Fission appoints award-winning analyst to the Board

Rob Chang. — Photo courtesy Fission Uranium Corp.

FISSION URANIUM CORP. ("Fission" or “the Company") (TSX:FCU) (OTCQX:FCUUF) (FRANKFURT:2FU) is pleased to announce that Mr. Rob Chang, one of the uranium market’s most recognized experts, has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Chang has 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He most recently served as the Managing Director and Head of Metals & Mining at a global investment bank where he provided research coverage in uranium, precious metals, base metals and lithium. He was recognized by Bloomberg as the "Best Precious Metals Analyst" in Q1 2016. Mr. Chang is frequently quoted and a regular guest of several media outlets including: Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, and the Wall Street Journal.

Mr. Chang has previously served as a Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at a Canadian investment firm that managed $3 billion in assets. He was also on a five-person multi-strategy hedge fund team where he specialized in equity and derivative investments. Mr. Chang completed his MBA at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

Dev Randhawa, Chairman and CEO, for Fission Uranium, commented, “Mr. Chang is an internationally-recognized expert in the financial markets, with a particular focus on uranium. He has a tremendous knowledge of our sector and, as our company continues to advance the PLS project towards pre-feasibility and beyond, we are looking forward to the support and insight Mr. Chang will bring.”

Fission Uranium Corp. is a Canadian based resource company specializing in the strategic exploration and development of the Patterson Lake South uranium property - host to the class-leading Triple R uranium deposit - and is headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. Fission’s common shares are listed on the TSX Exchange under the symbol "FCU" and trade on the OTCQX marketplace in the U.S. under the symbol "FCUUF."