the next hardman.

Ann just out Simon Potter, ex Hardman Resources boss, just appointed to RIA Board. Quality stuff RIA!!

The Directors of Rialto Energy Limited (ASX code: RIA) (“Rialto”) are pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr Simon Potter as a Non-Executive Director of the Board of
the Company, with immediate effect.
Mr Potter joins Rialto after his successful tenure at Hardman Resources (ASX and AIM
listed) where, as Managing Director and CEO, he led the growth of the company as an oil
producer in Mauritania and as an explorer with considerable success in the rift valley of
Africa, before its acquisition by Tullow Oil for $1.47 billion.
Prior to Hardman, Mr Potter worked for 20 years with BP where he held a number of
senior positions including Chairman or CEO of a group of Russian subsidiary companies.
Mr Potter had overall responsibility for the Orenburg/Saratov division of the TNK-BP JV,
a group of 150 fields between the Volga and the Russian border with Kazakhstan, which
collectively produce 330,000 barrels per day.
Simon Potter brings invaluable corporate experience to the Board of Rialto and will be a
vital part in the Company’s growth in the foreseeable future.
Ted Jacobson, Rialto’s Chairman said “We are very pleased to have Simon join our Board
His skills, experience and contacts make a strong fit with Rialto’s international growth and
expansion ambitions”.