Tornado Global Hydrovacs appoints Chuyu Wu to the Board

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Nov. 8, 2016) - Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd. ("Tornado" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TGH) is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Mr. Chuyu Wu, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Tornado, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. Bill Rollins, current CEO of Tornado, commented, "We are pleased to have Mr. Wu as a Director of our company as we begin expansion of our hydrovac business in China. Mr. Wu will be replacing Huang Chao on the Board. We would like to thank Mr. Huang Chao for his contributions to the Company."

Mr. Wu has 21 years of experience in business in China. He has held various management and executive positions throughout his career and has acted as an executive coach. Mr. Wu holds an Electronics Engineering degree from Fudan University and an MBA from UK Strathclyde University.

About Tornado Global Hydrovacs Ltd.

The Company designs, manufactures and sells Hydrovac trucks for excavation service providers to the oil and gas and pipeline industries and the municipal markets in North America. Hydrovac trucks use high pressure water to pulverize soil and turn it into mud and debris, and then vacuum up the resulting mud and debris into its tank. Tornado currently operates in North America and has completed a financing to commence the expansion of its hydrovac business in China.

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