Appointments

Edinburgh-based property investor Sigma Capital has celebrated a "significant uplift" in profits from its developments in the last few months of 2020, leading directors to expect the firm to hit market expectations when they announce full-year results in April. Sigma Capital has also announced that

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has promoted Dominic Byrne as head of global equities. Mr Byrne currently holds the position of deputy head of global equities and will succeed Stephen Docherty, who is stepping down for personal reasons after serving the company for 25 years.

Accountant Andrew Neilson has been promoted to president of the ESCO division at Weir Group PLC. Mr Neilson succeeds Jon Owens who has chosen to retire from the role after 32 years of service.

Heather Kiteley, who currently holds the position of director of finance and corporate services at Port of Leith Housing Association Group, has been appointed as chief executive of the group. Ms Kiteley will take up her new role when Keith Anderson retires in May.

Three new partners, eight new directors and six new associates have been appointed by chartered surveyors DM Hall. The new partners are Jonathan Hunter, Musselburgh Residential, Jonathan McManus, West Commercial Agency based in Glasgow and David Telford, Falkirk Residential.

Deloitte has appointed Hayley Barker and Alister Taylor to lead its global employer services team in Scotland. Hayley Barker, based in Deloitte’s Aberdeen office, has been promoted to director following 11 years with the company. Meanwhile, Alister Taylor, based in Deloitte’s Glasgow off

Scott Lindsay has joined the Law Society of Scotland as executive director of finance and operations. Mr Lindsay, a chartered accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), has most recently run his own consultancy business, SLL Business Consultants. Prior to tha

Martin Johnston has joined Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisers’ Glasgow team as audit and assurance director. Mr Johnston was latterly a senior manager at KPMG, having previously worked for both EY and PKF (now part of BDO) earlier in his career. He has extensive

Consumer Credit Solutions (CCS) has announced the appointment of Colin Macpherson as business development manager for Scotland. Taking on account management responsibility for home improvement retailers across Scotland, Mr Macpherson has over 40 years’ experience in consumer finance, work

MHA Henderson Loggie has appointed Christine Rolland as director of its market-leading forensics business in Scotland. Set to be based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Ms Rolland's appointment marks a milestone in the expansion of the highly specialised business.

Neil Norman, the head of Chiene + Tait’s (C+T) entrepreneurial tax team, has been appointed to the board of the global accountancy association AGN. Representing around 200 separate and independent accounting and advisory businesses in over 80 countries, AGN promotes worldwide expertise, best p

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Aileen Mathieson as its new global head of insurance following the retirement of Stephen Acheson. In leading the Global Insurance team, Ms Mathieson will take responsibility for ASI’s global insurance remit in addition to her previous responsib

Baillie Gifford's Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust has appointed former PwC partner Caroline Roxburgh and McKinsey alumnus Jonathan Simpson-Dent as non-executive directors. The two will join the board on the 1st of February this year.

UK Finance has appointed Scottish Building Society chief executive Paul Denton to its mortgages board. Mr Denton joins other senior industry figures, including Santander’s Michael Sard, on the product and services board (PSB).

Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM-quoted North Sea exploration firm, has appointed Sarah McLeod as chief financial officer. Ms McLeod has over 20 years' experience in the international oil and gas industry and joins the company from New Age (African Global Energy) Ltd where she held the role