Western Copper and Gold names Mark E. Smith interim CEO as Sandeep Singh steps down
WRN•Sandeep Singh will step down as Western Copper and Gold’s president and CEO and leave its board on Oct. 31, 2026. Chairman Mark E. Smith becomes interim CEO and Michael Psihogios becomes president on Nov. 1, while the board searches for a new CEO.
1. Leadership transition
Western Copper and Gold said Sandeep Singh will step down as president and CEO on Oct. 31, 2026, and leave the board. Chairman Mark E. Smith will become interim CEO on Nov. 1, and Michael Psihogios, who joined as CFO in August 2024, will become president. The board will launch a search for a new CEO. Smith is a professional engineer with more than 45 years of global mining experience.
