Steve was such a lovely man, always willing to help whether I needed a host for a visitor or a judge for a bake off.  He had the most amazing smile and such a warm personality, I would go to ask a question or even just say hello when walking past and spend the next 10 minuites talking with him about his sports and family – he was always so proud of what his boys were doing.  Steve is dearly missed around the office and will always be remembered fondly. My best wishes to you all, Romi xx …

My first interaction with Steve was part of the Visa EU merging to Visa Global, and I worked with him for the last 3+ years. His knowledge of looking at things holistically in technology was amazing. He was always so helpful, supportive, and enthusiastic. Great teamwork. He played an important role ensuring smooth merger of Visa EU with Visa Global in the area of compute, shared ideas of what’s working better & what’s not. While Steve was going thru painful medical condition, he helped me in giving suggestions & advice on my migration to UK. Which helped me in settling down much easier. Steve had many interests outside work, from various sports to camping activities was always happy talking about his family, Fiona, Callum and Josh, which he was so proud of. Steve will always be in my thoughts & remembered.  …

I was very saddened to hear the news of Steve’s passing. I had the privelege of working with Steve back in 2011-2013 as he challenged and pushed my consulting team to deliver the very best, safest and high quality outcome required for VE. He is genuinely one of the best clients I’ve had. Always time for a non-work chat following the “business” chat – hugely supportive of me when I had some wobbles and for that I will always be grateful. Always quick to share a lovely story about his wife and children, really funny and I enjoyed my time with him. A very sad loss to his family and friends. …

Steve hired me at Visa and I worked for him and with him throughout my 6+ years there.  He was always so helpful, supportive and enthusiastic. He was my ‘go to’ person if I needed some technical help. His knowledge was so wide … impressive.  He was happy to play ‘bad cop’ with me being ‘good cop’ in certain situations. Great teamwork. The ‘bad cop’ persona wouldn’t last long though and that cheeky grin would shine through. Steve had many interests outside work from various sports to camping to pub quizes and was always happy talking about his family, Fiona, Callum and Josh, which he was so proud of. He was never lost for words. Steve was full of life, but that life was taken away too soon. He will be missed by all. Sincere condolences to the family, but remember Steve will be smiling down at you. Xx …

I worked with Steve for over 20 years at Visa and Steve has been one of the constants throughout that time. Constantly positive, constantly proud of his children, constantly bantering about England v Scotland rugby matches and constantly professional.   I’m really grateful for being able to work alongside Steve all this time and he has left a great legacy not only within his family but also within Visa and the systems, people and capabilities that he has supported and developed over the years. Steve took his role in supporting all of our customers seriously but did it in a way that meant working with him was a real pleasure.    Steve will be deeply missed and my condolences to his family who I knew meant everything to him. …

I worked with Steve for only a relatively short couple of years while at Visa but remember him with huge fondness and sadness that he has left this world so soon. He was a friendly and warm man, with a twinkle in his eye and voice and always happiest talking about holiday plans with his family and camper van. Much love to his family & friends. …

Miss that cheeky smile around the office, always ever helpful and that calming voice and of course the scottish accent – Miss that. …

My deepest condolences to you and the boys on the loss of Steve, he was one in a million, also free for a chat on work and life in general and I will miss them, enjoyed the times playing five-a-side and him kicking the ball like a rugby ball over the fence. RIP Steve …

When I joined Visa I had the privilege to work with Steve closely.  Steve would always share his knowledge and experience with me. I am very thankful for all I learnt from Steve and the guidance he showed me. Over 10+ years our paths crossed multiple times, we would share ideas and help each other resolve problems. Steve was always willing to help and put others first.  Trying to think of a few words to describe Steve, a fully focused, dedicated person with a kind warm heart. Steve will be truly missed by everyone that has ever had the pleasure to meet him. …

It’s very weird not having Steve around in the office – his enthusiasm sparked off him and his cheery and professional demeanour was always welcome especially when a crisis was on.  I didn’t work directly with Steve but was certainly on calls he attended and saw, from afar, how very good he was at his job.  He was a top chap, always ready for a good chinwag with a big smile. RIP Steve, so glad to see you when you came in to the office for the last time – your speech was brilliant and funny. Condolences to his family who I know he loved very much. xx …