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Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Announces Appointment of Enoch Godongwana to Company's Board of Directors
Vancouver, British Columbia and Johannesburg, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2021) -...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Announces Appointment of Enoch Godongwana to Company's Board of DirectorsVancouver, British Columbia and Johannesburg, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2021) - Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX: PTM) (NYSE American: PLG) (\"Platinum Group\" \"PTM\" or the \"Company\") announced today that Mr. Enoch Godongwana has been appointed as a non-executive independent director to the Company's board, bringing the number of directors to seven. Mr. Godongwana obtained an Msc degree in Financial Economics from University of London in 1998 and has served in numerous roles in government, trade unions and industry. Mr. Godongwana brings invaluable knowledge of the South African business environment. He spent the early part of his career working for the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa, holding a number of key roles until becoming General Secretary. He went on to hold a number of South African governmental roles, including Deputy Minister of Public Enterprises of the Government of South Africa from 2009 to 2010, Deputy Minister of Economic Development from 2010 to 2012 and member of Parliament from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Godongwana is currently serving as the non-executive Chair of the Development Bank of Southern Africa and is a non-executive director of Mondi plc. Platinum Group CEO R. Michael Jones commented, \"We are very pleased to welcome Enoch Godongwana to the Board of the Company. His extensive South African experience will be a valuable asset to the Company as we work through the financing and development of the world class Waterberg Palladium, Platinum and Gold Mine.\"About Platinum Group Metals Ltd.Platinum Group is the operator of the Waterberg Project, a bulk underground deposit in northern South Africa. Waterberg was discovered by the Company and a definitive feasibility study concluded it can be one of the largest fully mechanised, low cost platinum group metals mines in the world with palladium as the dominant metal. Platinum Group Metals is also co-founder of Lion Battery Technologies with Anglo American working on cutting edge patented technology to put palladium and platinum in lithium batteries. On behalf of the Board ofPlatinum Group Metals Ltd.R. Michael JonesCEO and DirectorFor further information contact:R. Michael Jones, Presidentor Kris Begic, VP, Corporate DevelopmentPlatinum...