Appointments

Edinburgh-based financial services firm Aegon UK has appointed Jim Ewing as its new chief financial officer.

Stronachs LLP has appointed Stuart Murphy as its first chief operating officer (COO) as the full-service, independent law firm gears up to meet its ambitious plans for growth. Mr Murphy will be responsible for leading operational and financial management at the firm and will oversee Stronachs’

Scottish Friendly Assurance Society Ltd has announced that Stephen McGee will be joining the business as chief executive officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval, in April 2022. Mr McGee, who joined the Board of Scottish Friendly as a non-executive director in September of this year, will join

Candle Shack, an Edinburgh-based manufacturer and supplier of candle making supplies and equipment for luxury international brands, has announced the appointment of Ton Christiaanse as its first chairman. With an impressive track record, Mr Christiaanse brings a wealth of experience in international

Aberdeen-based Drummond Finance has announced its expansion to Dundee as the firm celebrates its third anniversary. Steve Ayre, an experienced commercial banker, has joined the firm to support existing activities and grow its corporate footprint into Dundee and the surrounding area.

Specialist employment lawyer Musab Hemsi has joined Anderson Strathern as a director in the Scottish legal firm’s Employment Law team. Mr Hemsi joins from law firm LexLeyton, where he spearheaded the Glasgow team advising across the food and drink, retail, energy, construction, and digital tec

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has made two new hires in its investment division with the appointment of an investment support manager and investment assistant continuing the growth of its team. Ling Tsang has been hired for the newly created support manager role, ove

Increasing demand from new and existing clients has led to the expansion of the team at Hall Morrice, with eight new starts and three new senior appointments at the independent chartered accountancy firm. Tara Lister joins the team as senior manager accounts and business advisory. Tara’s role

Independent advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts has expanded its corporate finance team in Aberdeen with the appointment of Ross Irvine as assistant manager. Mr Irvine, who previously worked in the audit team at PwC, has six years’ experience in finance. Having started his career at Henderson Lo

KPMG UK has today confirmed that following a partnership vote, Bina Mehta has been elected with overwhelming support to continue in the role as Chair until the end of February 2024. Bina was appointed as non-executive UK chair in February 2021, following the firm’s move to a new governance mod

London-based Waverton Investment Management has appointed Derek McLay as business development manager for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mr McLay will report to head of intermediary sales, Mark Barrington and he will focus on promoting Waverton’s dedicated adviser offering – including it

Brewin Dolphin has expanded its Glasgow team with 14 appointments and promotions across its financial planning and investment divisions this year. Craig Thomas joins the wealth manager’s financial planning team as a paraplanner, after holding positions at IBC Wealth and Scottish Widows.

Moray-based whisky specialist Gordon and MacPhail has appointed Ben Cookman as its new finance director.

Azets, the accountancy firm specialising in the SME sector, has appointed family business expert Norma Stewart as an accounts and business advisory services partner based in the firm’s Glasgow office. Norma Stewart has over 30 years’ experience advising family businesses and their owners

Chiene + Tait (C+T) has appointed social housing specialist accountant Stuart Beattie as its new head of RSL (Registered Social Landlords). Mr Beattie joined Chiene + Tait in 2005 as a trainee and from that time has developed his expertise within the social housing sector, working with a broad range