The Scottish commercial brokerage firm has appointed former Scotland Sevens rugby international player James Johnstone as its managing director to lead its next phase of growth.

Breadalbane will bring additional investment, digital expertise and strategic and operational support to Breadalbane as it looks to accelerate its growth across Scotland and the wider UK, as part of its “strategic minority stake”.

Mr Johnstone, previously director of Breadalbane’s property finance team, has established an outstanding track record within the business and will take responsibility for leading the team and driving Breadalbane’s  continued growth. 

Breadalbane will continue to provide commercial property finance, asset finance and wider corporate funding solutions to businesses across Scotland and the UK.

Mr Johnstone said:  “I’m incredibly proud to take on the role of Managing Director at such an exciting point in Breadalbane’s journey. We have a brilliant team, fantastic relationships across the funding market and a client base that has always been at the heart of what we do.

“The partnership with The Exiteers gives us additional expertise and support to build on those foundations and provides a fantastic platform for the next stage of our growth. Our focus remains very simple: providing ambitious businesses with outstanding advice, access to funding and a level of service that genuinely makes a difference.” 

Jamie Lindsay of Breadalbane said: “This is a genuinely exciting new chapter for Breadalbane. Over the years we have built a fantastic brand, an experienced team and, most importantly, strong relationships with clients, introducers and lenders across the UK. Bringing The Exiteers into the business gives us additional experience, investment and commercial support while allowing us to retain everything that makes Breadalbane what it is. 

Phil Morris, co-founder of The Exiteers, added: “We are delighted to invest in and partner with Breadalbane. It is a fantastic business with a strong reputation, an experienced team and significant growth potential. What attracted us to Breadalbane was the strength of the business that Jamie and the team have built.

“Our role is not to change what makes Breadalbane successful, but to bring additional investment, expertise and infrastructure that can help the business realise its potential. We’re particularly excited to support James and the wider team as they take Breadalbane into its next phase of growth.”