Stephen Cridland

Stephen Cridland holds over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, with a current position as Growth and Sales Director - Central & West at Azets since October 2018. In this role, Stephen supports clients with their banking and financing needs, leveraging an extensive professional network to source new clients and assist in grant finding while also providing support to the Corporate Finance team. Prior to Azets, Stephen served in senior management positions at Handelsbanken, including Branch Manager and Head of Internal Audit, and held the role of Branch Manager at Bank of Ireland and Corporate Manager at Bank of Scotland. Stephen earned a BSc Econ (Hons) in Economics from Aberystwyth University.