Shakespeare Martineau has built on its Scots law offering with the appointment of dispute resolution partner Fiona Pask in Edinburgh. Bringing with her more than 17 years of litigation experience, Ms Pask will be heading up the dispute resolution team and developing the firm’s litigation pract
Appointments
Accountancy and business advisory firm Haines Watts, which has offices in Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy, has celebrated a flurry of appointments and promotions, as they continue to invest in local people across Scotland.
Gilson Gray has appointed Ben Finnie as regional sales manager and Charlotte Caird as property manager in Dundee. Mr Finnie brings a wealth of experience, having spent the past eight years in management roles across the Dundee property market, including at Thorntons. He joins the firm from boutique
Integrated Graphene, the company behind Gii, a three-dimensional, carbon-based nanomaterial, has appointed Jean-Christophe Granier as its chief executive officer. Mr Granier, an experienced leader with a proven track record in advanced material manufacturing, joins Integrated Graphene from J&D W
Scottish luxury garment manufacturer firm, Alexander Manufacturing, the production arm of Hancock 1843, has appointed Kyrk Macmillan, former CEO of Copenhagen's fashion brand Wood Wood, as its new commercial director. Mr Macmillan, formerly the CEO of the renowned Copenhagen-based brand Wood Wood, b
Chartered accountants firm Robb Ferguson has welcomed a record number of university graduates amid a period of significant growth. The Glasgow-based firm, which has a history dating back to the 1880s, has recruited a total of five new ICAS trainees as it identifies new opportunities and builds on a
Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael has welcomed Bryan Shepka, financial services audit and assurance partner, and Gillian Boston, director into its rapidly growing, specialist financial services team. Mr Shepka joins the firm as an audit and assurance partner, bringing extensive experience in the
Risk control and assurance software and services provider STC INSISO has appointed Steve Mitchell as its new chief financial officer, following significant corporate expansion and a £2 million investment from BGF earlier this year. Mr. Mitchell’s responsibilities will include ensuring th
Glasgow-based investment and advisory firm N4 Partners (N4) has grown its ranks with the appointments of Alan MacLeod and Richard Elliot. Mr Elliot joins N4 as its new director of property, signalling a strategic move for the firm into real estate investments. He brings a wealth of investment e
Grant Thornton UK has marked a record high in its apprenticeship programme this year, welcoming 213 school leavers, representing a 13% increase from the previous year’s 188 participants. This is the largest intake by the firm in its history.
Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced 25 new promotions to director level, including three in Scotland. Jane Roberts has become director in the corporate finance and due diligence team, while Rob Pullar has been promoted to corporate tax director. Ms Roberts and Mr Pullar are both based a
Tech enabled business critical services group AAB has unveiled significant alterations to its Glasgow-based leadership team as it gears up for further integration and expansion across its operations. Graeme Finnie, formerly managing partner of French Duncan which was acquired by AAB in April 2023, h
Scottish accountancy firm EQ accountants has appointed Caroline McKenna as its new chief operating officer with immediate effect. Ms McKenna will lead the firm’s strategy for people, culture and operational excellence and will be a positive advocate for the company’s culture and strategi
MILL Architects has appointed two new directors to strengthen its existing management team. Jo Parry-Geddes, RIAS Advanced Accredited Conservation Architect, and Darren Albury, who heads up the technical team, have been with the firm five years and seven years respectively. They join the current dir
Neil Crockatt has been appointed as partner and head of residential property at Blackadders. Mr Crockatt has been a qualified property solicitor for 29 years and has worked at partner and director level for firms in Perth, Glasgow and Dunfermline.