Stuart Brown

Partner

+61 413 473 670

Stuart is an experienced senior leader, previously holding several commercial roles with Coles Insurance, SGIO, SGIC and Apia.

Working with some of Australia's leading brands, Stuart has driven portfolio strategies and transformation programs with turnaround of >$50m. Leveraging pricing optimisation and expense control he improved long term profitability issues.

He is a leader who thrives on working with businesses who are looking to transform, grow or optimise their profitability and processes.

EXPERTISE

A founding partner of The Bridge International, Stuart is an expert across tn financial and operational analysis and reporting, personal insurance, pricing, claims and transformation programs.

CURIOSITY & TENACIOUS

Stuart is curious to understand the real drivers of business performance through data insights. He will do what it takes to identify the problem and find the solution. He has a knack of being able to clearly articulate these findings at every level of the organisation and is skilled in designing effective and relevant reporting.

STRAIGHT TALKING

Stuart doesn’t speak in jargon or over-complicate things, but provides credible advice which is meaningful to the industry and his clients. His approach is more collaborative and partnership based than your traditional consultant, with a drive to be part of the solution not just identifying the problems and pointing fingers.

He always finds ways to engage with clients and build relationships and trust which extends beyond the piece of work.

FACT BASE & INSIGHT LED SOLUTIONS

Stuart can work at any level; with analysts to the c-suite. He can simplify the most complex, big data sources to discover the critical insights to solve key business challenges

Stuart has a unique talent of being able to assess multiple sources of data to paint a picture and synthesise results. With several years working across both short and long tail insurance businesses, he is a commercial leader who has successfully run large P&L’s and worked right across the business.

Stuart generates insights which leads to commercial strategy, improvement in P&L performance which translates to operational outcomes and across The Bridge Triple Play philosophy - culture, customer and commercials.

GREAT COMMUNICATOR

Stuart has a knack of being able to clearly communicate these findings at every level of the organisation and is skilled in effective reporting design. He always finds ways to engage with clients, build relationships and trust which extends beyond the piece of work.