Group Chief Finance Officer
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Steve is the Group Chief Finance Officer at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
Steve combines his day job at GMCA with the role of Non-Executive Director, Deputy Chair and Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Steve has worked in public sector finance for 25 years having started his career on the NHS Graduate Financial Management Training Scheme in 1996.
He worked in a variety of roles across the NHS including Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive for Wirral Community NHS Trust and Director of Financial Control for NHS England nationally.
Steve moved from the NHS to regional government in December 2019 taking up the role of Group CFO for GMCA. This role involves overseeing the finances of the combined authority including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, the offices of the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Deputy Mayor for Police, Crime and Fire.
Steve is a Trustee for St Ann’s Hospice and a Director of Southway Housing Trust.
He lives in Manchester with his wife and two teenage children. He is an avid (and regularly disappointed) Derby County fan where he has recently been appointed to the Supporters Board.
The challenges we face are global in nature, and yet our key issues of poverty, public health and social care and security hit closer to home. Can devolution and pragmatic problem solving enable more successful city and region-based outcomes, spearheaded by strong Mayors putting local needs first?
