Uranium Energy Corp. announced the appointment of Scott Melbye as Executive Vice President effective immediately. Scott is a 30-year veteran of the nuclear energy industry having held leadership positions in major uranium mining companies as well as industry-wide organizations.

Through to June 2014, Scott was Executive Vice President, Marketing, for Uranium One, responsible for global uranium sales activities. Prior to this, Scott spent 22 years with the Cameco Group of companies, both in the Saskatoon head office and with their U.S. subsidiaries. He had last served as President of Cameco Inc., the subsidiary responsible for marketing and trading activities with annual sales exceeding 30 million pounds U(3) O(8).

Scott is currently the Chair of the Board of Governors of the World Nuclear Fuel Market ("WNFM"), President of the Uranium Producers of America ("UPA") and VP-Commercial for Uranium Participation Corporation ("UPC").