Mathew Hodge is a director of equity research for Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers the global metals and mining sector and has more than 15 years' experience. In addition, he has sat on Morningstar's global moat committee since 2014.In 2001, Hodge joined Aspect Huntley, which was subsequently acquired by Morningstar and previously worked in the mining industry in both underground coal and metalliferous mining in mining engineering roles.Hodge holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.