Stephen Hall, CFA, is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Senior Manager in Investor Relations at CRH since December 2017. Previously, Stephen was the Head of Equity Research and a Senior Investment Analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland from December 2014 to December 2017, focusing on fundamental equity analysis and publishing research on leading financial services companies in Ireland. Stephen's earlier roles include various positions at Bank of Ireland Global Markets, where responsibilities ranged from Principal Dealer in FX Strategy & Trading to managing interest rate risk on multiple currency desks. Stephen also held positions at IBI Corporate Finance and participated in the Capital Markets Graduate Programme at Bank of Ireland. Educational qualifications include a CFA Charterholder designation achieved between 2010 and 2013, a QFA from the Institute of Bankers, and a Master’s in Economics & Finance from University College Dublin.