Stephen John Wardell

Stephen is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), having qualified in 1988. He retired from KPMG in 2018 having been a partner for nearly 20 years, having held a number of management roles in the firm and was most recently a Senior Audit Partner working with FTSE 100 and 250 boards in an audit, advisory and relationship management capacity.

Throughout his career, Stephen has specialised in the construction and contracting sectors and was a member of the ICAEW Construction Sector Working Group back in 2014.

He is also Chair of the Audit Committee for Billington.

In additon, Stephen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the 5% Club and he also attends the KPMG UK Audit Board.