Meet Chris Ellison, Founder and Managing Director of MinRes.

Meet Chris Ellison, Founder and Managing Director of MinRes and keen fisherman.
Born and raised in New Zealand, Chris left school at the age of 15, and made his way to Australia in search of opportunity. He got his crane driver’s ticket and worked in the Pilbara and NT before founding his first company, Karratha Rigging, which was acquired by Walters Wright Industries when Chris was just 25 years old.
From there, Chris went on to found Genco Ltd which merged with Monadelphous Group, with Chris later being appointed Managing Director and successfully managing the business out of financial difficulty.
In July 1992, with $10,000 in the bank, Chris founded the original businesses that were to become Mineral Resources Ltd. Now, 30 years on, the company employs 5,000 people, is valued at $16 billion, and is listed in the ASX 50.
For Chris, fishing is his thinking time, his best ideas come from sitting out on the water with a line in.
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[@aaronrowe6297]

Hard not to be impressed by the man.

[@peterjohn5834]

Outstanding thanks for coming to Australia Chris.

[@Tellemjustkanga]

Great story! You actually had me at Dunedin, same birth town as my mums. Congratulations on your achievements. It will be a pleasure to work for you.

[@caldogz90]

Definitely backed himself and is reaping the rewards, inspirational man

[@peterjohn5834]

Just unbelievable. Fantastic story thanks for sharing

[@animalspirit77]

These are the kinda immigrants we sorely need!

[@austinporter5427]

Hi Chris……nice to meet you via TH-cam…..very interesting life story…. I’ve been MinRes investor for the past 18 months and I am very pleased with the results. You and your team keep up the good work! It is very much appreciated. Mac 😊

[@ramblegfreeman7742]

Great story chris, I am glad to join the MinRes team.

[@johnstewartvet]

An insight into the making of one of the best capital allocators in mining

[@RAF286]

Wow!! What a man.

[@aligungor3856]

Inspirational.

[@gazroca]

Great story, congrats on living the dream, from helping dad and doing it tough on Otago school of hard knocks, to making it to the top of many accomplishments. What happened to your mate Dizzy, did he ride the wave with you? I had a very similar story leaving NZ in ¨83¨with nothing, never achieved anything like Chris, but had a happy fullfilling life thanks to the Oz mining industry. We both owe Australia and its people the biggest credit for giving us the opportunities, I am always in debt and grateful.

[@martinmcevoy5316]

Loved it. Created 17B in 30 years, deserves all credit he gets.

[@fatmashurutty7120]

Hi Chris! As said, where there’s a will there’s a way. Yesterday was my first visit to your office building in Perth. I’d rather say it’s more posh than a 10star hotel. May you prosper to the sky limit! Kudos and all the best!!!

[@Mark-ix5vp]

That’s awesome 👏 I grew up in the Pilbara born in 78. Great story.

[@DylanClarkJDM]

Would love to work for a company like MinRes. Could easily plan for my kids future working hard for a wage like that.

[@smithy371]

Minres we can do any thing!

[@PigdonMotorSports]

Gidday boss windy rules