My Net Worth: Brian Ward, Aroa Biosurgery founder and CEO

My Net Worth: Brian Ward, Aroa Biosurgery founder and CEO
Brian Ward says the Aroa role "is definitely the best job I've ever had". (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Stevenson
Gregor Thompson
Brian Ward founder Aroa Biosurgery in 2008. It's a soft-tissue regeneration company that develops, manufactures and distributes medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft-tissue reconstruction. He lives in Karaka on the southern outskirts of Auckland with his wife, Tracey, and his son, Tom.I enjoyed school. I was lucky, I went to Havelock North Intermediate and Havelock North High School in the years they opened. It was an interesting experience being at an intermediate school that was also a building s...

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