Alto Ventures Ltd. announced the appointment of Martin Doyle, P.Geo., MBA to Alto's Advisory Board effective December 7, 2016. Martin served as a Director of Alto until the Company's last AGM and did not stand for re-election due to his other business interests. Martin is a seasoned diamond and gold exploration executive with over 35 years international experience in the De Beers and Anglo American organizations. Martin's last assignment with De Beers was from 2004 to 2011 as Senior Vice President, Exploration of De Beers Canada Exploration Inc. Prior to De Beers Canada, Martin's previous diamond exploration assignments included President of De Beers Brasil Ltda. where he directed South American exploration operations, Marine Geologist/Superintendent in Namibia and South Africa and Geologist in Botswana.