Platinum Group Metals Ltd. announced the hiring of full time local mining specialists in South Africa as part of an operational readiness plan while the company drives toward first production in fourth quarter of calendar 2015. The expanded leadership team includes the addition of a Mine Manager, Financial Manager, Head of Engineering, Head of Human Resources Development and a Safety and Environment Manager, all of whom have taken up the charge to progress Platinum Group's WBJV Project 1 into 2015 production. The operating team will be overseen by the company's Chief Operating Officer Mr. Peter Busse.

Peter is a mine builder and mine manager with over 40 years of experience. The new mine-building and operations management team that have joined the Company include: David Ngubane, General Manager: David has extensive management experience and has worked on projects in Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. Leon Lewis, Safety, Health &Environment Manager: Leon is a founding member of the Association of Mine Professional Safety Practitioners of South Africa (AMSPSA).

Curt von Graevenitz, Engineering Manager: Curt brings over 26 years of invaluable experience in the mining industry, of which 11 years is in the trackless mining and equipment environment. Schalk Engelbrecht, Financial Manager: With over 22 years of experience in the mining industry, Schalk comes to Platinum Group after working at De Beers in Internal Auditing and Production Accounting, at Southern Era Resources as a Financial Manager, and at Lonmin as a Senior Manager Shared Services and Senior Manager Finance. Rowan Ray, Mine Manager: Rowan joins Platinum Group from Murray &Roberts (Zambia) where he was Project Manager.

Deslin Johnson, Human Resources Development Superintendent: Deslin previously served as Training Manager at the Glencore Boshoek Smelter.