– The Team
Senior operators. On your side.
CEO & Co-Founder
Julie Andrews
Institutional Investment Management and Strategic Business Development
Julie is a strategic growth consultant and CEO with a background in institutional investment management and enterprise advisory. With over 20 years leading cross-sector expansion across the U.S., Australia, and Asia-Pacific, she helps SMEs apply corporate-grade strategy to accelerate growth, build scalable structures, and access new markets. Julie blends board-level insight with hands-on execution, guiding clients from strategy to measurable business outcomes.
Lead Business Advisor & Co-Founder
Stuart Ward
Aged Care, Healthcare & NDIS · Community Pharmacy & Allied Health
Stuart is a corporate finance and growth strategist with deep experience driving performance across middle-market and enterprise organisations. With over two decades in M&A, capital advisory, and business transformation, he partners with leadership teams to scale operations, enhance profitability, and position companies for sustainable expansion and investor confidence.
M&A Director — Healthcare
Martin Reukers
Healthcare Finance & Capital Structuring · Institutional Relationships
Martin brings over 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector, spanning business development, financial solution structuring, and aggregation strategy for corporate and institutional clients. He has built deep relationships across all tiers of the healthcare ecosystem — providers, local financial institutions, private equity, and offshore investors — enabling him to architect growth and financing strategies that others can’t access. For Propeller clients, Martin is the bridge between healthcare ambition and capital reality.
Finance Advisory Partner
Rob Andrewartha
CFO Advisory · Business Integration · Operations & Technology
Rob brings over 35 years of management accounting and executive leadership experience, including more than 20 years as CFO of Solomon Lew’s privately-owned group of companies. His expertise extends well beyond financial management — encompassing business integration, operational design, and technology management. Rob gives Propeller clients the benefit of enterprise-grade financial rigour applied to the complexity of growth-stage and transitioning businesses.
Operational CEO — Acquisitions
Mike Healy
Acquisition Integration · Operating Leadership · Post-Deal Performance
Mike leads the operational side of Propeller acquisitions — stepping into acquired businesses to steady operations, install the reporting and management disciplines a new owner needs, and hold the line on performance through integration.
Cultural Director — Acquisitions
Michelle Lowe
Staff Retention · Participant Experience · Consistency of Care
Michelle leads the cultural side of Propeller’s acquisitions — staff retention, participant experience and consistency of care across acquired operators. A registered NDIS provider with more than 245 participant engagements, she has designed lifestyle and cognitive-decline programmes for aged care and built accredited training resources used nationally.
M&A Intern
Noel Arafat
Financial Modelling · Diligence Analysis · Corporate Advisory
Noel is a finance analyst supporting Propeller’s M&A and corporate advisory mandates — modelling target financials, stress-testing operator numbers and building the diligence picture behind an offer. He is President of the Applied Finance Student Association at Macquarie University.
