Western Uranium Corporation announced that Michael Skutezky resigned as Independent Chairman for personal reasons, on July 27, 2017, effective immediately. Further, Mr. Skutezky has relinquished his roles as a Director, member of the audit committee and as a Director of Western subsidiaries and affiliates. Consequently, Russell Fryer, Director, has been named Executive Chairman, in addition to his current Director role. Russell Fryer has 26 years of experience in developed and developing markets focusing on mining and natural resources companies. With a background in engineering, Mr. Fryer has advised mining companies in pre-production and production stages of mineral output. Throughout his career, Mr. Fryer has also worked with investment banking firms such as Robert Fleming, HSBC and Deutsche Bank and invested in over 75 mining companies.