Stuart Nicolson is Managing Director of Becton’s Retirement business with responsibility for strategic direction and commercial operations. Stuart joined Becton in 2006 from outside the Retirement industry to inject fresh ‘customer need’ inspired innovation into Becton’s Retirement strategy. Central to this purpose is harnessing Becton’s established expertise in high quality development and construction in ways that meet the life-style expectations of the over 55 market.

Stuart has held a number of senior executive positions in a range of industry sectors including professional services, FMCG, manufacturing and the not-for-profit sector. He brings a depth of experience in developing and implementing business strategy, international marketing and operational management. Prior to joining Becton, Stuart was Operations Director at the Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne).

Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA and supports the arts and education sectors as a director of several organisations.