French Duncan appoints new IT director

Scottish accountancy firm French Duncan has appointed a new director to drive forward the company’s online and cloud-based services.

The frim, which employs more than 200 staff and has five offices in Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh, Dumbarton and Hamilton – announced that it has taken on Andrew Guy for the tech role and expects him to bring the benefits of a strong track record delivering IT services for the accountancy sector.

Before joining French Duncan he spent 19 years at Top 20 Chartered Accountancy Firm Kingston Smith LLP.

He also served as Chairman of IT for the Association of Practising Accountants and a Board member of industry body Accountancy IT Directors UK.

Graeme Finnie, managing partner at French Duncan, said: “While we are proud of our traditions in the accountancy sector, we also consider ourselves to be a dynamic and forward thinking organisation which embraces change in order to deliver tangible benefits for our clients. The accountancy industry is in an exciting position with the arrival of cloud-based accountancy services and we want to ensure our clients can gain all the benefits – Andrew will help us achieve that.”

Mr Guy added: “The accountancy industry is moving fast and it is imperative that our industry is up to speed with new technology to ensure clients remain compliant and ahead of their competitors. I’m looking forward to working with Graeme and the team at French Duncan to deliver real benefits for the firm’s growing client base.”