Profile

Stephen trained as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with Ernst Young in London. He worked in audit on a diverse range of companies before moving into a career in industry.

In his business career Stephen gained broad experience in transformational initiatives including:

• restructuring
• outsourcing
• major IT systems implementations

He spent the majority of his career with Avon Products Inc. This included 10 years based in New York city, latterly as GVP Corporate Controller.

Prior to joining Venator, he was the Director Commercial and Business at the ICAEW. In this role, he was the spokesman for the ICAEW on business matters and was interviewed on both the TV and radio numerous times.

As VP Controller at Venator Material PLC, Stephen led the finance and accounting team responsible for:

• SEC and internal reporting
• accounting shared services
• financial planning and analysis