“Rainmaker’s most valuable resources are its people and their dedication to bringing about a transformation in the Water as a Service Sector.”
– Michael O’Connor, CEO
Rainmaker Worldwide Inc. is a global leader in clean water solutions headquartered in Peterborough, Canada with an innovation and manufacturing center in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Our multi-national team has well-established relationships across the globe including North America, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
Rainmaker’s Executive Management Team is responsible for establishing the strategic policy for the company with the committed goal of helping solve the global water crisis, increasing shareholder value, and conducting our business true to our core values of transparency, ethics, and teamwork.
Rainmaker Management and Board of Directors
Michael O’Connor
Chief Executive Officer / Executive Chairman / Co-Founder
- Co-Founder of WIND Mobile (Canada) 2008
- A founding executive of Orascom Telecom, 1999-2008, Cairo, Egypt. IPO 2000. Market Cap growth $200 million to $12 billion. IPO more than 12 subsidiaries.
- Director of the Centre for Economic and Financial Analysis at SAIC, M&A consultancy supporting multiple transactions
James Ross
Chief Financial Officer
- MBA, B.Env
- Director and Chief Financial Officer of both public and private companies in the telecommunications, power, IT and recycling industries
- Former President and Co-Founder of Northstone Power
- Former Vice President Finance of Westlock – Algonquin Power
Joost Oosterling
Managing Director, Europe
- Management and financial executive
- Broad international business development experience
- Extensive public company experience CMA, CMF and IMA designations
- Amsterdam Stock Exchange executive
Joost Dessing
Chief Technology Officer
- Founded Craftworks B.V., a company focused on product development active in the vending equipment industry with customers such as Coca-Cola, Danone, and Heineken.
- Active in product development in electrical engineering, for over 25 years.
- Since 2014, involved in first-generation and on-going development of Air-to-Water prototypes, as well as the concept development of the Water-to-Water prototype.
Kelly White
Vice President Operations & Finance
- Orchestrated many new business start-ups
- Manages all of the financial, administration and human resource functions
- Manufacturing, retail, financial services, telecommunications, media and consumer products
Our Advisory Board
Steve Grasso
Strategic Advisor
- Director of Institutional Sales Stuart Frankel & Co. Inc
- On Air Market Analyst on CNBC
- His achievements in trade has made him a recognized and respected voice across financial markets