Appointments

Scottish Financial Enterprise has appointed Arlene Stokes, chief people officer at Aegon UK, as chair of its Gender Equality Network. Based in Edinburgh, Arlene has held senior leadership roles across people and transformation in financial services and other sectors.

Glasgow-headquartered family investment business Turner has expanded its team to support the company’s growth ambitions. Murray Foggo, previously of AAB, joins as an investment executive, and Aaron Marshall from PWC takes up the role of portfolio manager. Both will support the investment team

Hero Media & Entertainment has announced the appointment of John Glover as editor of Scottish Financial News. He joins as Scotland's financial and related professional services sector continues to grow in scale and significance. 

A former trainee with Glasgow-based chartered accountants and chartered tax advisers Robertson Craig has been appointed Partner in the firm. Eilidh Kennedy steps up from the role of director, having first joined the company in 2006.

Alistair Douglas has joined rockwealth Edinburgh after almost two decades with RBC Brewin Dolphin. Mr Douglas announced the move after nearly 20 years at the wealth management firm, where he built his career advising clients and developing long-term client relationships.

Saffery has hired four new senior tax experts across its Edinburgh and Inverness offices to strengthen the firm’s expertise in corporate tax and professional partnerships. Emma Siegel joins from Forvis Mazars as a corporate tax director in Edinburgh. She brings more than 10 years’ experi

Scottish-headquartered AAB has launched a new Manchester office as part of ambitious plans to build a business serving scaling businesses across the North West, while growing to employ over 200 people. Launching at the landmark No.1 St Michael’s development, the move represents a significant l

Cooper Parry Wealth (CPW) has taken the next step in its UK growth strategy with the appointment of Darren Lees as relationship partner, reinforcing its long-term commitment to Scotland. The appointment builds on CPW’s plans to expand nationally through strategic investment in people, acquisit

Former Virgin Money chief executive Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been named as the government's preferred candidate to chair the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), placing one of the UK's best-known banking figures at the helm of the accounting watchdog. The chartered accountant, who led Virgin Money

Armstrong Watson is celebrating double success after Reward Strategy recognised two members of its payroll leadership team in its Partner 75 community - which features the UK’s top 0.1% of payroll professionals. Partner and head of payroll, Karen Thomson, and payroll manager, Lisa Carruthers,

Paul Trainer has been appointed editor of ScottishNews.com, part of Hero Media & Entertainment, ahead of a major relaunch of the site later this summer as a video-led, pan-Scottish digital news platform. Mr Trainer joins the title from GlasgowWorld, where he played a key role in delivering local

AMS Accountants Group (AMS) has named Sean Dunn as partner and head of outsourced accounting as it focuses on the Edinburgh market. Based at Lochrin Square in the city, the Edinburgh expansion follows the Manchester-based group’s acquisition of Infinity Partnership in Aberdeen.

Azets has promoted Aberdeen-based audit director Matthew Allan to Partner in a move designed to support growth plans. Mr Allan, who steps up with ambitions to build the firm’s profile across the north east of Scotland, joined the accountancy and business advisory company in June 2021 as an ass

Fraser Wilson has been appointed as PwC’s new market leader for Scotland. Two new Edinburgh-based partners have also been announced by the company.

Robb Ferguson Chartered Accountants has strengthened both its executive team and banking-debt capabilities for its clients with the appointment of former Barclays corporate banking leader, Andy Hall, as a director.   Born and raised in Perth, Mr Hall, 56, has spent 40 years in the banking secto