---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-004092"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WWR"
cik: "0000839470"
company_name: "WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC."
filed_at: "2023-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T15:04:23.504474+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Westwater Resources appoints Frank Bakker as President & CEO, promotes Cates and Lawrence

## Summary
- Frank Bakker appointed President and CEO effective Jan 16, 2023, replacing Chad Potter who departed.
- Bakker receives $285k base salary, 60% bonus target, 75% LTI target, and $100k RSU grant.
- Chad Potter's employment agreement terminated in connection with departure.
- Steven Cates promoted to SVP-Finance and CFO; John Lawrence promoted to CAO, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-004092
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WWR
- cik: 0000839470
- company_name: WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 1.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/839470/000110465923004092/0001104659-23-004092-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/839470/000110465923004092/tm233515d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004092
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004092.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-004092.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chad M. Potter departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC..
  - Action: departed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Chad M. Potter, former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, departed the Company on January 16, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/839470/000110465923004092/0001104659-23-004092-index.htm

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