The WA Institute for Medical Research has appointed Tony Hume to the newly created role of manager of organisational advancement, with responsibility for managing the institutes fundraising activities. Mr Hume was previously with Edith Cowan University for seven years, and was a WA Business News 40under40 nominee in 2004 and 2006. Sue van Leeuwen has also been appointed CEO of the institute-based National Research Centre for Asbestos-Related Diseases. Dr van Leeuwen was previously associate dean and associate professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Business.