Appointments

Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has appointed former Olympic skier Andrew Noble as partner. Par Equity is an award-winning venture capital firm founded on the principle of equality – with fund investors and professional business angels investing alongside each other for mutual

KPMG UK has promoted 84 people across its five Scottish offices as it prepares for further growth. After announcing its Aberdeen promotions last week, the firm, which employs more than 1,200 people in Scotland, has promoted 51 employees to assistant manager grade, 17 to manager level, while 14 have

PwC Scotland has appointed Allan McGrath as head of financial services, Martin Hislop as partner and Colin Carmichael as director of the firm's Edinburgh Office. Allan McGrath takes up the position of head of financial services at PwC Scotland, following Stephanie Bruce’s move to become chief

Anthony Rafferty and Viva Rudkin have been appointed as the new directors for the board of financial services representative body Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE). Anthony Rafferty is managing director of fintech company Origo Services Limited and Viva Rudkin is managing director o

PwC has appointed Glasgow-based Drew Stevenson as energy leader and David Lewis as tax partner specialising in energy. Mr Stevenson, who succeeds Alan McCrae, has more than 25 years’ experience of deals and transaction services across a wide range of industries and global territories

Glasgow-based TSF Finance has appointed Stephanie Moyes as director and Ian Close and Lee Mair as senior funding partners. TSF Finance services include invoice finance, asset finance, VAT loans, unsecured loans, commercial mortgages and bridging finance.

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has promoted its two Inverness-based joint heads, Jackie Fraser and Shona Fraser to partner level. The move is part of further investment into the firm's Highland office which has seen significant growth in clients and staff numbers since opening three years

Apropos by DJ Alexander has appointed leading marketing professional Brenda Ross as its new marketing director. Ms Ross has experience of working with major multinational firms such as Virgin, Levi Strauss, Kia Motors and 20th Century Fox.

An apprentice and graduate trainee recruitment programme along with a strategy of developing internal talent have helped drive the expansion of the Perth office of fast-growing accountancy firm Campbell Dallas. The Perth office currently generates fee income of more than £4 million, an increas

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Lindsay Wake as its first ever head of impact. The appointment has been made as the financial lender looks to further evolve and strengthen its position as an expert enabler for social and economic impact across Scotland.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has appointed former banker Piers White MBE as its new chair. Set to commence his role at the end of November, Mr White joins BRE Group for the next three years and brings a wealth of experience to the role, having filled almost 40 senior board positions in

EQ Accountants LLP has appointed Bryan Johnston as its new consultant. Mr Johnston is an experienced business adviser from Fife, who has supported the local business community for over 30 years.

Magda de Jager, an expert on cybersecurity and privacy, has joined the Business Technology Consulting (BTC) team at business advisory and accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff from the airline EasyJet. At EasyJet, Ms Jager had worked for several years as an information security specialist, focusing on go

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of senior insurance litigator Lynne Macfarlane as a director in its Scottish insurance practice. Ms Macfarlane joins DWF's insurance team from Clyde and Co, where she has spent the entire 20 years of her legal career. She has extensive experien

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed Simon Dingemans and Sir Jon Thompson as its new chairperson and chief executive respectively. Simon Dingemans replaces Sir Win Bischoff, who steps down after six years in the post. Sir Jon Thompson succeeds Stephen Haddrill who held the role of chi