Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V:SYH) has announced the appointment of Rob Chang as Independent Director, bringing 30 years of uranium and mining sector experience to the Board.
Chang was co-founder and CEO of Gryphon Digital Mining, the predecessor to American Bitcoin, and currently serves on the boards of Ur-Energy and RecycLiCo Battery Materials.
He has previously served on the board of Fission Uranium, prior to its acquisition by Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN), and as Managing Director and Head of Metals and Mining at Cantor Fitzgerald, leading research into precious metals, base metals, lithium, and uranium.
Chang received recognition by Bloomberg at Best Precious Metals Analyst in 2016 and is frequently quoted by and a regular guest of media outlets including Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.
With Chang’s appointment, the company has granted him 300,000 incentive stock options, exercisable at $0.45 per share for a period of five years from the date of the grant.
Skyharbour has also announced that Amanda Chow has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, having served as a director for several years already.
Chow is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree from Simon Fraser University. She brings over 25 years of experience working in public companies to this role.
Chow succeeds Jim Pettit who previously served as CFO. Pettit will remain as Director and Chairman of the board.
President and CEO Jordan Trimble says that these appointments are “notable additions” to the Skyharbour team.
“Rob has a very impressive track record bringing with him several decades of capital markets experience with focused expertise in the uranium sector,” Trimble says.
“Furthermore, we are excited to have Amanda step into the CFO role given her strong financial background and years of working with public companies.
“With our largest annual combined drilling campaign of over 30,000 metres now underway at Skyharbour’s Athabasca project portfolio, these additions to our board and management team come at a pivotal time for the company.”
Skyharbour has also announced that it has engaged Media One Media Group in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a 12-month marketing campaign, effective immediately. Skyharbour will pay $75,000 plus GST upon signing of the agreement.
Skyharbour Resources holds a portfolio of uranium exploration projects in Canada’s Athabasca Basin.
Write to Amy Rotman at Mining.com.au
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