11:47 AM EDT, 09/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Wesdome Gold Mines ( WDOFF ) said Thursday that it appointed Philip C. Yee as chief financial officer, effective Sept. 29.

The company said that Raj Gill will remain as interim CFO until Yee begins employment with the company, after which Gill will resume his position as senior vice president, corporate development and investor relations.

Yee has been an independent director and audit committee chair for Wesdome since October 2024. He will be resigning as the company's audit chair effective Sept. 28.

Yee previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Eldorado Gold Corporation ( EGO ) from 2018 to 2024. Before Eldorado, Yee held "key roles" at several "major" gold companies, including executive vice president and CFO at Kirkland Lake Gold and senior vice president and CFO at Lake Shore Gold.

He was also CFO at Patagonia Gold and held several senior finance positions at Cameco Corporation ( CCJ ) and Centerra Gold ( CGAU ) .

National Bank of Canada Thursday maintained an outperform rating and C$27.50 price target on the shares of Wesdome Gold Mines ( WDOFF ).

"A seamless transition given Mr. Yee's current role as Independent Director/Audit committee chair, which he is stepping down from, and decades of experience in the Abitibi," said the bank.

The company's shares were last seen up $0.54 to $20.46 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Price: 20.44, Change: +0.52, Percent Change: +2.61