Appointments

Professional services and accounting firm Wbg has appointed 14 trainees. The trainees comprise 11 graduate trainees, two school leaver/graduate apprentices, and one internship – across its external audit, internal audit, business advisory and marketing teams.

Thomson Cooper has promoted Chris Steedman to audit director and opened a third office. Mr Steedman was recently award Responsible Individual (RI) status by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). He joined Thomson Cooper as a Senior Audit Manager in 2025 following a senior manage

AJ Bell has made three new appointments to strengthen its investments team. Hilary Winn joins AJ Bell in a newly created role as investments director, reporting to AJ Bell Investments managing director Ryan Hughes. She will lead investment strategy and asset allocation across AJ Bell’s multi-a

Freeths has appointed Heather Gibson as a partner in its tax team to strengthen the firm's capabilities in corporate, private equity and real estate taxation. She joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard, brining nearly 20 years' experience advising clients on the tax aspects of corporate transactions,

Insurance broking and risk management firm Caledonia Dallas has hired Rhona Scott from NFU Mutual. Scott joins the firm following nearly 15 years at NFU Mutual's Elgin agency, where she held the position of office manager and developed extensive experience across administration, compliance, customer

Finance Innovation Now (FIN) has appointed Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa as Head of AI & Finance Transformation. The Edinburgh headquartered, AI, innovation and transformation business launched in 2025 by iMultiply hired Dr Rojo-Echeburúa following 18-months of growth.

Aberdeen Investments has appointed Caroline Hertrich as head of UK & EMEA  (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) strategy, to support the growth of the firm’s ETF franchise across the UK and EMEA. Hertrich joins from Bloomberg, where she served as Index Sales Le

J3 Advisory has appointed Evan Griffin as managing director of debt advisory, to strengthen its finance capabilities for developers and investors in Scotland. Griffin joins from Pluto Finance, where he was lending director. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in banking and property finan

Four ICAS Foundation students are set to return to Johnston Carmichael as graduate trainees. The foundation was set-up to help talented young people from diverse socio-economic backgrounds into the profession, as part of its scheme it partnered with the accountancy firm.

Triodos Bank UK has appointed Greig Blackie as a senior relationship manager to focus on financing nature based solutions in its business lending team. Mr Blackie has more than a decade of experience across infrastructure finance, sustainable investment and natural capital. His career has included f

Brooks Macdonald has made three new appointments to strengthen its team in Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ross MacNish joined the Brooks Financial team in Edinburgh as principal financial planning director on 14th September. 

Bespoke pension firm Yorsipp has appointed Mark Randell as strategic partnerships and distribution director to its business development team. The specialist self-invested personal pension (SIPP) self-administered pension scheme (SSAS) provider comes as it aims to expand its presence across the UK. H

Caledonia Investments has appointed Alastair Vere Nicoll as a non-executive director with effect from 15 September 2026. Mr Vere Nicoll started his career as a private equity lawyer at international law firm Freshfields. He later founded Berkeley Energy, a business focused on developing, constr

Mirabaud Asset Management has hired former Aviva Investors duo Giles Parkinson and Will Ballard to launch their new global equity strategy. Mr Parkinson spent five years working as head of equities at Trinity Bridge before that, he worked alongside Mr Ballard at Aviva Investors, where he was a portf

Amy Burnett has been appointed regional coverage director for Scotland and Northern Ireland at HSBC Innovation Banking. The bank is a specialised global banking division designed to support start-ups, scale-ups, growth companies, and venture capital investors. In her new role, she will be responsibl