Power Metals Corp Creates Lithium Oilfield Brine Advisory Board; Appoints Former Gulf Oil Executive

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 1, 2017) - Power Metals Corp. ("Power" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PWM)(FRANKFURT:OAA1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis J. Martin to the Advisory Board of the Company.

Dennis J. Martin was employed by Gulf Canada for 18 years and in his most recent position was head of Strategic Planning for Gulf and its 72% owned subsidiary, Gulf Indonesia Resources. At Gulf Canada, Mr. Martin was involved in the planning and marketing of approximately $6 Billion in public debt and equity offerings with the Company. He has extensive IPO experience and was directly involved in two highly visible and successful IPOs, Athabasca Oil Sands Trust (predecessor to Canadian Oil Sands Trust) and Gulf Indonesia Resources Ltd.

Mr. Martin also has extensive real estate experience, including Senior Vice President roles in Financial Planning and Analysis with two public REITs (Apartment Investment and Management Co, and HCP, Inc.). In his most recent leadership roles, Mr. Martin was CFO of two private, equity-sponsored companies that successfully liquidated in private market transactions (American Residential Communities and Carefree Communities).

Mr. Martin is currently an independent director TIER REIT, Inc., a self-managed, Dallas-based public office REIT (NYSE:TIER) and an Independent Director of Petro Motion, Inc., a private Canadian company engaged in the development of new materials and processes to improve the efficiency of companies working in the heavy oil production sector.

Mr. Martin is a citizen of both Canada and the USA and holds a B.A. in economics and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.

Johnathan More, CEO of Power Metals noted "We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Martin as the first addition to our Advisory Board to which we intend to appoint experts in lithium brine production, extraction technologies, and conventional as well as unconventional oil and gas executives.

The company believes that the magnitude of the opportunity at our South Leduc brine project area could have industry altering implications, if commercialized. We believe that the right team of experts across all relevant segments of lithium, technology and oil and gas will significantly aid us in moving that process forward along a condensed timeline and at a reduced cost, while markedly elevating the change of commercial success.