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Andrew Friars

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Chairman at ARES Medical
📍 Greater Perth Area, Australia

Andrew is the Chairman at ARES Medical and a seasoned global business leader with over 35 years of experience at firms like IBM, EY, and PwC. He specializes in strategy execution, operational transformation, and driving business growth across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.

He applies his extensive expertise as a Non-Executive Director, Executive Coach, and Private Equity Investor through his firm, the FBI Group. Andrew actively endorses and supports his professional connections, highlighting his belief in pragmatic knowledge application and celebrating the success of others.

Unique fact: Andrew holds two separate bachelors degrees from The University of Western Australia in seemingly disparate fields: Commerce (Accounting/Finance) and Science (Pure Mathematics/Human Geography).

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Perth Area, Australia
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Healthcare Staffing
As Chairman of ARES Medical, he is focused on solving the challenge of psychiatric service shortages across Australia through specialized recruitment.
Private Equity
Through his firm, FBI Group, he is an active private equity investor, applying his strategic expertise to a portfolio of companies.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chairman
ARES Medical
7-2022
Managing Director
FBI Group (Private Equity and Consulting)
3-2021 - 5-2022
ANZ Managing Partner -Telco, Media, Entertainment, Energy, Environment and Utilities
IBM
3-2021 - 5-2022
Managing Partner IBM Western Australia
IBM
6-2019 - 3-2021
Strategic Deal Management Leader, Asia Pacific, EY
EY
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Education
1986 - 1989
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)
The University of Western Australia
1984 - 1988
Bachelor of Scicence (Pure Mathmatics and Human Geography)
The University of Western Australia
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