Stephen Bell

Stephen is the Bank’s Chief Risk Officer, overseeing the effectiveness of BACB’s enterprise risk management and compliance strategy and its application across the whole spectrum of the Bank’s activities.

Stephen most recently served as Chief Executive and Chair of the Investment Committee at a private equity backed Real Estate lender. Previously he has held senior and Board level roles for Wellesley Group, Ulster Bank Group, Allied Irish Banks, and Barclays.

An experienced business leader with a deep knowledge of strategy, risk management, governance, and re-invention across the financial services sector, he currently also serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit & Risk at Homes England. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a Certified Bank Director.