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- Associations/Societies
Robin Ciceri and Cheryl Slusarchuk have been appointed to the board of BCIC. Ciceri is currently president of the Research Universities’ Council of BC. Slusarchuk is a partner in the business law group and leader of the technology group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Both are on the BC Technology Industry Association board.
Thomas Tam has been appointed CEO of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. He was previously the organization’s COO, business and economic program director and director of administration and resource development.
- Education
Laurie Anderson has been appointed executive director of Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus. He was previously associate superintendent and acting superintendent for the Vancouver Board of Education.
- Energy
Jennifer Miskimins has joined the technical advisory board of Realm Energy International Corp. She is currently an associate professor in the petroleum engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. James Elston has stepped down as CEO and a director of Realm. Craig Steinke, chair, has been appointed CEO.
Colin South has been appointed CTO of Lignol Energy Corp. He was previously founding president of Mascoma Corp. Alex Berlin, Lignol’s vice-president of research, is leaving the company to join Novozymes as manager, protein chemistry division.
- Finance
Rob Radloff has joined Covenant Group as senior financial and estate specialist. He was previously a specialist in estate planning and tax structuring with Investaflex Financial Group.
- General
Gary Liu has been appointed CFO of Russell Breweries Inc. He is currently on the board of Sun Entertainment Holding Corp. and Luxor Industrial Corp., and is the owner of Mt. Pacific Financial Corp.
Paul DiPasquale has been appointed senior adviser for investor relations for ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. He was previously executive vice-president and branch manager for Canaccord Financial.
Kevin Tao Su has been appointed CFO of Cantronic Systems Inc., replacing Susan Liu. He was previously a senior accountant with Ernst & Young LLP and a partner in McCormack, Su & Company Inc.
Paul Zhang has resigned as a director of IND DairyTech Ltd. for personal reasons.
- Health/Medical
Michelle Burris has been appointed vice-president of operations and CFO of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She is currently a member of the board of OncoGenex. Burris most recently served as senior vice-president and COO for Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Hospitality/Tourism/Convention
Tiff Daniels has been named director of sales at Canadian Outback Adventures & Events. He was previously a corporate solutions representative for the company.
Peter Bruyere has joined the Rosewood Hotel Georgia as director of sales and marketing. He was previously director of sales at the Sutton Place Hotel, Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa and Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver.
Kyle Matheson has been appointed director of sales and marketing for the Sutton Place Hotel. He was previously director of sales with the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport. Prior to that, Matheson held sales management positions with the Westin Bayshore, Tourism Vancouver and Cantrav West Destination Management Services.
- Resources
Kenneth Faulkner has been appointed a director of Tiex Inc. He was previously a broker for Burns Fry, First Commonwealth Securities and Canaccord Capital.
Daniel Tellechea has been added to the board of El Tigre Silver Corp. He is currently president and CEO of Dia Bras Exploration Inc.
Michael Carroll has been appointed to the board of Pan American Silver Corp., replacing Michael Larson, who has retired. Carroll was previously with Homestake Mining Co., Bond International Gold and Centenario Copper Corp.
Parviz Farsangi has been appointed CEO of Scorpio Mining Corp., replacing Peter Hawley, who has retired from the role but will continue as a director of the company. Farsangi was previously executive vice-president and COO of Vale.
Toby Mayo has been appointed senior financial analyst at Western Uranium Corp. He was previously an adviser at Golder Associates Ltd., senior technical adviser and consultant at Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and exploration geologist at Rio Tinto.
Christian Derosier has been appointed vice-president of exploration for Pro Minerals Inc. He was previously a director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and vice-president and president of the Quebec Prospectors Association.
Art Troup and Douglas Lang have resigned as directors of Cream Minerals Ltd.
- Technology
Monica Morong has been appointed PR and marketing manager for David Chalk Inc. She was previously with Cohn & Wolfe PR and the Bank of Montreal.
Lesley Morrison and Erin Pisko have joined Borden Ladner Gervais LLP as partners within the intellectual property group. Both were previously with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.