Sartori joins Allion
Allion Partners has appointed Paul Sartori a partner in its Perth corporate practice. Mr Sartori has been director, legal at PwC for the past five years. Prior to establishing PwC’s Perth legal team, he was a special counsel at Ashurst. Mr Sartori is also a former partner of the London office of Berwin Leighton Paisner.
Good catch for Hodson-Thomas
The Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc has appointed its first female chair, Katie Hodson-Thomas. Ms Hodson-Thomas is a director, strategic communications at FTI Consulting, and served as member of the legislative assembly for Carine from 1996 to 2008. Prior to entering parliament, she was general manager of the Boating Industry Association of WA.
Fracking inquiry appointments
The state government has appointed four members to its independent scientific panel inquiry into hydraulic fracture stimulation (fracking), to be chaired by Tom Hatton. Philip Commander is a hydrogeologist, Fiona Haslam McKenzie is co-director of the UWA centre for regional development, Jackie Wright is director of Sydney-based consultancy Environmental Risk Sciences, and Michael (Ben) Clennell is a geophysicist at the CSIRO.
Archival storage solution startup Tape Ark has appointed Kyle Evans director, sales. Mr Evans is a former commercial manager, Australasia for Swire Oilfield Services.
Market research agency Painted Dog Research has appointed Michelle Clark-Crumpton and Kristy Willoughby executive directors. Ms Clark-Crumpton has been with Painted Dog since 2009, most recently as a group account director. Ms Willoughby joined Painted Dog in 2012 after almost a decade with RAC WA.
Perth-headquartered talent management business Harrier Human Capital has appointed Vicki Smith chief financial officer and Nicole Green head of people and culture. Ms Smith was most recently manager, finance services at the Department of Education. Her other past roles include finance director for Adecco Australia, ReachLocal’s chief financial officer, central eastern Europe, and chief financial officer at Ataxo. Most recently Ms Green has been director, HR for Kantar, a FTSE 100-listed subsidiary of WPP Group. Prior to this, she led the HR team for Global Television.
