About Us

The Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project is jointly owned by Evolution Mining, owner and operator of the Mount Rawdon Operations gold mine, and ICA Partners, specialists in energy markets and infrastructure advisory.

Our Team

Project executives

Committee members

Local Stakeholders

Evolution Mining has a long history of supporting local communities around our operations. This includes maintaining a residential workforce, investing in local infrastructure, committing business to local businesses and supporting local community groups. We are proud of this history and particularly our strong relationships with our First Nation Partners..

In the specific case of the Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project, we are determined to ensure that the local community benefits from the project through extended employment opportunities (construction and operations), ongoing services contracts, the rehabilitation of the balance of the mining affected areas and ongoing investment in the region.

The Project is aware that the route for the powerline and the first fill water are important issues for local people. We have held open community townhall information and Q&A sessions to make sure our local community is well informed. We will continue to hold these events and provide accurate information to the community as is possible. Through these sessions, and more direct engagement where appropriate, we will consult with impacted people and use that feedback to optimise the project for all stakeholders.

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Andrew Horvat

Evolution Mining

Mr Horvat was appointed as Project Executive for Evolution Mining in September 2022, leading the development of the Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project on their behalf. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy and resources sectors across a diverse range of corporate, operational and commercial roles within Australia, Indonesia and Canada. His position immediately prior to joining Evolution was that of Executive General Manager – Energy and Joint Ventures with Rio Tinto Aluminium (Pacific) where he was responsible for developing and executing energy and a decarbonisation strategies for their operating assets in the Pacific and managing the associated joint ventures relationships with their international partners.

Mr Horvat has also served as a director and chair of Boyne Smelters Ltd (BSL), New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd (NZAS) and Gladstone Power Station (GPS) until his retirement effective 31 May 2021. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (honours) from the University of Melbourne.

Dean Thomson

ICA Partners

Mr Thomson has over 15 years of experience in the Australian power, utilities, and infrastructure market, with a solid track record encompassing mergers and acquisitions, brownfield expansions and greenfield developments. A long-time owner’s team representative across key Projects, he provides expert guidance and leadership in complex transaction scenarios.

Having spent over 12 years in the equity sponsor roles, Mr Thomson has consistently demonstrated senior accountability for the execution and delivery of major transactions and Projects . During his ten years at Snowy Hydro, he  spent half that time in commercial and Project director roles, overseeing the early implementation of major renewable and gas-fired energy Projects in Australia.

Educational background includes a Master of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of New South Wales.

Jake Klein

Evolution Mining

Mr Klein was appointed as Executive Chair in October 2011, following the merger of Conquest Mining Limited and Catalpa Resources Limited.

Fiona Murfitt

Ms Murfitt is the Vice President of Sustainability at Evolution Mining overseeing the Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Social Responsibility portfolio.

Kirron Schmidt

Mr is the General Manager of Business Development with responsibility for optimising Evolution’s portfolio of assets through mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and divestments.

Michael Siede

ICA Partners

Mr Siede is a founder and director of ICA Partners with experience in energy and infrastructure.

Aaron Simcock

ICA Partners

Aaron Simcock is a founder and Director of ICA Partners with experience in infrastructure, transport and power.

Alistair Craib

ICA Partners

Alistair Craib is a Director of ICA Partners with extensive experience across renewable energy including development, construction, operations, project financing and M&A.