Ur-Energy stock names Jade Walle as CFO successor

Published on 11/03/2026 at 13:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ur-Energy stock drew attention after Jade Walle was named CFO successor. Roger Smith will retire on December 1 after nearly 20 years with the company.

Leadership transition at Ur-Energy

Roger Smith will retire as chief financial officer on December 1, 2026, after nearly 20 years with the company.
Jade Walle, Ur-Energy's vice president of finance since September 2025, will assume the CFO role.
Walle brings 30 years of accounting experience, including 13 years as a PwC audit partner.

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Ur-Energy said on Monday, November 2, 2026, that Chief Financial Officer Roger Smith will retire effective December 1. The uranium producer named current Vice President Finance Jade Walle as his successor.

The announcement was carried by Yahoo Finance from an Access Newswire release. Smith will support the handover as a financial adviser for a period after his retirement, according to the release.

New finance leadership takes shape

Smith has led Ur-Energy's finance, information technology and administration teams for almost 20 years. His retirement follows the launch of full operations at the company's Shirley Basin mine in Wyoming in August 2026, a milestone highlighted by Chief Executive Matt Gili.

Walle joined Ur-Energy as vice president finance in September 2025. The company said he has contributed to capital-markets transactions, accounting initiatives and the broader finance and accounting function. Walle is a certified public accountant with 30 years of experience and served as a PwC audit partner from 2011 to 2024.

Ur-Energy stock traded at 0.71 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 13:30 CET on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Investors will next focus on the leadership handover and the company's uranium production ramp-up in Wyoming. Ur-Energy operates the Lost Creek ISR facility and the Shirley Basin ISR mine, while continuing exploration and development work in the Great Divide Basin district.

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