Beginning his investment banking career in Canada, Water is currently the Senior Partner and CEO, Asia Pacific at StormHarbour Securities, an independent merchant banking partnership with 200 professionals in London, Geneva, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Copenhagen.

He was previously the Treasurer and Head of Emerging Markets in Asia at The Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to that, Water was the Head of Regional Derivatives and Credit Products at DBS. Concurrently, Water also led DBS’ Global Debt Capital Markets division, which sponsored more than 15 REIT listings in the Asia region under his supervision.

Water is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a regular columnist in the Hong Kong Economic Journal and Ming Pao. He is also an Executive Board Member of Treasury Market Association (TMA), an industry body sponsored by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).