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Patrick Macdonald, chair of the the Institute of Directors and founding partner of the Edinburgh-based School for CEOs, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). The RSE is Scotland’s national academy with a fellowship of 1,800 drawn from the sciences, arts, busi

Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has announced the appointment of Tim Allan as its new President, taking on the role from Nora Senior who stands down after four years in office.

The chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise, Sandy Begbie CBE FRSE, has received the Freedom of the City of London, in recognition of his significant contribution to Scotland’s financial and professional services sector. At the helm of the SFE since October 2020, he previously led the

Pat Denzler, Master of The Merchant Company welcomes Sir Charles Fraser as an Honorary Member. (Steven Donald Photography) Eminent retired Scottish businessman Sir Charles Fraser has been installed as an honorary member of The Merchant Company, Scotland’s pre-eminent livery company.

Ivor Guild A lawyer dubbed the “Duke of Princes Street” who lived at an exclusive club on the Edinburgh thoroughfare for nearly 60 years has left £26 million in his will.

The appearance of Mark Logan, Scotland’s chief entrepreneur, at the AccelerateHER Awards 2023 finals later this month has been confirmed. The former Skyscanner executive will host a fireside chat at the event which takes place on 16 March at the new Barclays campus in Glasgow.

The issue of a potential bridge linking Northern Ireland to Scotland has reared its head once more after the idea was highlighted by Boris Johnson and other UK politicians.

The Minister for Local Government and Housing has today announced the appointment of Andrew Cowie, Andrew Burns, Sharon O’Connor and Christine Lester as members of the Accounts Commission for Scotland.

Deborah Freeman-Watt, Rachel Gwyon, Michael Stewart, James Withers and Amanda Young have been appointed as board members of Crown Estate Scotland (CES).

Edinburgh-based dental technology company, Calcivis, is preparing for a US launch with a restructuring of its board and the successful completion of its latest £1.52 million funding round. Calcivis has developed the world’s first biotechnology-based dental imaging system and has been par

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has appointed a trio of international aquaculture experts to its board, bringing a combined 80 years of experience to the leadership team. Alan Sutherland, marine director at the Scottish Salmon Company, Alan Tinch, technical director of Benchmark Ge

A new chair and three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Insolvency Service Board, providing strategic leadership to the agency. Incoming chair, Mark Austen, will be joined by Gary Kildare, Samantha Durrant and Rob Hunt on the Insolvency Service Board.

Scottish Friendly, one of the UK’s largest financial mutuals, has appointed Pamela Simmons as head of human resources. Ms Simmons is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with over 25 years’ experience in HR and has worked for leading brands domestically

Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower, has taken over from Edrington’s Graham Hutcheon as chair of CBI Scotland. Mr Anderson also joins the CBI chairs’ committee, the body responsible for setting and steering CBI policy at a UK level.

Declan Hourican Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Declan Hourican as its new chief financial officer.