USA Rare Earth (USAR) Climbs 9.3% as 3 New Execs Join

By Angelica Ballesteros | March 10, 2026, 9:37 PM

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USA Rare Earth rallied for a second day on Tuesday, jumping 9.30 percent to finish at $20.45 apiece, as investors welcomed the appointment of three new key executives, including a new chief global policy officer (CGPO) to support the company’s government relations.

In an updated report, USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) appointed Gregory Bowman as new CGPO and head of external relations, and he will be tasked to lead public policy, corporate affairs, government relations, and strategic communications.

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USA Rare Earth's magnet facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Photo from the USA Rare Earth website

Bowman brings decades of experience across national security policy, legislation, global strategy, and complex infrastructure programs, having served as chief corporate strategy officer at Siemens Government Technologies, and 25 years in senior leadership and legal roles in the US Army.

Meanwhile, USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) also appointed Valerie Ford Jacob as its new chief legal officer, and will be tasked to oversee all legal, regulatory, compliance, and corporate policy matters.

Prior to joining the rare earth miner, Jacob served as partner and co-head of Freshfields US LLP’s financial institutions and global capital market groups for more than 10 years, and was also chairperson and senior partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.

Apart from Bowman and Jacob, USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) also named JB Lowe as its new investor relations head, and will be tasked to lead strategic engagement with the company’s global investors and analysts.

Prior to joining the company, Lowe served as head of investor relations at SolarEdge Technologies, as well as an equity research analyst at Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and TD Cowen, covering the oil and gas and cleantech sectors.

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