Appointments

Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its senior team with five promotions, comprising four new partners and one director. These appointments are among 93 promotions announced across the firm this month, underscoring its continued expansion across the UK.

Savills has reinforced its dedication to Edinburgh's active rental market through further investment in its residential lettings team, reflecting the sector's sustained expansion, despite an evolving regulatory environment. Leading the expansion is Sophie Strand, who has been appointed as head of re

Lindsays has appointed Ken Dinneen as its new head of finance, taking over from Jim Kinloch, who retires after seven years with the firm. Mr Dinneen brings decades of experience in legal services to his new role, which commenced last week. He joins Lindsays from Balfour & Manson, where he served

Henderson Loggie has appointed Grant Snedden to lead its games and digital sector team. Recent data from Scottish Games Network indicates that Scotland is home to 484 game studios, alongside numerous tech and games-adjacent companies. Nationally, the UK gaming market was valued at £7.63 billio

Gilson Gray has announced its latest round of promotions across its legal, financial management and property teams. A total of 19 employees have been elevated to new positions across the firm’s legal, financial management, property and business support teams, recognising the talent and achieve

Glasgow-headquartered pension specialist @sipp has established an in-house legal department to bolster support for advisers and their clients engaged in commercial property transactions. The independently owned company has appointed experienced commercial real estate lawyer Joanne Wilson as head of

Lindsays has appointed Andrew Diamond as its new managing partner elect Mr Diamond is currently a partner and the firm’s head of residential property. He will take up the role on 1 October.

Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers (MSWD) has appointed Niel Hendriksz as its new managing director. 

Walker’s Shortbread has appointed Bryony Walker as commercial director, joining the company's board of directors with immediate effect. A fourth-generation member of the Walker's family, Ms Walker joined the company in 2013 and has since progressed through various positions, most recently bein

Fiona Cameron has been appointed as interim finance director at UHI Perth as the college aims to navigate financial challenges. Ms Cameron, an ACCA-qualified accountant, will take up the position with effect from Monday 9 June 2025.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Sharon Gillies as its new chief operations officer (COO). Ms Gillies joins the responsible finance provider from MND Scotland, where she has been director of operations and company secretary since 2022.

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has made several key hires in its Aberdeen office to support the firm’s regional and national growth ambitions. The latest hires include Robbie Simpson as audit director, Ciaran Fines as assistant tax manager, and Naeema Joji as assistant audit manager. Th

Chartered surveyor DM Hall has appointed Darroch Robertson, a qualified surveyor with over twenty years’ professional experience in senior roles, as a director in its Inverurie office. Formerly a partner for over ten years with another nationwide firm of chartered surveyors, Darroch graduated

TLT has appointed commercial real estate and investment expert Colin Brown as partner in its Edinburgh office. Mr Brown joins TLT from Burness Paull, where he specialised in advising institutional investors on the acquisition, disposal, leasing and development of commercial properties including shop

Johnston Carmichael has bolstered its financial services (FS) division with the appointment of Thuy Vo as audit director in its Glasgow office. Ms Vo, who joins from a Big Four firm, brings over two decades of experience in the sector, with a specialism in audit and assurance for alternative investm