Appointments

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has made seven director promotions across five of its service lines, to further strengthen its senior team. The firm, which is part of the PKF International network, has made 78 promotions to date in 2021.

Tesco Bank has announced the appointment of Gary Duggan to the roles of interim chief executive officer, Tesco underwriting, and interim chief insurance officer. Mr Duggan has spent his career in banking and insurance and is currently a senior adviser at Oxbow Partners, a European insurance consulta

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has appointed Lisa Travers as its new partner within its expanding Personal Tax team. Ms Travers joins from RSM’s Glasgow office where she worked within its private client practice. Prior that that she spent the first nine years of her career at KPMG before

Galbraith, the independent property consultancy, has appointed former Johnston Carmichael chairman Andrew Shepherd as its new chair. Mr Shepherd is to succeed current chair Iain Russell in September this year.

The appointments of James Fennessey as a new restructuring partner and restructuring partner Blair Milne to the senior leadership team for Scotland lead a raft of promotions across Azets’ business in Scotland. James Fennessey is a specialist in developing turnaround solutions for companies in

PwC has extended the number of equity partners in Scotland to 34 with two new admissions to the partnership bolstered by the relocation of two specialists in energy, and M&A tax advice. In addition, five new directors have been unveiled. Martin Cowie has relocated from Belfast to Aberdeen to hel

Kris Barclay has joined Seven Investment Management (7IM) as head of private clients, Edinburgh, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the role. Mr Barclay will be responsible for leading 7IM’s Private Client proposition in Edinburgh and Scotland as well as continuing to work d

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the appointment of Hannah Nixon and Ruwan Weerasekera as non-executive directors (NEDs) to the FRC Board. They join the FRC Board at a time of significant growth and transformation as the FRC transitions into the Audit, Reporting and Governance Aut

Armstrong Watson, the business advisory and accountancy firm, has strengthened its growing forensic accounting team with two associate directors. Lindsay Tarrant, who started in 2017, has received a senior promotion and Caroline Bedford has joined Armstrong Watson to continue to build on her long-st

Colin Tate has joined Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co as chief operating officer (COO). He joins from Sainsbury’s Bank where he spent over a decade in senior management roles including head of architecture, head of strategic design and most recently head of digital transformation

Henderson Loggie has appointed Ian McDonald as its new head of energy. Mr McDonald is corporate finance director with the accountancy firm providing lead advisory and transaction support to companies nationwide and has a long career in providing advice to those in the energy sector.

Business advisory firm Quantuma has expanded its forensic accounting and investigation team into Scotland with the appointment of managing director David Bell. In his new role, Mr Bell will be responsible for launching Quantuma’s forensic accounting offering in Scotland. He will assist individ

Scottish Enterprise has announced the appointment of Adrian Gillespie as its new chief executive. Mr Gillespie joins from the University of Strathclyde where, as chief commercial officer, he was Strathclyde’s executive team lead overseeing growth of their extensive industry facing activities a

Deloitte has announced nine new partner and director appointments in Scotland as the firm bolsters its leadership team and invests in its Scottish business. Lesley Smillie and Stephen Pratt have been appointed to partner in Edinburgh and Michael Caullay has been promoted to partner in Glasgow.

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the promotion of Natalie Boyle to audit director within its Glasgow office. Ms Boyle who is a graduate of Glasgow Caledonian University has 10 years’ experience in the industry and joined Hardie Caldwell three years ago. Most recently she held