Niko Resources Ltd. announced that the Board of Directors of the company has appointed Kevin J. Clarke as Chairman of the Board and interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Clarke, who was appointed to the Board of Directors in August 2014, succeeds Wendell W. Robinson, who retired following the annual meeting of shareholders held in September 2014, as Chairman. During his 40-year management career, Mr. Clarke has led global high performance organizations of up to 15,000 people with over $1 billion in sales and with manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada, and Latin America.

From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Clarke was President and CEO of Catalyst Paper. Previously, Mr. Clarke held a variety of leadership positions at Worldcolor (Quebecor World) from 1986 to 2009, including Group President, Publishing Services Group (2008-2009), where he led institutional strategic planning and strategic business development initiatives.