JOHANNESBURG, May 4, 2017 /CNW/ - Atlatsa Resources Corporation ("Atlatsa" or the "Company") (TSX: ATL; JSE: ATL) hereby advises shareholders that Ms. Boipelo Lekubo will be leaving her position as CFO of the Company to pursue new opportunities.

With effect from June 1, 2017 Mr. Reinhardt van Wyk will be appointed as the Company's acting CFO.

Mr. van Wyk is a South African qualified Chartered Accountant with previous experience in corporate and project finance, financial management and reporting within the mining industry. Mr. van Wyk holds a BCom (Hons) degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2005. Prior to his appointment as acting CFO, Mr. van Wyk has been Atlatsa's financial controller for three years.

"On behalf of the Company, we want to thank Boipelo for her invaluable contribution during her three years with Atlatsa, including her leadership of Atlatsa's finance team during a challenging time in the South African platinum mining industry. We wish her continued success in her future endeavors," said Chief Executive Officer Mr. Harold Motaung.

SOURCE Atlatsa Resources Corporation

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