[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”fadeInUp” bg_type=”video” video_url=”/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/About_us.mp4″ video_url_2=”/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/About_us_1.webm” video_opts=”loop,muted” video_poster=”id^528|url^https://blackwatersa.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/About_us-scaled.jpg|caption^null|alt^About_us|title^About_us|description^null” css=”.vc_custom_1725440929735{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″ offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1653641552924{padding-top: 20% !important;padding-bottom: 20% !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”ABOUT US” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1725440961833{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”WE ARE EXPERTS IN ETFS” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:3.2em|text_align:left|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1653562168722{background-color: #281633 !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1653565028259{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”OUR CORE TEAM” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1653563744705{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” css_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”81″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1653563972563{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Michael O’Riordan” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1653562186589{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Founding Partner” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1653561938453{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1663583734592{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”white-text”]Michael has over 20 years Financial Services experience. He started his career in Investment Banking working at Deutsche Bank and RBS before moving to Credit Suisse where he begun his Asset Management career. He has worked at Credit Suisse, HSBC, BlackRock and JP Morgan within various product development and strategy roles covering Mutual Funds and ETFs.
Michael has built ETF businesses at Credit Suisse, HSBC and JPMorgan and brings significant experience and understanding to what it takes to launch a successful ETF business. He has an in-depth understanding of the product development process and an excellent understanding of the regulatory landscape across Ireland, Luxembourg and the UK.[/vc_column_text][bbfb_social style=”” color=”light” text_align=”” social_style=”.bb_custom_1653562204423 li a{color:#00d3b4!important;font-size:30px!important;}” socials=”%5B%7B%22icon_lib%22%3A%22fontawesome%22%2C%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fab%20fa-linkedin-in%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fin%252Fmichael-o-riordan-2b07b312%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” css_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”84″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1653584049759{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Lorraine Hedderman” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1653563463396{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Head of Search” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1722516007760{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1663583801016{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”white-text”]Lorraine has over 20 years Financial Services experience gained at firms such as Bank of Ireland, Barclays Capital, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Citibank.
Lorraine’s career has covered various capital market functions from product development to operational execution, across all major asset classes – Equity, Fixed Income, Alternatives. Having worked at a number of prestigious firms, she brings a deep level of insight into the workings of these organizations and the best practices applied.[/vc_column_text][bbfb_social style=”” color=”light” text_align=”” social_style=”.bb_custom_1653563509473 li a{color:#00d3b4!important;font-size:30px!important;}” socials=”%5B%7B%22icon_lib%22%3A%22fontawesome%22%2C%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fab%20fa-linkedin-in%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fin%252Florrainehedderman%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”white” align=”align_left” css_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Kate Barnett” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1722506145526{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”HEAD OF MARKETING” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1722506707073{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1722514960312{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}” el_class=”white-text”]Kate is a seasoned financial services marketer with extensive experience in integrated campaign deployment, content development, and strategic analysis. Coming from the Index team at Nasdaq, Kate is an ETF enthusiast who has worked closely with global asset managers to support the success of their ETFs from ideation to launch and beyond.[/vc_column_text][bbfb_social style=”” color=”light” text_align=”” social_style=”.bb_custom_1722506880515 li a{color:#00d3b4!important;font-size:30px!important;}” socials=”%5B%7B%22icon_lib%22%3A%22fontawesome%22%2C%22icon_fontawesome%22%3A%22fab%20fa-linkedin-in%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.linkedin.com%252Fin%252Fkatherineclairebarnett%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2689″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1739180349387{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”none” el_class=”midnight-top-right”][vc_column css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1654792040544{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”AWARDS & RECOGNITION” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23281633″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInDown” css=”.vc_custom_1654792049172{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Blackwater won Best ETF Research Provider Award at the ETF Express 2023 Awards” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:center|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1679682637565{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”1415″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][vc_custom_heading text=”Blackwater won Best Educational Content Award at the ETF Stream 2020-2021 Awards” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:center|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1656941602816{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”304″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1654791858299{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}”][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1653503639856{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”LET’S WORK TOGETHER” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23281633″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1654791873356{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW AND WE’LL BE IN TOUCH” font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:center|color:%2300d3b4″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1653492440931{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_text]
