Chris Ellison

Biography

 Chris is the founding shareholder of each of the three original subsidiary companies that comprises Mineral Resources Limited (Crushing Services International Pty Ltd, PIHA Pty Ltd and Process Minerals International Pty Ltd) and has extensive experience in the mining contracting, engineering and resource processing industries. In 1979, Chris founded Karratha Rigging and was Managing Director until its acquisition by Walter Wright Industries in 1982. He was subsequently appointed as the General Manager of Walter Wright Industries for the Western Australia, NSW and Northern Territory regions. In 1986 he founded Genco Ltd and following two years of considerable growth, Genco Ltd merged with the Monadelphous Group in 1988. In September 1988 Receivers and Managers were appointed to the Monadelphous Group. At this time, Chris was appointed the Managing Director and under his careful management, the group successfully traded out of its financial difficulties and eventually relisted on the ASX in late 1989. In 1992 Chris founded PIHA Pty Ltd, a company focussed on the provision of specialised pipe lining and general infrastructure to the resources sector. Over the next three years through his work with PIHA Pty Ltd, he identified a real opportunity within the mining industry to satisfy the need for specialised contract crushing services, leading to the founding of Crushing Services International Pty Ltd. Subsequently, Chris and his business partners within PIHA and Crushing Services International founded the mineral processing arm of Mineral Resources Limited, Process Minerals International Pty Ltd.

Research Interest

 Engineering