UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: June 29, 2012
HINTO ENERGY, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wyoming 000-26317 84-1384961
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (IRS Employer Identification
incorporation) Number) Number)
7609 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(303-647-4850
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Officer
On June 29, 2012, the Board of Directors of Hinto Energy, Inc. ("the Company")
appointed Mr. George Harris as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Harris
currently serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the
Company and will continue serving in those positions.
Mr. Harris, age 62, currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of South
Uintah Gas Properties, Inc., the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. Mr. Harris
is also a founder of an oil field seamless tubular pipe manufacturing company in
Vietnam. From January 2008 to April 2009, Mr. Harris served as the President and
Chief Financial Officer for China Wi-Max Communications, Inc. Mr. Harris served
as a Senior Vice President at Falkenberg Capital Corporation, a boutique
investment bank to the telecommunications community from March 2006 to January
2008. Mr. Harris' experience includes active roles in several technology
startups and in his role at Falkenberg, he assisted companies in funding, asset
disposition and Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Harris is also the President of
Harris Products, Inc. and Integrated Components, Inc., where he developed and
managed component manufacturing facilities based in the United States and
Southern China. Mr. Harris was formerly the Chief Financial Officer at Farm
Credit Banks of St. Louis, Missouri and managed a large financial organization
with Lucent Technologies.
Mr. Harris has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977 in the state of
California, where he worked for Arthur Young and Company, and earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in Accounting and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
Mr. Harris has entered into a Consulting Agreement on June 1, 2011 with South
Uintah to provide services to South Uintah as a director and Chief Financial
Officer. The Consulting Agreement has a term of 1 year unless terminated with 30
days' notice by either party. At this time, the Agreement is in the process of
being updated and finalized, at this time the Agreement is on a month to month
basis. The Consulting Agreement provides for Mr. Harris to receive $5,000 per
month beginning July 1, 2011 to perform such part time services. In addition,
Mr. Harris was issued 300,000 shares of South Uintah common stock and a warrant
exercisable for 300,000 shares of South Uintah common stock, which pursuant to
the Amended Share Exchange Agreement were exchanged for shares and warrants of
Hinto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
HINTO ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ George Harris
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George Harris, Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 2, 2012
