Peadar De Barra

Peadar has been active in the mutual and hedge funds industry since 1998 and has particular expertise in advising asset managers on the establishment of investment funds and providing assistance on a range of risk and compliance matters.

Peadar is Chief Client Officer at Waystone Ireland with responsibility for relationship management and client service at its Irish management company businesses following its acquisition of KB Associates. Previously he was an executive director of KB Associates’ AIFMD and UCITS authorised management company, KBA Consulting Management Limited where he also served as Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for risk, operations and compliance. In addition, Peadar also acts as a director to a number of investment funds.

Prior to joining KB Associates in 2008, Peadar was Vice President at Citi Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd (formerly BISYS), where he was responsible for the Financial Administration team. Previously Peadar was with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he specialised in the auditing of a range of mutual and hedge funds.

Peadar holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Hons) from University of Galway and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.