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Alaska Silver Announces Appointment of Aaron Schutt as Director
Tucson, Arizona--(Newsfile Corp. - May 14, 2026) - Alaska Silver Corp. (TSXV: WAM) (the "Company," "Alaska Silver") announces the appointment of Mr. Aaron
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[{"type":"text","content":" Tucson, Arizona--(Newsfile Corp. - May 14, 2026) - Alaska Silver Corp. (TSXV: WAM) (the \"Company,\" \"Alaska Silver\") announces the appointment of Mr. Aaron Schutt to the Board of Directors of the Company effective May 13, 2026. A native Alaskan, Mr. Schutt is currently the President and CEO of Doyon Limited. In his role as CEO and President, Mr. Schutt is responsible for the overall direction of the Doyon Family of Companies with +$500 million of revenue. During his 20 years with Doyon, Mr. Schutt has led the company in its pursuit of responsible natural resource development, arctic-focused businesses, and utilities development serving US military bases in Alaska, along with many traditional uses of the lands. Prior to being named Doyon President and CEO, Mr. Schutt served as Doyon's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2011. He graduated with honors and as an S. Town Stephenson scholar from Washington State University with a bachelors of science in civil engineering. Mr. Schutt went on to receive a masters of science in civil engineering from Stanford University, followed by his juris doctorate from Stanford Law School. Mr. Schutt is Koyukon Athabascan and is an enrolled member of the Native Village of Tanana. He serves on the Board of Directors for Northrim BanCorp, Inc., Akeela, Inc., and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Board of Advisors. Kit Marrs, CEO, stated: \"We are extremely excited about strengthening our board of directors with the addition of Aaron Schutt. He has a long track record of success building numerous Alaska-based companies with a wide range of business lines. Having someone with deep roots in Alaska, as well as someone who is highly respected in the Alaskan business community will greatly expand our connections in our home state.\" \"I am very pleased to join the board of Alaska Silver,\" said Mr. Schutt. \"Alaska Silver's project area is in a part of Alaska I care deeply about and I look forward to helping responsible development move forward.\" Grant of Stock Options and RSU's In addition, the Company announces that it has granted an aggregate of 1,045,609 restricted share units (\"RSUs\") to directors and officers and 960,000 stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants, of which 500,000 stock options were granted to directors and off...