Jones has been appointed non-executive chairman. Mr Jones replaces Geoff Wedlock, who died in the recent plane crash in West Africa. Mr Jones has been a director of Gindalbie Metals since 2005.
OM Holdings
Ong Beng Chong has retired as executive director and chief financial officer for personal reasons, with effect from June 30.
Orocobre
Fernando Oris de Roa has been appointed non-executive director. Mr Oris de Roa has been chief executive and a significant shareholder of Avex since 2004. He previously held the role of director of Patagonia Gold.
Rialto Energy
Jeff Schrull has been appointed managing director. Between 2006 and 2010, Mr Schrull was corporate general manager of exploration at Addax Petroleum. Rialto’s current managing director, Brett Woods, will assume the position of technical and exploration director.
Sierra Mining
Mathew Syme has been appointed managing director. Mr Syme has more than 23 years’ experience in senior management roles. He retired as managing director of Berkeley Resources in late 2009.
Sirius Resources
Terry Grammer has been appointed a non-executive director. Mr Grammer was the winner of the AMEC Prospector of the Year Award in 2000 for his role in the discovery of the highly profitable Cosmos nickel deposit. He is the founder of Western Areas and is currently the chairman of South Boulder Mines.
Stirling Resources
David Nabarro, a non-executive director, has been appointed chairman. Roman Lurf has been appointed as a non-executive director. Mr Lurf is currently manager, business improvement and business evaluation, for Rio Tinto. Michael Kiernan and non-executive director James Kiernan have stepped down from the board effective immediately.
Style Ltd
Richard Hobson has been appointed company secretary. Mr Hobson is a commercial lawyer with considerable experience as a listed public company secretary. He replaces Blair Lucas.
Sunset Energy
Adrien Wing has been appointed company secretary following the resignation of Cecilia Chiu.
Syngas
Ian Kowalick has been appointed chairman following Phil Thick’s retirement. Mr Kowalick previously held the role of chief executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australia.
Vietnam Industrial Investments
Craig Martin, alternate director to the non-executive chairman, Alex Hambly, has resigned effective immediately.
Vital Metals
Paul Benson has resigned as director with immediate effect.
Western Areas NL
Joseph Belladonna has been appointed chief financial officer. Mr Belladonna has worked for the company for five years.
Woodside Petroleum
Lawrie Tremaine has been appointed deputy chief financial officer. Mr Tremaine will succeed Mark Chatterji in the role at the end of 2010. Mr Tremaine is currently vice-president, treasury and taxation at Woodside.
Xanadu Resources
Brett Smith has been appointed managing director. Mr Smith is currently a director of Cauldron Energy and Blackham Resources and has broad industry experience in exploration and development. Adrian Byass will step aside from his role as interim managing director and retain a non-executive director role.
Zambezi Resources
David Russell has been appointed chief executive officer. Mr Russell has more than 30 years’ experience in the resources sector in various senior management roles.