Stuart has been an international senior finance professional for over 20 years operating within large multi-nationals and listed corporations. He currently sits on multiple boards and is the co-founder of Australia’s largest clinical pharmacy service provider to the aged care sector.

As the Group CEO of Ward Health Group, Stuart expanded the business into the U.S.A. He is a leader in health innovation globally and has extensive academic and health connections throughout the world. Ward Health Group became part of the first cohort of the Australian ‘bio bridge’ companies to attend the acceleration program at the Texas Medical Center in 2017, as one the top health innovation companies in the world. He raised over $2.2m AUD which has led to an exit sale and IPO planned for Dec 15th 2021.

In 2011, Stuart returned to Australia after spending over a decade working in the UK markets.Since returning he has specialized in start-ups and turnarounds, highlighted by leading the implementation of the WH Smith business in Australia and the successful merger of all the Australia Post, e-Services business units into one. He created two more successful start-ups in the disability sector (JPS Audit Specialists and Instacare) with both start-ups producing over $4.6m AUD in revenue p.a. within 2 years operations and is now focussing his efforts in changing the way investments are made for start-ups.