Westwater Resources, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors appointed Frank Bakker as Westwater's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately. Mr. Bakker has been serving as Westwater's Vice President and General Manager – Alabama Graphite Products. Mr. Bakker's professional background includes significant engineering, project management, and process plant management, having built and operated numerous plants that process ammonia, elastomers, methanol, and resins.

He previously served as CEO for US Methanol LLC in Charleston, West Virginia, and as President and CEO for OCI Partners LP in Beaumont, Texas. Mr. Bakker received a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Twente Netherlands, and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.