Aurelia Metals Ltd. appointed Dan Clifford managing director and CEO, effective Nov. 25.

Clifford was most recently the managing director and CEO of Stanmore Coal Ltd. from November 2016 to October 2019.

The company appointed Peter Trout COO, effective from late November, it said Oct. 23. Trout was most recently executive general manager at PanAust Ltd.

Consequently, Mike Menzies stepped down as interim executive director and COO of Aurelia Metals, returning to his role as a nonexecutive director. Cobb Johnstone will transition from interim executive chairman and CEO to resume the role of nonexecutive chairman from Nov. 25.

Jim Simpson, the company's previous managing director and CEO, stepped down in May.