Tony Manini is a geologist and mining entrepreneur with more than 35 years of global experience across exploration, development, financing and corporate leadership in the resources sector. He has been closely involved in the funding, discovery, development and sale of multiple mines and mineral deposits across more than 20 countries, working in both the public and private sectors. His career includes senior technical, executive and investment roles with Rio Tinto, Oxiana, OZ Minerals, Tigers Realm Group, and resources private equity firm EMR Capital.

Mr Manini is a co-founder of EMR Capital and Tigers Realm Group and has led the incubation of several highly successful exploration and development companies, including NexGen Energy, C3 Metals, Asiamet Resources and Andina Copper Corp. He is currently an Executive Director of EMR Capital and the Chairman of C3 Metals,  Andina Copper and Asiamet Resources.

Mr Manini holds an Honors Degree in Geology and is a Fellow of the Australia Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Society of Economic Geologists.