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Mid-year business check-in: 5 key areas to refresh & refocus

As we approach the halfway point of the year, now is the ideal time to pause, reflect, and recalibrate. Much like reviewing progress against business goals, reviewing your financial setup can unlock new efficiencies and better position the business for success in the second half of the year. Here are five key areas to focus […]

Steve Pateman

Steve has had an extensive executive career in banking, leading corporate and commercial banking businesses at RBS/NatWest, managing Santander’s UK banking businesses and as CEO of Shawbrook Bank, Hodge Banking Group and most recently successfully leading the banking licence application for StreamBank.

He is a non-executive Director at Bank of Ireland both in the UK and Dublin and Thin Cats, a specialist SME lending business and is retained as an advisor to Black Lion Ventures. He was previously President of the Chartered Banker Institute.

Steve took up the role of Chair (subject to regulatory approval) at Recognise Bank in November 2024, having served as an Investor Non-Executive Director since January 2024.