He retired in 2013 as managing partner of a practice specialising in agribusiness. Stuart is a current non-executive director of Australian Agricultural Company Limited, NetComm Wireless Limited, and a Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. He was the inaugural Chair and a past board member of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board and served as the Australian representative on the International Federation of Accountants SMP Committee. Stuart is Chair of the Chartered Accountants Benevolent Fund Limited and a Director of the Country Education Foundation of Australia Limited.