Appointments

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

Chartered accountants Meston Reid & Co has continued to support the next generation of accountants with four new recruits joining the firm next month. The new arrivals include Kyle Gordon and Gemma Spence, who were both third-year placement students at Meston Reid & Co in 2018/19. Both

Glasgow-based data analytics firm Bellrock Technology has appointed Hugh Lennie as its new chief financial officer. The firm has also appointed Dave McConachie as its new chief commercial officer.

Edinburgh-based private security firm GTS Solutions has appointed finance specialist Stephen Paterson to its board. Mr Paterson takes up the position as a non-executive director and brings a wealth of experience to the role.

Accountancy firm Haines Watts Scotland has appointed Craig Hunter as audit partner. Mr Hunter has assumed the role of audit partner from 1 April 2020 in the newly formed Haines Watts Scotland Audit LLP with the primary objective of continuing to provide a high-quality audit offering to the existing

Atelier Capital Partners has appointed Martin Gilsenan as director of origination. The firm is a short term lender, which provides finance for developments across the UK and has already financed projects in Scotland.

Aberdeen Football Club’s finance director, Kevin MacIver, has been appointed to the club's board of directors. Mr MacIver, a qualified accountant with 30 years' experience, joined the club as finance director in November 2018.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed John Bennett as a new UK business development director. Mr Bennett, based in London, will support ASI's investment sales team in bringing its investment strategies to its clients in UK wholesale.

Jackie Mann and Colin Crosby have been appointed as the new non-executive board members of Audit Scotland. The two are to be appointed by the Scottish Commission for Public Audit following an open recruitment exercise.

Loch Lomond-based Glen Luss Distillery has appointed former KPMG partner Gary Deans as non-executive director.  Mr Deans brings over 35 years of experience advising privately-held businesses and his work at Glen Luss will focus on raising finance and the business’s growth strategy. He als

Tesco Bank's chief transformation officer Sandy Begbie is to lead plans to develop a jobs guarantee for young Scots.  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Begbie will lead work on the implementation plan for the scheme.

Perth-based Aviva has appointed Amanda Blanc as its new CEO as Maurice Tulloch announces his departure. Ms Blanc is currently an independent non-executive director at Aviva. She was appointed to the Aviva Board in January 2020 and chairs the Customer, Conduct and Reputation Board Committee. She was

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that its chief executive António Horta-Osório will step down in June next year after ten years in the role. Banking industry veteran Robin Budenberg will step up as the bank's new chairman after Horta-Osório's departure.

Niall Booker, the former chief executive of the Co-operative Bank, has become chairman the of start-up bank Monument - a new digital lender striving to shake up the market for wealthy customers who has attracted a string of banking veterans to its leadership ranks.  Mr Booker also held senior r

Russell Alton, the current finance chief of Norwegian energy firm Equinor, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Aberdeen-based Neo Energy. Mr Alton will take up his new role at the end of August.