Kirron Schmidt

Kirron joined Evolution in 2015 and is the General Manager of Business Development with responsibility for optimising Evolution’s portfolio of assets through mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and divestments. Since joining Evolution, Kirron has played a key role in the numerous transactions the company has completed to continuously improve the quality of its portfolio.

Kirron has over 15 years of experience in both investment banking and in-house corporate development roles for mining companies. Prior to joining Evolution, Kirron was in the corporate development team at ASX listed Lynas Corporation, one of the world’s only significant producers of rare earths outside of China. Kirron started his career in investment banking working at leading global independent investment bank Greenhill & Co as well as at Wilson HTM, a leading boutique corporate advisory firm in Australia.