S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a weekly rundown of recent board and executive changes in the metals and mining industry. The moves are listed in chronological order.
May 28
Jindalee Resources Ltd. named CEO Pip Darvall as managing director, replacing Lindsay Dudfield, who will remain with the company's board as executive director.
Clifford Tuck joined the board of Aurelia Metals Ltd. as nonexecutive director.
Spectrum Rare Earths Ltd. appointed Paul Adams as managing director.
Graeme Hogan stood down as CFO of Metminco Ltd., to be replaced by Andrew Metcalfe, with immediate effect.
Meridian Mining SE added John Sabine and Charles Riopel as directors, replacing Barry Bolitho and Doug Willock, who resigned.
Jessica Daniel agreed to join the board of Canadian cobalt miner CBLT Inc. as director, replacing Judy Baker.
Mahdia Gold Corp. said Edward Chan took over as interim CEO and director, replacing Michael Smith, who resigned along with directors Fredrick Mraz and Adam Szweras to eliminate potential conflicts of interest with Avalon Investment Holdings Ltd. Meanwhile, Anne Szeto joined the company's board as a director.
Guy Bérard was elected to Mazarin Inc.'s board as a director, replacing Gérard Potvin.
May 29
ASF Group Ltd. director Yong Jiang resigned, effective immediately.
Xavier Wenzel was appointed by Vangold Mining Corp. as its new CFO.
Surge Copper Corp. director Conrad Swanson stepped down, to be replaced by Randall Thompson.
Squire Mining Ltd. Chairman Tibor Gajdics stepped down, to be replaced by President and CEO Simon Moore.
May 30
Jijun Liu, nonexecutive director of Metro Mining Ltd., died following a brief illness.
Stratex International PLC CFO Perry Ashwood will retire, effective June 4, to be replaced by Robert Smeeton.
Carl Francis Dumbrell agreed to join Herencia Resources PLC's board, with immediate effect.
Squire Mining Ltd.Ng Jui Sia retired as independent nonexecutive director of Malaysia Smelting Corp. Bhd., and Yap Chee Keong resigned as independent nonexecutive director due to other commitments.
Steppe Gold Ltd. added Lewis Marks to its board as a new director.
Thomas Mancuso was added as a director of Teras Resources Inc.
God's Lake Resources Inc. reconstituted its management team with Blair Driscoll as CEO and Edward Merchand as CFO, and Frank Potter and Michael Singer joined Driscoll as directors following the resignation of President, CEO and Director Michael Sheridan, CFO David Molson, and directors Michael Doran and Rahim Kassam.
Tim Logie took on the role of Eagle Graphite Inc.'s CFO, effective immediately.
Former London Stock Exchange CEO Xavier Rolet was elected to PJSC PhosAgro's board as an independent director
Da Ming International Holdings Ltd. added Hu Xuefa as independent nonexecutive director, effective immediately.
May 31
Nonexecutive director Gregory Starr was appointed as Diatreme Resources Ltd.'s chairman, replacing William Wang, who will remain as nonexecutive director.
Lincoln Minerals Ltd. said Haifeng Zhu and Johnson Zhang agreed to join its board as nonexecutive directors.
Greg Durack was named as nonexecutive director of TNG Ltd. Stuart Crow will retire as nonexecutive director, effective immediately. Director Rex Turkington will assume the role of chairman pending the appointment of an executive to the role permanently.
Arc Minerals Ltd. appointed Don Bailey to its board as a director, effective June 1.
Tim Baker was named a director of Alio Gold Inc. Baker was a director of Rye Patch Gold Corp. prior to Alio Gold's takeover.
Petropavlovsk PLC said Bektas Mukazhanov was asked to tender his resignation as nonexecutive director due to his association with major shareholder Fincraft Holdings Ltd.
Simon O'Loughlin retired as a director of Arc Exploration Ltd., and Nicholas Rowley and Marcello Cardaci were named directors following the completion of its acquisition of GNR Minerals Pty. Ltd.
CSC Steel Holdings Berhad independent nonexecutive director Robert Lin stepped down after reaching the mandatory retirement age.
Director Ronald Little will take on the role of president and CEO of Wolfden Resources Corp., taking effect following the June 26 AGM, replacing Donald Hoy, who will remain as executive vice president of exploration. Hoy, David Brown, Dan Mechis and Tom Quigley decided to forego re-election as directors.
Sandy Lake Gold Inc. accepted the resignation of Mike Desmeules as a director, effective immediately.
Puneet Kansai was named India's state representative to National Mineral Development Corp. Ltd.'s board as a director, with immediate effect, replacing Sunil Barthwal.
Plata Latina Minerals Corp. President, CEO and director Michael Clarke will retire, effective June 1, to be replaced by director W. Durand Eppler in the interim.
June 1
Interim CEO Peter Balka stepped down from his post at Tigers Realm Coal Ltd., to be replaced by Dmitry Gavrilin.
Asiamet Resources Ltd. added Dominic Heaton as a new nonexecutive director.
Thomas Mustapic resigned as CFO of Zenyatta Ventures Ltd.
BWR Exploration Inc. shareholders re-elected Neil Novak, George Duguay, Norman Brewster, Earl Coleman and Marcel Robillard as directors during the miner's annual meeting. Allan Ringler did not seek re-election to the company's board.
Buffalo Coal Corp. director David Thomas stepped down.
Michael St. Aldwyn agreed to join Verde AgriTech PLC's board as a director.
SouthGobi Resources Ltd. reconstituted its management team, with Shougao Wang as CEO, Weiguo Zhang as CFO and Aiming Guo as COO. Former interim CEO Wang Bing will remain with the company as general manager, and former CFO Yulan Guo is leaving the company to pursue other business endeavors.
Patrick Godin and Shigeki Miwa were added as directors of Nemaska Lithium Inc. as Ressources Québec and SoftBank Group Corp. representatives, respectively.
Malaysia Smelting added Ir Yong Mian Thong as a new executive director.
Gregory Duras was named Firesteel Resources Inc. CFO, replacing Grant Smith.
Nexus Gold Corp. CFO Michael Kinley resigned to focus on other ventures, to be replaced by Zula Kropivnitsk.
David Schmidt was named by Quantum Cobalt Corp. as its new CEO and a director, replacing Greg Burns.
Black Isle Resources Corp. named Joel Dumaresq as CFO, in lieu of Mark Gelmon, who stepped down.
ATC Alloys Ltd. nonexecutive director Patrick Burke vacated his post, with immediate effect.
CIM International Group Inc. director Yanfeng Chen was elevated to president.
Matthew Suttling was appointed as a director of Greenpower Energy Ltd. following the resignation of Edwin Bulseco, who will focus on his core business, Xcel Capital Pty. Ltd.
