Appointments

Legal firm Gilson Gray has enriched its energy division and corporate team with the appointment of Doug Barrie as an energy and oil and gas consultant. Mr Barrie has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, working in private practice and as in-house general counsel for

Scottish accountancy firm Douglas Home & Co has expanded its agricultural team with three new recruits to its already seven-strong cohort, growing 25% in a year as it aims for UK expansion. The specialist division has, led by director and head of advisory Victoria Ivinson, also achieved a 1

CMS has appointed two new partners, Barry Edgar and Fenella Mason, who, respectively, join the firm’s offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Mr Edgar is a commercial real estate lawyer with extensive experience in advising institutional and private equity clients on investment and development trans

Glasgow-based Fraser Wilson has been appointed as the new regional leader for financial services at PwC UK. Mr Wilson Fraser, who already leads on financial services for PwC Scotland, takes on the new leadership role, overseeing activity with financial services clients across the UK regions outside

Aviemore-based civil and environmental engineering contractor McGowan Environmental Engineering has appointed Donald Forsyth as non-executive director. As well as previously chairing the Highlands & Islands branch of the Institute of Directors, Mr Forsyth is a vastly experienced Chartered Accoun

The minister for local government, empowerment and planning, Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, unveiled a series of appointments to the Accounts Commission for Scotland, the public body entrusted with overseeing the performance and expenditure of local councils, joint boards, and integration joint boards across

Chartered surveyors firm DM Hall has added to its leadership team with the appointment of Andrew Healy as its latest financial director. Mr Healy, previously in charge of finances at the Scottish Rugby Union for a decade and most recently with the Law Society of Scotland, is set to succeed Alan Patr

Specialist lender Together has welcomed Stuart Heslop, a veteran of the banking industry with 35 years of experience, to advise its corporate team. Previously the managing director of real estate finance at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Mr Heslop will serve as a consultant for Together in Scotla

Ten new export champions have been appointed for Scotland after a positive start to the scheme that was launched just under a year ago. In October last year the first ever Export Champions for Scotland were selected and tasked with promoting the benefits of exporting.

Glasgow-based cloud computing firm Iomart has announced a sudden leadership shake-up, with chief executive Reece Donovan stepping down and leaving the company effective immediately. Mr Donovan, who joined the board in March 2020 as chief operating officer before assuming the role of CEO in September

Announcing a strategic review of the country's debt solutions, Scotland's Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance, Tom Arthur, has appointed Yvonne MacDermid OBE, a prominent financial advice expert and the former chief executive of Money Advice Scotland (MAS) to spearhead the initiative.

TLT has appointed strategy and change consultant Rebecca Shalom as non-executive director to support the delivery of its growth strategy. Ms Shalom has over 30 years’ experience leading transformations and advising leadership teams on strategy, with a particular focus on complex business issue

PwC Scotland has reported a 12.5% increase in graduate recruits this year, with a total of 90 students joining the firm's offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. Of the new recruits, the majority (43) will join the Edinburgh office, with 37 based in Glasgow and 10 in Aberdeen - with 77% of the

Accounting firm Armstrong Watson has reinforced its commitment to nurturing young talent by welcoming 51 trainees and graduates. Among the new starters are 17 AAT students and two ATT students who will be working towards their apprenticeship qualifications in accounting and tax compliance. There are

Chartered surveyors and property consultants Graham + Sibbald has appointed Jennifer Doran as the business’ first finance director. Ms Doran is based at the company's Glasgow office and has been brought onboard to assist the firm in achieving its expansion plans in the coming years.