Westwater Resources Inc (NYSE-A:WWR), a battery‐grade, natural graphite development company, has announced that it has promoted chief accounting officer Steven Cates to chief financial officer and vice president of finance, effective August 26, 2022, following a smooth succession plan.
Cates and Westwater executive chairman Terence Cryan joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the appointment, as well as provide an update on the company's plan to create an advanced battery graphite business in Alabama.
Armed with $116 million in cash and no debt on its balance sheet, Cates says investors have a unique opportunity to "get in on the ground floor" as it progresses its battery graphite project.