Stephen co-founded Franchise Brands in 2008 and has led the development of the business, including the IPO and external growth. He is a Chartered Accountant by training and spent nearly ten years with 3i as Investment Director. He then joined Domino’s Pizza as Finance Director progressing to CEO , Executive Chairman and Non-executive Chairman. During this time, he took Domino’s from private ownership to a market capitalisation of almost £1.5bn. He retired from Domino’s in 2019 after 21 years with the business to focus exclusively on Franchise Brands. Stephen was appointed as a Director of the Company on 15 July 2016.