Sunday, October 24, 2010

Canadian CFOs on the Move – week ended October 22, 2010

Indico Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: IDI) appointed Peggy Wu as its Chief Financial Officer to replace Michael Kinley, who resigned as CFO in order to devote more time to other issuers of which he is also the Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Wu’s past experience includes three years at Smythe Ratcliffe LLP as a senior accountant and, prior to that, two years at STS Partners LLP as staff accountant.

Savant Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V: SVT) announced that David Douglas has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Robert McKnight, interim CFO. Mr. McKnight will remain a Director of Savant. Mr. Douglas has served as Chief Financial Officer or Corporate Secretary to a number of junior mining companies including Blackstone Ventures Inc., Western Keltic Mines Inc., Stornoway Diamond Corporation, Sherwood Copper Corporation and Eastfield Resources Ltd. Mr. Douglas will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone Ventures Inc.

Alberta Oilsands Inc. (TSX-V: AOS) announced the appointment of Andrew Constantinidis as Vice President Finance and Business Development of the Company. Most recently he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Calgary based Eurogas Corporation (TSX-V: EUG). Mr. Constantinidis' international experience includes positions at companies including Deutsche Bank, Citibank, ExxonMobil and domestically at IBM.

Unigold Inc. (TSX-V: UGD) announced that John Green has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, replacing Joseph Del Campo who has resigned as CFO but will continue as a Director. Mr. Green has worked with Falconbridge Limited, Lac Minerals Limited, AfriOre Limited, Platexco Inc., and Intrepid Minerals Ltd. in a variety of roles including CFO and Director. For the last seven years, as Controller of High River Gold Mines Ltd., he has been closely involved with the financing and construction of two new open-pit gold mines.

Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced that Amit Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer has been assigned new duties at Essar's Corporate Office in India and has consequently relocated to Mumbai, India. Rakesh Kapur, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Essar Steel Algoma, accountable for all financial functions. He comes to Essar from ArcelorMittal where he served most recently as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Directors at their steel complex in the Czech Republic.

DiaMedica Inc. (TSX-V: DMA) announced the appointment of James Parsons as Vice President of Finance, replacing Eric Johnstone. Mr. Parsons was previously the Chief Financial Officer for both private and public life science companies including Amorfix Life Sciences, Trillium Therapeutics and Lorus Therapeutics. He has also consulted for numerous firms including Astra Zeneca.

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