Orica Ltd. reports that Andrew Coleman, group general manager, chemicals, resigned Sept. 19 to pursue other professional challenges. Greg Witcombe took over the title, effective Sept. 22.
MagIndustries Corp. has announced several management appointments. Jeff Swinoga has joined the company as senior vice president, finance, and chief financial officer. He has 17 years experience in the mining and finance sectors. Previous employers include HudBay Minerals Inc. and Barrick Gold Corporation. Swinoga is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA from the University of Toronto and a BA (Honors Economics) from the University of Western Ontario.
Errol Farr, the company’s former CFO, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
Kate Harcourt has been named director, health, safety, environment and community. She has been involved in the environmental aspects of mining projects around the world for 18 years. She worked as an independent consultant to the company and other clients on the development of their mining projects. Harcourt has led Mag’s Kouilou Potash Project environmental and social impact assessment team for the past 19 months. She has been involved in projects in Kenya and Mozambique, as well as other international projects. She holds an Honors BSc (Environmental Science) from Sheffield University and an MSc (Environmental Technology) from Imperial College, London.
Patrick Kielty has joined the company as director, human resources. He has 15 years experience in corporate human resources and talent management in the startup divisions of Fortune 500 companies. He holds a BA from Queen’s University and a diploma in coaching from ICC Canada.
Richard Pratt has joined the company as general counsel. He has over 20 years of experience in private practice, where he represented corporate and financial institution clients in a wide array of sectors. He holds an Honors BComm from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University.
Correction: In The Sulphur Institute brief last week, Green Markets (GM Sept. 22, p. 13) incorrectly identified Mr. Aaron Choquette, Inter-Chem’s vice president, sulfur, as Adam.