Appointments

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has announced the promotion of Claire Kinnaird and Emma Doig to tax manager and tax senior respectively. The two, alongside the seven lawyers who have also been promoted at the firm, took up their new roles on March 1 2021.

Independent financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has appointed Cheryl Horne as a financial adviser. With 25 years of experience in the field, Ms Horne will be advising clients on all aspects of financial planning including pensions, investments, mortgages and protection.

Steven McKay and Graeme McInally, two of the advisory team at Mearns & Company, have moved into new associate director roles. Steven McKay, head of employee benefits, and Graeme McInally, chartered financial planner and planning team leader both stepped into their new roles in January 2021.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Manuela Fumarola as ESG manager to its private markets and real estate team. In her role, Ms Fumarola is responsible for developing, embedding and overseeing an ESG strategy for private markets investments, including private equity, infrastructure an

Legal firm Anderson Strathern has strengthened its private client team with the hire of Alison Pryde from Gillespie Macandrew as a tax director. Alison Pryde brings nearly 30 years’ experience providing tax advisory services, with a particular focus on rural landowners, family businesses, prof

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Edward Glossop as its new emerging markets economist. As part of the ASI Research Institute (ASIRI), Mr Glossop will work alongside a team of economists and researchers to deliver macro insights into ASI’s investment teams to help inform portfo

Wylie & Bisset has appointed Craig Allison and Elaine Ramage as senior managers in the firm's business recovery and insolvency team. Mr Allison joins from French Duncan while Ms Ramage takes up her new position following the firm’s recent recruitment of the management team from mlm Solutio

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its financial services team with the appointment of senior finance specialist Stuart Hunter. Mr Hunter has joined the firm as its director with responsibility for training and competency following senior roles with a number of major financial institutions includin

Edinburgh-based global data consultancy business Forecast has announced two significant hires, with former Royal Bank of Scotland managing director Chris Wilson joining the firm as a non-executive director. The firm has also appointed Euan Cranston as head of technology. The two hires will expand th

Law firm BTO has appointed Gregor Mitchell as head of its private client team based in Edinburgh to further enhance the firm’s legal services provided to individuals. Mr Mitchell's arrival follows BTO’s announcement in February of new partner Angus Wood, who joined the firm’s highl

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that partner Brian McMurray will join the firm’s Business Advisory Group in a new role to boost the support it provides to its extensive SME client base. Mr McMurray's new role as business advisory partner follows an unprecedented rise in deman

Paul Atkinson, the founding partner of investment firm Par Equity, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC). Mr Atkinson joins the board as the centre seeks to further highlight and support Scottish businesses through tumultuous times.

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has appointed Mark Kimberling as chief commercial officer. Mr Kimberling has had a very successful career in the Human Capital Management (HCM) sector and brings over 30 years of experience to the team, having

Dentons has appointed Claire Armstrong to the newly-created role of Scotland managing partner. Working alongside office head for Glasgow Alison Bryce and office head for Edinburgh Kirsti Olson, she will drive forward the firm's strategy to be the leading international law firm in Scotland.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced five senior appointments to help drive its transformation. Stephanie Cohen will be the FCA’s chief operating officer (COO) while Jessica Rusu will join the FCA’s as its first chief data, information and intelligence officer (CDIIO)