Steve Stride

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Steve Stride is the former Operations Director of Aston Villa, having been joined the club in 1972.

Originally recruited as an admin assistant, Stride quickly rose through the ranks at Villa Park, spending a lengthy time as Club Secretary before being elected to the board in 1997. To mark 25 years at the club, Stride released the book 'Stride inside the Villa', chronicling his time at the club.

In the Summer of 2005, Stride was responsible for the running of the club when Doug Ellis was recovering from a Heart Bypass operation.

In September 2006, Stride became the only existing Aston Villa Director to be part of Randy Lerner's new board following the American Billionaire's takeover of the club, but announced his resignation on March 6th 2007 due to family commitments, effective of May 31st 2007.