Stuart is an experienced leader in broad areas of finance with an NZX listed company background. He most recently held a senior role at Sanford, New Zealand’s largest integrated fishing and aquaculture company with circa $500 million in revenue, and prior to that served as an Audit Director at KPMG, working across a wide range of commercial businesses. Stuart is a Chartered Accountant with a Master of Science from Oxford University and joined AFT Pharmaceuticals as Chief Financial Officer on 15 June 2026.

