VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2012) -Alterrus Systems Inc. (CNSX:ASI)(OTCQB:ASIUF) today announced that John Hamilton, former Chief Financial Officer of Alterrus Inc., has left the company as of August 31st, 2012.

Alterrus Executive Chairman, Stephen Fane, is acting as interim CFO until a replacement for Mr. Hamilton is hired. Mr. Fane, Fellow of the institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA), is a hydroponic greenhouse entrepreneur and former partner at Coopers & Lybrand, a predecessor firm to Price Waterhouse Coopers.

About Alterrus Systems Inc.

Alterrus is a publicly traded company (CNSX:ASI)(OTCQB:ASIUF) headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It is a world leader in the development, manufacturing, operation and integration of commercial VertiCrop technology for global markets. Alterrus has created a sustainable vertical growing system that grows fresh, nutritious, leafy green vegetables in urban environments where they are to be consumed. Using a fraction of the resources needed for traditional field agriculture, Alterrus generates substantially higher yields than conventional farming and was selected by TIME MAGAZINE as one of the best inventions of 2009.

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