Western Manganese Limited (ASX:WMN) Appoints Christopher J Clower as Non-Executive Director

Sydney, Oct 25, 2011 AEST (ABN Newswire) - The Board of Western Manganese Limited (ASX:WMN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Christopher J Clower as Non-Executive Director of WMN.

Mr. Clower is currently Managing Director of Borneo Brothers Limited and will add strength to the WMN board through his significant experience and track record of success in the Indonesian mineral, energy, corporate finance and investment banking sectors.

Mr. Clower replaces Marlon Ticoalu, who will be retained by WMN in a contracting role. We thank Mr.Ticoalu for his outstanding services to the board.

Key Highlights

- Christopher J. Clower becomes Non-Executive Director of Western Manganese Limited (WMN);

- Mr. Clower is the current Managing Director of Borneo Brothers Limited (BBL);

- Mr. Clower was previously Head of South East Asia Corporate Finance at Merrill Lynch Investment Banking Division;

- WMN recently entered into a strategic alliance with BBL, gaining exclusivity to BBL's existing pipeline of Indonesian manganese projects and any additional manganese projects identified by BBL until October 2013; and

- At Merrill Lynch, Mr. Clower raised in excess of US$2 billion for Indonesian natural resources clients between 2005 and 2009.

Prior to his role at Merrill Lynch, Mr. Clower held executive positions with Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust Investment Banking, Corporate Finance Divisions.

Mr. Clower holds an MBA (Honors) from University of Chicago and a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Northwestern University.

Contact

Colin K Locke Executive Chairman Email: locke@westernmanganese.com http://www.westernmanganese.com