Perennial Value Management Ltd., the $19 billion-asset manager, has hired Sam Berridge as a resources analyst concentrating on researching small mining companies.

Berridge is part of a Perennial Value Small Companies team and started work at the company on April 30, a statement says. He was previously a metals and mining analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland in Sydney.

The holder of a Bachelor of Science degree specialising in geology and chemistry from the University of Western Australia, Berridge worked in the mining sector in Australia and West Africa.