Western Potash Corp. announced the following amendments to the board of directors of the Company effective September 29th, 2016. The new Western Board consists of seven members, with Geoffrey Chang and Bill Xue as executive directors.

Mr. Xia Qinglong is appointed an independent member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Zheng Mianping is a newly appointed independent member of the Board. Buddy Doyle remains an independent member of the Board.

Patricio Varas and Patrick Power, founders of the Company, will serve as non-executive members of the Board both having resigned from their respective management positions. The board welcomed Mr. Xia Qinglong, CEO of ChinaBlue Chemical Ltd. who brings over 30 years experience in the resource extraction industry beginning a distinguished career after training as a geologist. The Western board announced the appointment of Mr. Zheng Mianping, a renowned expert in the salt lake research and extraction industry.

Mr. Zheng is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the President of the International Society for Salt Lake Research. Mr. Bill Xue and Mr. Patrick Power are re-joining the Board of Directors and will continue to contribute their managerial, organizational and commercial experience. At the management level of Western, the board announced that Geoffrey Chang, Chairman of the Board will assume the position of CEO from Patricio Varas.

George Gao will assume the role of Chief Administrative Officer and Jerry Zhang will take on the position of Corporate Secretary.