Trading Symbol: ELR (TSX); EPS (JSE)
VANCOUVER, Nov. 28, 2016 /CNW/ - Eastern Platinum
Limited ("Eastplats" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that
Mr. Rowland Wallenius will be
joining the Company's senior management team in Vancouver, British Columbia as Chief Financial
Officer and Corporate Secretary.
Mr. Wallenius is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA, CA)
whose career and experience span over 20 years in various roles
initially in private accounting and audit practice and following
that in senior management positions with or consulting to several
public mining and industrial companies. From 2007 to 2014 Mr.
Wallenius acted as Chief Financial Officer of the El Boleo copper
project in Mexico constructed by
Baja Mining Corp. and a group led by Korean Resources
Corporation. Prior to that, he acted in a variety of
accounting and finance roles with Augusta Resources Corp., Sargold
Resources Corporation and other public issuers. Over his
career, Mr. Wallenius has had extensive experience in public
company accounting and reporting as well as project finance,
treasury management, project development and construction, risk
management, investor relations and corporate development.
"We are grateful to David Li for
his efforts as our interim CFO in helping us through our transition
over the last few months and building the foundation for our future
plans," commented Diana Hu, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. "We are very pleased to have
someone with Rowland's skills and range of experience joining us as
a full-time member of our team and look forward to working with him
as we move forward with our business plans."
No stock exchange, securities commission or other
regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained herein.
SOURCE Eastern Platinum Limited