Douglas Brown

Mr Brown was the founder, Chairman and CEO of AquaVenture Holdings, which he led to a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2016 and subsequently sold to Culligan Water for US$1.2 billion in 2020 while he was serving as Chairman. Mr. Brown was also CEO of Seven Seas Water, an AquaVenture Holdings business. He was previously CEO of Ionics, Inc., which was acquired by GE Water for US$1.3 billion in 2005. Prior to Ionics, Mr. Brown was CEO of Advent International, a global private equity firm. Mr. Brown's experience spans the US, Europe, South America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa and Southeast Asia