Douglas Brown

Chairman at FLUENCE CORPORATION LIMITED

Net worth: 9 M $ as of 2026-06-29

71 year

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Douglas R.
Brown founded AquaVenture Holdings Ltd. in 2006, where he worked as Chairman from 2018 to 2020 and Seven Seas Water Corp.
in 1996, where he worked as Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2018.
Mr. Brown also currently works at Fluence Corp.
Ltd., as Chairman from 2023 and Drb Pure Water Solutions Iv LLC, as Manager.
Mr. Brown also formerly worked at Advent International LP, as President & Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2002, Ionics, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005, Advent International Co. Ltd., as Chief Executive Officer, Quench USA, Inc., as Chairman, AspenTech Corp., as Director, and VG Acquisition Corp., as Independent Director.
Mr. Brown received his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
FLUENCE CORPORATION LIMITED 15.68%	2026-04-30	179,369,443 ( 15.68% )	9 M $	2026-06-29

Douglas Brown active positions

Companies	Position	Start
FLUENCE CORPORATION LIMITED	Chairman	2023-03-19
Drb Pure Water Solutions Iv LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Douglas Brown

Companies	Position	End
AQUAVENTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED	Chief Executive Officer	2018-12-30
Seven Seas Water Corp. Seven Seas Water Corp. Water UtilitiesUtilities Develops, owns and operates water & wastewater treatment plants	Chief Executive Officer	2018-11-30
IONICS, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2004-12-31
Advent International LP Advent International LP Investment ManagersFinance Advent invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of business & financial services, healthcare, industrial and technology services. It provides financing for leveraged buyout, recapitalizations, growth and public to private transactions. It also acquires majority and minority ownership.	President	2002-12-30
CHROME HOLDING CO.	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	12
Advent International LP Advent International LP Investment ManagersFinance Advent invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of business & financial services, healthcare, industrial and technology services. It provides financing for leveraged buyout, recapitalizations, growth and public to private transactions. It also acquires majority and minority ownership.	Finance
AspenTech Corp. AspenTech Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as an asset management software company	Technology Services
Quench USA, Inc. Quench USA, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes bottle less coolers and sparkling water, ice and coffee dispensers	Distribution Services
AquaVenture Holdings Ltd. AquaVenture Holdings Ltd. Water UtilitiesUtilities Provides clean drinking water, wastewater treatment and reuse solutions	Utilities
Ionics, Inc. Ionics, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Engages in electronic manufacturing services	Electronic Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
Seven Seas Water Corp. Seven Seas Water Corp. Water UtilitiesUtilities Develops, owns and operates water & wastewater treatment plants	Utilities
Advent International Co. Ltd. Advent International Co. Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Specializes in growth buyout, mid market and management buyouts	Finance
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Drb Pure Water Solutions Iv LLC
Fluence Corp. Ltd. Fluence Corp. Ltd. Environmental ServicesIndustrial Services Provides water treatment, wastewater treatment and waste-to-energy solutions	Industrial Services
VG Acquisition Corp. VG Acquisition Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a blank check company	Finance