Stuart Kemp started his career as a Chartered Accountancy trainee with a Chancery Lane practice in 1986 before moving on to senior financial roles with, amongst others, a Lloyd’s of London managing agent and the London Ambulance Service. In 1998 he was appointed as Director of Finance & Administration for the JPPC Garages.

 After a year in Brunei, Stuart briefly returned to the UK before relocating to New Zealand in 2000. There he undertook senior operational roles, with a focus on effective change management, in the areas of Supply Chain Management in the Forestry sector and Project and Practice Management in the ICT sector. 

Stuart returned to Brunei in 2009 to take up his current role of Executive Director for Asia Inc Forum. He has a particular focus on Business Development as well as executive responsibility for the running of the business.

He joined the BBBF Committee in March 2010.

Stuart is a Chartered Accountant in both the UK and New Zealand and is the proud holder of an Honours degree in Economics and an MBA.

He is married to Aurelia, a Bruneian citizen and an Educational Psychologist with UPK, and they have two children – Joshua and Ariana. His primary interest outside of spending time with his family is in returning his golf game to a reasonable handicap.