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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 31, 2011) - Alto Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ATV) is pleased to announce that Matt Terriss has joined the Company as Director, Corporate Affairs. Mr. Terriss comes with 20+ years experience in the investment and securities sector. He will be responsible for the investor outreach efforts of the Company, including capital-raising, investor relations, marketing, and business development. The Company looks forward to the addition of Mr. Terriss to the Alto Ventures management team.


Pursuant to the Company's stock option plan, Mr. Terriss will be granted 250,000 stock options at a price of $0.10 for a term of five years.



About Alto Ventures Ltd.



Alto Ventures Ltd. is an exploration and development company with a portfolio of highly prospective Canadian gold properties. The Company is developing advanced projects at its Destiny gold property in Quebec and its Coldstream gold property in Ontario. Further exploration activities are planned on its Beardmore-Geraldton gold properties, the Oxford Lake gold project in Manitoba and the Chilko gold project in British Columbia. For more details regarding the Company's projects, please visit our website .


ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,


Richard J. Mazur, P. Geo., CEO




FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Richard Mazur
Alto Ventures Ltd.
CEO
604-638-3943
604-689-3609 (FAX)
mazur@altoventures.com
http://www.altoventures.com/">www.altoventures.com