Austpac Resources N.L. announced the appointment of Mr. Colin Iles as Chief Executive Officer of Austpac. He is also a current director of Austpac. Mr. Iles is a metallurgist with over 35 years' experience in international trade, sales and business development and the commercial management of technical projects at plant level. Mr. Iles was General Manager for Cometals Australia. He is experienced in metals marketing and was responsible for key objectives of profit, production, and marketing for CMC Cometals Australia.