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Cdn Platinum holders elect four-person board at AGM 2014-07-31 16:11 ET - News Release Mr. Gary Billingsley reports CANADIAN PLATINUM CORP. SHAREHOLDERS ELECT NEW BOARD MEMBERS; NEW MANAGEMENT APPOINTED Two new members were elected to the board of directors of Canadian Platinum Corp. at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders held July 30, 2014, in Calgary, Alta. James Engdahl and Douglas Billingsley are the two new board members elected at the meeting. They join incumbent members Gary Billingsley and Mason Douglas re-elected by the company's shareholders. Former board members Todd Montgomery, Brent Walter and Randy Ludwar did not stand for re-election. Mr. Engdahl is currently president and chief executive officer of Star Minerals Group Ltd., a Canadian Stock Exchange-listed exploration company involved in the exploration and development of strategic and critical minerals. Previously, Mr. Engdahl was president and CEO of Great Western Minerals Group Ltd., a TSX Venture Exchange-listed company currently being developed into a fully integrated rare earth company. Prior to that, Mr. Engdahl was involved in corporate finance, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, and successfully financing many projects in Canada. Mr. Engdahl got his business and finance background working for many years in banking, where he last served as a vice-president of Barclays Bank of Canada. Douglas Billingsley is currently a partner with Hong Kong-based Battalion Partners LLC. Battalion is a business advisory and consulting firm that specializes in working with companies to prepare and structure them to successfully attract investment capital. Throughout his career, Douglas Billingsley has held numerous executive positions (chief executive officer, chief operating offincer, chief financial officer, senior vice-president of corporate planning, VP, marketing, and VP, product development) in large financial services and manufacturing organizations. His experience spans private and public companies, as well as successfully starting and growing his own businesses. Coming from a mining family, he is very familiar with the mining industry and has served on the boards of several publicly traded junior mining companies. Subsequent to the annual general and special meeting, Gary Billingsley was appointed by the board to the position of president and CEO and Mr. Douglas was appointed chairman of the board. Gary Billingsley commented: "I want to thank Todd, Brent and Randy for their dedicated service to the company since its inception. Todd Montgomery has always had extraordinary vision in project selection and has left a solid base for the new management to build on, which is critical in this challenging market. Canadian Platinum will continue to focus on platinum and base metals." We seek Safe Harbor. © 2014 Canjex Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.