Appointments

Philip King, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), has been appointed interim small business commissioner (SBC). Mr King will head the independent office of the SBC in Birmingham. It was launched in December 2017 to ensure fair payment practices for Britain's small

HM Treasury, following the advice of the board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has appointed Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive. Mr Woolard will take on the chief executive role following Andrew Bailey’s departure to become governor of the Bank of England.

Oil and gas engineering firm Hunting PLC has appointed Scottish energy sector executive Bruce Ferguson as its new group finance director as Peter Rose announces his retirement. Mr Rose has notified the board of his intention to retire as group finance director and a member of the board at the conclu

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Sree Kochugovindan as its new senior research economist and Robert Gilhooly as senior emerging markets research economist. As part of the ASI Research Institute, Ms Kochugovindan and Mr Gilhooly will work alongside a team of economists and researcher

Edinburgh-headquartered innovation advisors ABGI UK has appointed Joe Matusiak to head up its newly launched grants division.  The new division will provide clients with an ‘end-to-end’ grants consultancy service, which includes writing and submitting grant applications, advising on

Former HBOS banker Damian Thompson has been appointed as Aldermore bank’s new group managing director of retail finance. Mr Thompson currently holds the role of director of mortgage and will succeed Susan Hayes, subject to regulatory approval.

Hanya Partners has appointed financial services expert Philip White as its new consulting director.  Hanya Partners is a management consultancy specialising in IT, supplier management and organisation development with offices in Edinburgh and London.

HSBC has appointed former Standard Life boss David Nish as senior independent director and chairman of the group audit committee. Mr Nish will also become a member of the group risk committee with effect from 18th February this year.

People development organisation Remarkable has appointed six new non-executive board members to steer its strategic decision making and support the effective operation of the business. Charles Quinn chair, Bonnie Clarke CEO, David Hicks, Gillian Frame, Simon Lidington and Russell Dalgliesh

TSB has increased the number of business banking face to face relationship managers it has in Scotland from four to ten. (from left) Back Row: Billy Stewart, Louise Allan, Dean Thomson, Martin Hay, Jim Pritchard and Calum Johnston

Hampden & Co has appointed Mark Thomson, former chief executive of the Scottish Building Society, as head of credit. Mr Thomson was also formerly credit director at Scottish Widows Bank.

Scotland’s only all-female business angel group Investing Women has announced the appointment of Rhona Campbell to its board. A member of the Investing Women angel group since 2013, Ms Campbell has also served as an advisor to its board. She now joins as a full board member bringing more

Rooney Nimmo has appointed Scott Nelson as partner based in its London and Edinburgh offices. Mr Nelson is is a highly-experienced corporate transactional lawyer who has spent his entire legal career focused on the representation of leading private equity funds and sponsors in all aspects of their i

The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) has appointed Neil Wilson, former head of agriculture at HSBC Bank, as its executive director. Mr Wilson has been appointed to help intensify the Institutes' fight for the interests of members and the wider livestock industry and&nb

READ Cased Hole has revamped its senior leadership team by appointing its chief financial officer Bruce Melvin to the role of CEO. Mr Melvin joined READ in 2014 as chief financial officer and has over 15 years of financial management experience in medium and large global oilfield service provid