Lion Selection Group Limited announced that Hedley Widdup has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Lion, effective July 1, 2024, with Craig Smyth retaining the Chief Financial Officer role. Hedley Widdup joined Lion Manager in 2007 from a background in mine and resource geology at some of Australia's mines with WMC, Xstrata and Goldfields. In 17 years he has worked across the Lion portfolio in Australia, Africa and Asia as well as managing the investor relations function.

He has become a noted mining industry commentator, he is Chairman of Lion's unlisted investment Plutonic Limited, Non-Executive Director of Canadian listed Erdene Resource Development Corp, and Volunteer Member of the Melbourne Mining Club Steering Committee.