Beth Thompson and Sean Hemenway have joined Ashley-Pryce Interior Designers Inc. as senior interior designer and vice-president of business development; and senior architectural technician, respectively. Thompson was previously an associate at SSDG Interiors Inc. Hemenway was previously an architectural technician at DA Architects + Planners.
Hank Klein has been appointed president of the board of the B.C. Dental Association. He is a general- practice dentist.
Louise Cowin has been appointed vice-president, students, at UBC. She was previously warden of Hart House at the University of Toronto, director of student services and the school-university partnerships office at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
Derek Feng has been appointed to the board of CIBT Education Group Inc. He was previously executive vice-president of strategy, planning and operations at Knowledge Universe and global head of business development at GE Industrial.
Bill Kiss and Jeff Shewfelt have been appointed co-CEO’s at G&F Financial Group. Kiss was previously interim CEO and CFO of G&F. Shewfelt was previously vice-president of sales and service at the company.
Sue Dabarno has been appointed to the board of Groupworks Financial Corp., replacing Gery Barry who has resigned as a director. She was previously president and CEO of Richardson Partners Financial and president and COO of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.
Rick Hansen has been appointed president and CEO of the Rick Hansen Leadership Group and co-chair of the board of the Rick Hansen Foundation. Art Reitmayer has joined the Foundation as CEO. He was previously principal at Cherin Holdings, president and CEO at Channel M and president and CEO at WIC Television Ltd.
Michael Kowalchuk has been appointed director of business development at Commissionaires BC. He was previously sales manager at Pitney Bowes.
Laura Fraser has joined Hart House Restaurant as restaurant and banquet sales manager. She was previously in sales and marketing with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and the Stanley Park Pavilion.
Brendon James has joined the Fish House in Stanley Park as sales and event co-ordinator. He was previously catering sales co-ordinator at Grouse Mountain Resorts.
Bryon Brandle of Re/Max Vernon, has been elected chair of the Real Estate Council of B.C. and Michael Ziegler of Newport Realty Ltd. was elected vice-chair.
Roderick Chisholm has been appointed to the board of Calico Resources Corp. He was previously vice-president of finance, CFO and corporate secretary at Seabridge Gold Corp.
John Eckersley and Ali Rahimtula have been appointed to the board of Passport Potash Inc. Eckersley is vice-president, legal and corporate affairs, of Passport Potash and was previously executive vice-president, secretary and treasurer of Digital Business Resource, Inc. Rahimtula is president and founder of Transnational Enterprises LTD., DBA Transfert America.
Stephen Zahony has been appointed vice-president, exploration and geology, at Sutter Gold Mining Inc. He was previously vice-president of exploration for Canyon Resources Corp., vice-president, geology with Brazauro Resources Corp., chief geologist for the Saudi Arabian Mining Co. and South American exploration manager for Orvana Resources.
Al Paterson has been appointed to the board of Full Metal Zinc Ltd. He is a founding partner of Ocean Partners.
Richard Godfrey has been appointed to the board of Redzone Resources Ltd. He is senior vice-president and CFO of Capstone Mining Corp. and was previously CFO of Sherwood Copper Corp. and vice-president, finance, at EuroZinc Mining.
Joshua Crumb has been appointed to the board of Zazu Metals Corp. He is a director of Astur Gold Corp. and was previously senior metals strategist at Goldman Sachs, director of corporate development at Lundin Mining and special project analyst for Lukas Lundin.
Moises Uribe has been appointed CFO of Network Exploration Ltd., replacing Richard Schnoor, who remains director of international operations at the company. Uribe is CFO for Mountainview Capital.
Jim Powell has been appointed vice-president, corporate development, at Tasman Metals Ltd. He was previously a research analyst at Laurentian Bank Securities.
Ernesto Duran has been appointed an adviser to the board of Bravura Ventures Corp. He was previously an independent financial, tax and management consultant; corporate controller and officer of Grupo Mexico and CFO of Dia Bras Corp., Inc.
Garry Clark has joined the board of Suparna Gold Corp., replacing Nelson Baker. He is executive director of the Ontario Prospectors Association and is a director of Challenger Deep Resources Corp. and Elissa Resources Ltd.
Mohammed Asibelua has been appointed chair of the board of Mira Resources Corp. He is chair of the Equinox Group, Arcadia Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. and the Aspen Group.
Monique Mercier, John LeBoutillier and Michel Blouin have been appointed to the board of Stornoway Diamond Corp. Mercier is chief compliance officer and vice-president, legal, with Telus Communications Inc. LeBoutillier is the chair of the board of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and was previously president and CEO of the Iron Ore Company of Canada. Blouin is a partner at Lavery.
Brent Butler, president and CEO of Superior Mining International Corp. has been appointed a director of the company. He is a director of Redhill Resources Corp., Siburan Resources Ltd. and Audalia Resources Ltd.
Jorge Alberto Uribe has been appointed to the board of CuOro Resources Corp. He was previously minister of defense for Columbia and national director at Comex.
Mark Ludwig and Bevo Beaven have joined Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. as COO, U.S., and vice-president, corporate communications, respectively. Ludwig was previously vice-president of operations at Neutron Energy and manager of corporate development, senior mining engineer and project manager at Hecla Mining Co. Beaven was previously vice-president and senior vice-president at Metzger Associates Public Relations and CTA Integrated Communications.
David Chaiko has resigned as a director of the Kelso Technologies Inc.