The Conus Team

Ruth Faulkner

Ruth graduated from the University of Warwick (UK) in 1992 with a first class honours degree in Accountancy and Financial Analysis. She immediately wrote her first commercial business plan and then successfully implemented it as a sales manager working within a small direct sales organisation overseas.

She continued her business career by joining a large international accountancy firm, Arthur Andersen, in London. Her work was diverse and included both internal and external auditing, financial reporting and planning, business advising, due diligence and financial consultancy. Clients varied in size from small charities to global listed companies. She left Arthur Andersen having qualified as a Chartered Accountant and having gained significant business experience across many market sectors.

Since founding Conus Business Consultancy Services Ruth has focused on providing valuable assistance to local companies in areas as diverse as human relations, financial forecasting, business planning, marketing, and implementation of systems and procedures. She is also Chairperson of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council Audit Committee and is involved with many local community based business networks. Ruth is a Member of the Institute of Management Consultants.

Pete Faulkner

Pete studied Banking and International Finance at Cass Business School (City University) in London and after graduation in 1984 began work as an Investment Banker in the City of London. Pete progressed from a trader to become an Executive Director at one of the City’s larger Investment Banks where he ran a team of traders, salespeople, economists and derivatives experts. After more than 15 years in the financial markets he left the UK to travel the world.

In 1992 Pete became involved with the British not-for-profit group Coral Cay Conservation. Since then he has been on a number of CCC dive expeditions around the world both as a volunteer and Expedition Leader. Pete is now Vice-President of Coral Cay Conservation and was Chairman from 2005 until 2011.

In 2011 Pete was elected to the Board of Reef Check Australia.

Pete is an Accredited Professional Recruiter with the Recruitment Consulting Services Assn. and is responsible for human resource services, research, much of our community-based work and the provision of economics analysis, including production of The CONUS Quarterly and Economics Blog for clients. He is a member of The Economic Society of Australia (Queensland), a regular speaker to business groups in the area and an active member in a number of community based organisations. Pete is also responsible for our Dive Training business.