Leadership

Barry Driscoll
Director

Barry Driscoll, a Director of BlueMount Capital, provides services to a number of financial and investment institutions. For 13 years he was Head of Issuer Services for The Bank of New York Mellon in Australia with specific responsibilities for the Bank’s American Depositary Receipts and Corporate Trust business in Australia and New Zealand.

Barry has over 40 years’ experience in all aspects of marketing, management and product development in the investment banking and finance industry. He has worked extensively in the capital markets area, raising capital and advising corporations, and has participated in preparing prospectus and all regulatory requirements for two ASX floats as well as participating in two reverse takeovers.

During his tenure with The Bank of New York Mellon, Barry was responsible for identifying businesses which had potential to sell their products, technology and services on the international stage and then assisted them to identify the appropriate vehicle to access the US capital markets. This role was complimented by his added responsibilities for marketing the bank’s cross border trustee activities for debt capital raisings, in excess of 45 Australian financial services and industrials accessed capital from the international markets using the trustee services of the bank during that time.

Barry was also active in identifying individuals, institutions, companies and various professional advisory firms who are eminent in Australian and international capital raisings. He has developed relationships with U.S. and Australian attorneys, major accounting firms, investment bankers, international stock brokers and corporate advisors, leading to the development of an intricate network of contacts and key figures crucial in the process of Australian and international capital raising.

Barry holds a Diploma of Accounting and is a graduate of the Mt Eliza Business School. He has obtained several professional memberships, including the Finance & Treasury Association and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.