On the move

Changes at Adept Solutions

Adept Solutions managing director Bob Browning (pictured) has been appointed as executive chairman from April 2, following the resignation of non-executive chairman Tony Adcock, who will remain as a non-executive director. Mr Adcock will also chair the company’s remuneration and nomination committee. CEO elect Tom Cregan’s appointment to chief executive officer has been accelerated to April 2 from July 1. Non-executive director Mark Barnaba has resigned following his appointment as chairman, Western Australia, of Macquarie Group. Last year, Adept Solutions began shifting its activities from mineral exploration to financial services, with the acquisition of pre-paid financial cards provider Emerchants.

Taylor joins Downing Teal

Tony Taylor has been appointed as account director at the Perth office of international executive and professional recruitment consultancy Downing Teal. Mr Taylor was previously managing director – Asia Pacific at Gerard Daniels and prior to that was chief executive officer and a non-executive director at Nautronix. He is a chartered accountant and former KPMG partner who has practiced in both Perth and Singapore. His new mandate at Downing Teal will be the execution of senior corporate and commercial search roles for positions with a leadership, project, functional or profit responsibility.

Wandel continues as CBH chair 

Scadden grain and cattle farmer Neil Wandel (pictured) has been re-elected unopposed as chairman of the CBH Group. Brian McAlpine of Maya has been elected as a director by CBH members in District 1 and current member director John Hassell of Pingelly has been re-elected by members in District 3. Mr McAlpine replaces Rodney Madden of Morawa, who he stood against in District 1 during the election. Mr Madden is a grain and sheep producer from Morawa and was awarded the Sir John Monash gold medal award for agribusiness cooperative directors in 2002.

Mulroney heads Venturex

Michael Mulroney will succeed Tim Sugden as managing director of metals explorer Venturex Resources, from February 27. Mr Mulroney was previously executive director of Argonaut Capital, executive director of Argonaut Funds Management and investment director of AFM Perseus Fund. He was previously a non-executive director of Venturex from 2008 to 2011.