Ur-Energy Names a New CFO: Roger Smith to Retire December 1, Jade Walle to Succeed Him
In Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming, Ur-Energy Inc., headquartered in Casper, announced on November 2 that Chief Financial Officer Roger Smith will retire effective December 1, 2026, and that Jade Walle, the company's current Vice President Finance, will succeed him as CFO. Smith has had a 45-year career in mining industry finance and accounting and served the company for almost 20 years; the company credits him with a key role in its growth from its early years to full commercial operations and the August 2026 launch of full operations at the Shirley Basin mine.
Walle joined Ur-Energy as Vice President Finance in September 2025. He is a Certified Public Accountant with 30 years of experience and was previously an audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2011 to 2024.
Ur-Energy describes itself as America's largest and fastest-growing domestic in-situ recovery uranium producer. It owns and operates the Lost Creek ISR uranium processing facility and mine in south-central Wyoming and the Shirley Basin ISR mine in central Wyoming, where full operations launched in August 2026, and it is conducting exploration and development in the Great Divide Basin uranium district. Its corporate headquarters is in Casper and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario.
(Source: ACCESS Newswire)
Source: ACCESS Newswire
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