Westwater Resources Expands Executive Management Team
13 Mars 2023 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Jon Jacobs Hired as Chief Commercial
Officer
Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy
technology and battery-grade natural graphite development company,
today announced that Jon Jacobs has been hired as the Company’s
Chief Commercial Officer effective March 6, 2023.
Mr. Jacobs is an accomplished executive with over 20 years of
technical sales and strategic commercial experience. Prior to
joining Westwater, Mr. Jacobs was the Chief Marketing Officer for
Solid Power from October 2021 through February 2022, and the Vice
President of Business Development for Wildcat Discovery
Technologies from November 2009 until October 2021. Earlier in his
career, he served in sales and marketing roles for Materials
Science Corporation and The Solutions Group. Mr. Jacobs began his
professional career as a project engineer for General Motors Corp.
and then as a product design engineer for Ford Motor Co. Mr. Jacobs
obtained his Master of Business Administration in Corporate
Strategy and Finance from the University of Michigan, his Master of
Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and his
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University
of Michigan.
Frank Bakker, Westwater President & Chief Executive Officer,
stated, “Jon is an experienced executive with a proven track record
in the sale of battery materials for electric vehicles. He will be
an excellent addition to our management team. Mr. Jacobs will be
responsible for managing our relationships with customers as we
continue with construction and begin commissioning of our Kellyton
graphite processing plant in Alabama later this year.”
On March 1, 2023, the Compensation Committee of the Westwater
Board of Directors granted an inducement award to Mr. Jacobs
pursuant to NYSE American Company Guide Section 711. As an
inducement to secure his employment, Mr. Jacobs was awarded 82,474
restricted stock units of the Company’s common stock, which will
vest equally over two years and subject to terms and conditions of
the Westwater Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan.
About Westwater Resources, Inc.
Westwater Resources, Inc. (NYSE American: WWR), an energy
technology company, is focused on developing battery-grade natural
graphite. The Company’s primary project is the Kellyton graphite
processing plant that is under construction in east-central
Alabama. In addition, the Company’s Coosa graphite deposit is the
most advanced natural flake graphite deposit in the contiguous
United States and located across 41,965 acres (~17,000 hectares) in
Coosa County, Alabama. For more information, visit
www.westwaterresources.net.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on this
forward-looking information, which is not a guarantee of future
performance and is subject to a number of uncertainties and other
factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company;
accordingly, there can be no assurance that such suggested results
will be realized.
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