Appointments

Former KPMG UK head of communications Sorrelle Harper has joined Storegga, the firm behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CSS) project in Aberdeenshire, as head of corporate affairs. Ms Harper has run her own strategic communications consultancy, Sharpener Communications, for the past four ye

John Tutte is to join the board of housebuilder Bellway as non-executive chairman designate on 1st March 2022. Mr Tutte will succeed Paul Hampden Smith, who will retire from the board as non-executive chairman on 1st April 2022, following almost nine years' service as a non-executive director.

Housebuilder Persimmon has appointed Jason Windsor as its new chief financial officer as the firm noted a return to near pre-pandemic levels. Mr Windsor is expected to join in the summer and will become an executive director on the board at that time. He will succeed Mike Killoran, who announced in

A raft of promotions, including four appointments to partnership, have been announced by DM Hall. Katie Craig, Greig Baxter, David Cree, and Paul Reilly, have all joined the now 25 strong Scotland-wide partnership as of 1 January 2022.

Bank of Scotland has announced the appointment of two new relationship managers for its Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders SME and Mid Corporates team, bringing more than 40 years of financial services experience. Stuart Clark and Alan Bedford join a nine-strong team of commercial banking specialists a

Ed Crockett has joined Savills as a director in the operational capital markets (OCM) division to operate within Scotland's real estate sector.  Based predominantly in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Crockett will also spend time in Savills Head office in London working across all OCM s

Baillie Gifford, the global investment management partnership, has appointed Ross Mathison as a portfolio manager of its Global Income Growth Fund and Responsible Global Equity Income Fund. Mr Mathison joined existing managers James Dow and Toby Ross on the funds on January 1.

PwC has appointed Martin Cowie as its new senior partner in Aberdeen, replacing Kevin Reynard. Kevin Reynard will retire from his post in June, after 34 years with the firm and seven in his current role.

Wealth manager James Hambro and Partners (JH&P) has appointed Chris Hardie as a financial planning specialist in its Edinburgh office. Hardie has worked in financial planning for ten years and is a Chartered Financial Planner. He holds the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and is a Fellow o

Glasgow-based accountancy firm William Duncan + Co has appointed Neil Reid to its board. Mr Reid, who marks 25 years with William Duncan + Co in March, trained and qualified with the firm, and has been a very important part of the firm’s progression and development, with a strong focus on

Jason Morris has been appointed regional leader for PwC in Scotland, replacing Claire Reid, who is leaving the role to become UK head of forensics. Mr Morris is a transaction services partner, based in Edinburgh, where he leads the 80-strong Deals practice.

Aberdeen-based restructuring and insolvency expert Richard Bathgate has been appointed as the chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in Scotland. Mr Bathgate, who is Restructuring Partner at Johnston Carmichael, Scotland’s largest independent firm of accountants and business advis

EQ Accountants has appointed Greg Stapley as its new senior audit manager in its Glenrothes office. Greg Stapley joined EQ on Monday 3 January, having previously worked at AAB in Edinburgh as an audit senior manager. Originally from Kent where he qualified with ICAEW in 2004, he is now based in Dunf

Brown Shipley, a Quintet Private Bank, has appointed Kenny Cummings as a financial planner, based in Edinburgh, bolstering its wealth planning team in Scotland. Mr Cummings will report to Matt Hoyne, head of the Edinburgh office and work with Rebecca Williams, head of wealth planning in the UK.

Glasgow-based chartered accountant, tax adviser and auditor Russell & Russell is building on the growth it achieved over the 18 months of the pandemic by adding to its talent pool with four new appointments. The business advice specialist, which increased its client portfolio by a remarkable 20%