Steve is currently chief financial officer of Punch Pubs & Co, one of the UK’s leading independent pub companies with an estate of 1,300 pubs. His particular areas of expertise include M&A, business restructuring, integration and financing, and multi-site retailing and asset management. Steve led the restructure of Punch as chief executive officer (interim) following the successful sale of the business and assets to Patron Capital and Heineken for £1.8 billion.
Prior to joining Punch, Steve held a number of senior finance roles with Courtaulds plc, having started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Steve is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Steve is a member of the following committees:
- Treasury Committee
Neil Rimmer
Senior independent director
Sarah Beal
Head of governance (company secretary)
Charles Hutton-Potts
Non-executive director
Jerry Toher
Non-executive director