Platinum Group Metals Ltd. at its Annual General Meeting held on February 23, 2017, confirmed the retirement of Mr. Peter Busse as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Mr. Busse joined Platinum Group Metals in 2007 and has served as the company's COO since that time. The functions and appointments that were formerly the responsibility of the COO will be assumed by the company's senior management team in South Africa. Mr. Leon Lewis, the former Safety Officer at the Maseve Mine, has been appointed as General Manager and Gawie De Wet as head of Mine Engineering. A replacement COO will be appointed in due course.