Junior potash developer Western Potash Corp.. Vancouver, has appointed three individuals to new positions. Dr. Matthew Wood has been named project director for the Milestone Potash Project. He is the former president of Vale Potash Canada Ltd. and senior project leader of Vale’s Kronau Project near Regina in Saskatchewan. He also led the design of the solution mining and wellfields both for the Kronau Project and Potasio Rio Colorado (PRC) in Argentina.
George Gao has been named senior vice president, business development. The company said he brings decades of experience in corporate compliance, business development, and capital markets. He is the former president of the Beijing Mining Exchange, and has prior experience working for the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.
Six-year employee Jerry Zhang has been named director of administration and assistant to the president. He has nearly a decade of experience serving various levels of Chinese central governments in a wide variety of responsibilities in a range of operational assignments. He obtained a PhD degree in International Relations from the University of Melbourne.
Western also announced that it is in the process of appointing KPMG as its new external auditor.