VRX Silica (ASX:VRX) has appointed Tony Swiericzuk to succeed as CEO on a full-time basis, effective yesterday, following the company’s succession plan for former Managing Director Bruce Maluish’s retirement.
Maluish indicated his intention to retire from his position in December last year. VRX Silica appointed Swiericzuk to step into the role of CEO in February this year on a part-time basis to guide this transition.
Swiericzuk is a seasoned mining executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience. His career spans large-scale mines and bulk ports.
He has deep industry knowledge and contacts in silica sand markets, including in Asia, which will support VRX’s development.
Maluish will remain on the board as a non-executive director from today.
Meanwhile, Chairman Paul Boyatzis has also retired from the company, effective at the end of yesterday to coincide with the end of the financial year.
Non-Executive Director Peter Pawlowitsch will step into the role of interim chairman as VRX searches for Boyatzis’s permanent replacement.
Pawlowitsch says the company is delighted to bring Swiericzuk into the full-time role as CEO, as the company looks towards the construction phase of the Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project early next year.
“Tony is ideally placed to take on this challenge and has the deep mining industry knowledge and experience to lead the company from explorer to producer,” Pawlowitsch says.
“I also take this opportunity to thank Paul Boyatzis and Bruce Maluish for their many years of service to VRX, with both of them having been with the company since the 2011 IPO [initial public offering].”
VRX Silica is a pure-play silica sand developer focused on its wholly owned Arrowsmith, Muchea, and Boyatup projects in Western Australia.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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