Appointments

Azets has appointed Graham Parker as a new accounts and business advisory services director in the firm’s Perth office. Mr Parker has 20 years’ experience advising a wide range of SME and entrepreneurial clients on their business, tax, growth and succession planning strategies. As a

CMS has announced 48 new promotions in Scotland including four lawyers who move to the senior role of Of Counsel. The promotions also include an elevation for 14 colleagues operating in non-fee earning roles within the firm’s three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Former Abertay University boss Nigel Seaton has been appointed as interim Principal of Dundee University after the Gillies Review, which exposed severe financial mismanagement and a lack of transparency at the institution's highest levels, led to the resignation of interim Principal Professor Shane

A burgeoning Highland hospitality group has recruited a new marketing chief and its first internal revenue manager as it targets further acquisitions and growth in Scotland. Turas Hotels, which recently purchased Aviemore’s landmark Cairngorm Hotel, has appointed Jennifer Macdonald-Nethercott

Bank of Scotland has appointed David McInally as area director for the North of Scotland, reinforcing its commitment to supporting businesses across the region. Mr McInally, who stepped into the role in June, will lead a team of experienced Relationship Managers supporting businesses in the North fr

Global energy sector inspection and technical services firm Fulkrum, which has operations in Aberdeen, has appointed Louisa Poole as its new chief financial officer (CFO) to support the company's ongoing international expansion. With a career spanning almost three decades in wealth management, manuf

Edinburgh-headquartered Hampden Bank has hired Haydn Aird from Handelsbanken to the new role of head of banking, North and Midlands. The private bank announced in April that it was expanding from its offices in London and Edinburgh. Mr Aird will lead a team based in Manchester serving clients across

TLT has elected Andrew Lyon, partner and head of financial services, as senior partner.  His three-year term will commence on 1 January 2026 and he succeeds Sasha Butterworth, who has served as senior partner since 2022.

AAB has appointed Paul Turner as corporate finance partner, further strengthening its expanding corporate finance team in Central Scotland. In his new role, Mr Turner will lead AAB’s corporate finance team in Edinburgh, working closely with Iain Walker and colleagues across Central Scotland an

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced the appointment of two new directors to its executive team. George Hutchinson will take on the role of retail director, while Richard Herbert has been named restaurant director.

Sterling Furniture Group has confirmed Stewart Robertson as its permanent chief executive. Mr Robertson, former managing director of Rangers Football Club, initially joined Sterling as interim chief executive in December last year, after the appointment of Bernard Dunn – formerly head of UK le

Deloitte in Scotland has promoted seven of its people to partner across its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices, including four women. Jennifer Donnachie, Laura MacDougall, Lyndsay MacGregor, Marc McNulty and Paul Cowley have been promoted in Glasgow, alongside Patrick Werner in Edinburgh and Sa

The James Hutton Institute has appointed Anne Corbin as its new chief financial officer. Ms Corbin joins from social care charity VSA, where she has worked since 2019, serving as CFO since 2021. A fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, she has 25 years of experience working in

The Insolvency Service has appointed its first dedicated crypto intelligence specialist to help recover more money for the UK economy from bankruptcy cases. Former police investigator Andrew Small will help track digital assets in criminal cases and provide the agency with detailed knowledge of the

Bon Accord Care (BAC) has appointed Sol Taylor as its new interim finance and commercial director. Mr Taylor brings extensive experience in financial leadership from his previous roles as head of finance and brings audit and governance expertise from his 17 years of working as an auditor across vari