Pekka Vauramo will continue as the President and CEO of Metso Outotec until the end of 2023. “This is a unique opportunity to lead the integration of the two great companies into Metso Outotec and to develop Metso Outotec to become an industry leader. We are in the beginning of our integration journey and Metso Outotec has a lot of potential to increase the effectiveness of its operations and to serve its customers even better and in a more sustainable way,” says Pekka Vauramo. 

Hatch welcomes Michael Houen as director of smart port strategy.

Costain announces that Tony Bickerstaff, chief financial officer, after 14 years in the role will be stepping down from his position and as a director of the Company.

Epiroc AB’s Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2021, which was originally announced on October 5, 2020, has changed.

Turquoise Hill Resources announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of non-independent director Alan Chirgwin, effective September 17, 2020. Mr. Chirgwin’s resignation corresponds with his personal decision to leave Rio Tinto.

• Geomega adds technical and operations management experience
• Geomega nominates Nicholas Nickoletopoulos to its Board of Directors Montreal, September 16, 2020

Orica recently welcomed Sanjeev Gandhi to its Executive Committee, and he will lead the APA region as Group Executive & President, Australia Pacific & Asia. 

Medusa Mining Limited advises that Patrick Warr will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) from 7 September 2020. Mr Warr will be replacing current CFO Peter Alphonso who will retain the role of Company Secretary. 

Starting September 1^st, Tobias Bangerter will join the Management Board for BAUER Resources GmbH as a new member, replacing Peter Hingott who has served as Chairman of the Management Board for the past four years alongside his role as member of the Management Board of BAUER AG. At the same time, Dr. Roman Breuer will take over as Chairman of the Management Board.

Filo Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Ms. Carmel Daniele to the Board of Directors of Filo Mining, in replacement of Mr. Paul McRae who has resigned.

The board of directors of Petropavlovsk PLC announces the appointment of Mr. Malay Mukherjee as a new independent non-executive director with immediate effect.

Maciej Gwozdz, President, business area Europe has decided to resign from Outokumpu to take a new position in another company. He will continue to work in Outokumpu in his current position until the end of September. His successor will be appointed in due course.

The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv has appointed Mrs C. (Carla) Rodenburg-Verschuur, MBA as managing director of BAM Infra Nederland bv, effective 1 October 2020. Currently, Mrs Rodenburg is member of the Global Management team of technical services provider Stork, a Fluor company, as Vice President Europe.

The Supervisory Board of Royal BAM Group nv has decided to nominate Ruud Joosten as CEO and chairman of the Executive Board as per 1 September 2020. Joosten (55) has a long-standing career at AkzoNobel, where he has held numerous leadership positions. The last eight years he was member of the Executive Committee and since 2017 Chief Operating Officer, responsible for business performance.

Carita Himberg has been appointed Senior Vice President, Human Resources and a member of future Metso Outotec’s Executive Team. She will start in her new role latest before the end of the year. The exact starting date will be announced later.

Prof. Thomas Bauer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Bauer AG and member of the executive committee of the Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie e.V. (Federation of the German Construction Industry) was unanimously selected as the President of the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) at the annual general meeting on May 22, 2020.

Outokumpu Oyj’s Board of Directors has at its first meeting appointed two permanent committees, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, and decided on their composition.

Petropavlovsk PLC announced the appointments of Ms Fiona Paulus and Mr Tim McCutcheon as Independent Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect. It also announces that Sir Roderic Lyne will retire from the Board following the Company's Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2020 and will be succeeded by Ms Paulus as Chairman.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has thanked Shane Stephan for his distinguished leadership as Chief Executive Officer & subsequently Managing Director of the New Hope Group after 11 years with the company.
QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said New Hope Group announced Shane would retire from the company at the end of August.

Victaulic, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, announced Rick Bucher has been appointed to the position of President and COO, effective immediately.