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Richard Bearman

Balancer · DISC type S
Chief Development Officer at British Business Bank
📍 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Richard Bearman is the first Chief Development Officer at the British Business Bank, leveraging over 25 years of banking experience to support UK entrepreneurs. He leads business development and relationship management to simplify partners access to finance. Colleagues describe him as an astute, engaging, commercial, professional, and strategic leader with a passion for people development.

While no public information is available on his personal life, his professional focus reveals a deep-seated passion for supporting entrepreneurs and fostering the growth of small businesses across the United Kingdom.

Under his leadership, his previous business unit at HSBC was voted "Best Business Banking Provider" in the Smart Money People British Bank Awards.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chief Development Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Richard shows up

Diplomatic
Empathetic
Risk-Averse

They are comfortable taking long term decisions. They are courteous and respectful but practical. They like following the process even if it takes time to reach any conclusion.

Priorities

Topics Richard cares about

SME Financing
His career at HSBC and the British Business Bank has centered on leading small business lending, including the award-winning Start Up Loans programme.
UK Regional Growth
A key part of his role involves building the Bank's finance ecosystem across the UK's nations and regions to support local economic development.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Development Officer
British Business Bank
11-2024 - 7-2025
Co-Chief Banking Officer
British Business Bank
5-2021 - 11-2024
Managing Director, Small Business Lending
British Business Bank
6-2019 - 5-2021
Managing Director, Start Up Loans
British Business Bank
5-2014 - 6-2019
Head of Small Business, HSBC UK
HSBC Commercial Banking
In the press

Media appearances

Why The Right Finance Matters - Richard Bearman, British Business Bank. Featured in Spotify
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How SMEs can unlock growth with Richard Bearman from the British Business Bank. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1991 - 1994
BA (Hons)
Lancaster University
1986 - 1991
Education details unavailable
Bishops Stortford College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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