About
Elected member of Bay of Plenty Regional Council serving on multiple committees. Former Mayor of Tauranga (2004–2016). President of Local Government New Zealand and trustee of Summerhill Charitable Trust. Made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017.
Experience
- Collaborative FuturesFoundercurrent2026 — presentUnited Kingdom
- University Centre Quayside (UCQ)Managing Director - Commercial Operationscurrent2017 — presentUnited Kingdom
- University Centre Quayside (UCQ)Governor - Academic Council2017 — 2026Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Maersk TrainingManaging Director2011 — 2017Aberdeen, Newcastle
- A.P. Moller - MaerskBoard Trustee - MAERSK HEALTHCARE TRUST2012 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Various start-ups and scale-upsInterim Management - Commercial Director/CCO/CRO1998 — 2012Greater Hamburg Area
Skills & more
Leadership DevelopmentAutomationExecutive Coaching1Coaching & MentoringWorking With ClientsMarket ResearchSales EffectivenessKey Performance IndicatorsPerformance MetricsPeople DevelopmentBid StrategyMarketing Budget Management
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Bid PreparationSales PresentationsGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Sales LeadershipMarket AnalysisFinancial LiteracyStrategic Financial ManagementDealsPeople ManagementMentoringTeam Leadership- Leading Leaders — A.P. Moller - Maersk
- Leading Others — A.P. Moller - Maersk
- Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Development Programme - CMI Level 7 course — In Professional Development (InPD)
From Stuart's professional profile.
Colleagues at Quayside Holdings
Anna Grayling
Board Member at Quayside Holdings
Callum
Investment Analyst at Quayside Holdings
Christy
Executive Assistant and HR Coordinator at Quayside Holdings
Danielle Auld
Board Member at Quayside Holdings
David Fear
Board Member at Quayside Holdings
Davide
Finance Manager at Quayside Holdings
Fraser Whineray
Board Member at Quayside Holdings
Glenda
Project and Infrastructure Coordinator at Quayside Holdings
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Stuart?
- Elected member of Bay of Plenty Regional Council serving on multiple committees. Former Mayor of Tauranga (2004–2016). President of Local Government New Zealand and trustee of Summerhill Charitable Trust. Made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017.
- Where does Stuart work?
- Stuart is Board Member at Quayside Holdings.
- Where did Stuart go to school?
- Stuart studied at The Manchester Metropolitan University (Master's degree, Finance & Strategy); Sheffield Hallam University (Master's degree, Marketing Management).
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Also attended The Manchester Metropolitan University29
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Also attended Sheffield Hallam University34
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Shared employers
Also worked at A.P. Moller - Maersk31
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