Appointments

Murray International Trust, an investment fund run by Standard Life Aberdeen, has signalled its intention to appoint former Fidelity International investment chief Simon Fraser as its next chairman, following a year of underperformance. Mr Fraser will join the board of Murray International Trus

Sue Dawe, EY’s head of financial services in Scotland, has been appointed as a patron of Women in Banking & Finance (WIBF). Ms Dawe joins as the fifth patron of WIBF and is the only patron to be based in Scotland.

Optician and hearing care specialist Duncan and Todd Group has appointed Ross McLellan as its new finance director. Mr McLellan has nearly two decades of experiences as a chartered accountant in the energy sector in both the UK and Australia where he worked for Ernst & Young. He joins Duncan and

East Kilbride-based software company Turnkey Group has appointed former KPMG employee Deborah Baxter as commercial director. The move is part of the firm's £1.5 million expansion plan.

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has announced two senior promotions at its Glasgow-based office with Alan Harvey and Elaine Smith being named as divisional directors. The two have both been promoted from assistant directors in a move which the company hopes will support the business's growth in Scotla

George Restall has been appointed as finance director of Interserve Group Limited, the international support services, construction and equipment group. He will take over from Mark Goldsworthy with effect from 3rd April 2020.

Chairman of Trainline and former Celtic FC director Brian McBride has been appointed to the board of Standard Life Aberdeen as a non-executive director. Taking up his new role from 1st May 2020, Mr McBride brings a wealth of digital experience and global leadership in both executive and non-executiv

Averil Wilson, the finance director of Edinburgh-headquartered Apex Hotels, has been appointed as the hotel company's managing director. A former Lloyds Banking Group executive, Ms Wilson has served as finance director for Apex Hotels for eight years and will now oversee all business operations, res

Dunedin, Edinburgh-based mid-market private equity house, has appointed Claire Blackhall and James Morrison into its dedicated research and direct origination team. This new team provides the wider investment team with pre-qualified target companies to approach, as well as the co-ordination of valua

Alison Rose, chief executive of RBS, has been appointed as chair of Business in the Community’s Scotland advisory board. Mr Rose has also joined Business in the Community’s board of trustees. Ms Rose has worked at RBS for 27 years. Prior to her current role as chief executive, she was de

Skycanner, the flight comparison website founded in Edinburgh, has appointed Kris Beyens as its new chief financial officer. Before joining Skycanner, Mr Beyens held executive roles at eBay, including vice president and chief operating officer of eBay EMEA and as chief financial officer for eBay Int

KPMG has appointed Graeme Williams to lead its corporate finance team across central Scotland, as the company prepares for an uplift in Scottish deal activity in 2020. Joining with over 10 years' experience in working in the 'Big Four' across London and Scotland, Mr Williams will lead the team with

Healthcare tech company Craneware has appointed David Kemp, the chief financial officer of Aberdeen oil services company Wood Group, to its board. Mr Kemp has been appointed to the board as an independent non-executive director and will join on March 1st this year.

Sandy Findlay, partnership director at Edinburgh-headquartered innovation advisors ABGI UK, has been appointed to the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) Scotland Proposal Review Panel (PRP). NATEP Scotland PRP supports Scottish aerospace businesses, to encourage collaborati

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Joy McLaughlin as a consultant to the firm. Ms McLaughlin was formerly a partner in Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP, the largest firm of sheriff officers and messengers-at-arms and a key player in the local authority collec