The Manager of Asian Lion identifies, researches, reviews and recommends resource projects for investment to the Asian Lion Investment Committee. Each project is individually discriminated on country risk, seeking countries with the best geology and opportunities combined with the lowest political/economic/legal risk.
Robin Widdup BSc (Hons), MAusIMM
Manager, Asian Funds 
Robin Widdup graduated from the University of Leeds (UK) with an Honours Degree in Geology in 1975. He worked in the Zambian copper belt gaining experience in mine geology at major copper-cobalt deposits, returning to the
United Kingdom in 1978 to work for the National Coal Board in open-cast coal exploration activities. In 1980, Robin joined Mount Isa Mines Limited in Queensland and worked in both the copper and silver-lead-zinc mine areas.
Robin moved to stockbroker J B Were & Son as base metals analyst in 1986, before his subsequent appointments as gold analyst and manager of J B Were’s Resource Research team. During his time at J B Were, Robin established himself as one of Australia’s leading resource analysts, and the Resource Research team under his management was held in the same regard.
Robin resigned from J B Were & Son in early 1997 to establish Lion Selection Group and Lion Manager. Robin retired as Managing Director of Lion Selection as part of the company’s restructure in 2009 but remains Managing Director of Lion Manager Pty Ltd.
Chris Melloy BE(Mining) (Hons), MEngSc, MAusIMM, F Fin
Executive Director – Lion Manager Pty Ltd
Chris Melloy completed an Honours Degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Queensland in 1976. He joined Mount Isa Mines in 1977, working underground and holding a number of engineering appointments in the mining area. During this period, Chris gained his professional qualification of Registered Mine Manager and a Masters Degree in Engineering Science.
Chris held a number of management positions in the planning and operating areas of MIM’s Mining Division, culminating with responsibility for the copper mine. He joined J B Were & Son in 1987 to research the base metals sector and CRA Limited. He gained his Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment in 1990 and from 1992 was consistently ranked as a leading resource analyst in independent surveys.
Chris has been an executive director of Lion Manager Pty Limited since Lion’s inception.