Appointments

Wood Group's chief executive, Ken Gilmartin, is set to step down following a shareholder vote on Sidara's £206 million acquisition of the Aberdeen-based engineering firm. He will be succeeded by the current interim chief financial officer, Iain Torrens.

RSM UK has promoted Liam Renton to employer solutions director in the firm’s tax faculty in Edinburgh. Mr Renton joined RSM’s Edinburgh office in 2015 as tax associate. He specialises in tax valuations and implementing employee share incentive plans.

Walker’s Shortbread has appointed Justin Stead as its new chair, with his role set to officially begin on 22 October. Succeeding Bob Brannan, who held the position for the previous seven years, Mr Stead will be only the third person to hold the position in the company's 127-year history.

Lloyds has appointed Tony Hable as its new head of infrastructure & project finance. He will lead Lloyds’ infrastructure & project finance business and report to James Ranger, managing director & head of debt solutions.

VAT advisory firm VITA has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of indirect tax specialist Elaine Shepherd as a partner. Based in Aberdeen, Ms Shepherd took up her new Aberdeen-based role on 1 October 2025.

Wbg has appointed Gordon McIntyre as insolvency director based in its Glasgow office. With extensive experience in all forms of corporate insolvency procedures (administrations, court winding up orders and creditor voluntary liquidations) across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, com

ESPC has appointed Louisa Raistrick, head of estate agency at Coulters, as a non-executive director on to its board. Her term is due to commence on 1 January 2026, subject to ratification at the ESPC AGM in November.

Begbies Traynor Group plc has appointed Thomas McKay as managing partner in Scotland and Northern Ireland as part of its new board structure to enable further UK expansion. The updated structure also sees Mark Fry named Begbies Traynor Group CEO. In his new role Mr Fry will drive the day-to-day lead

Dains Accountants has promoted two of its Ayrshire-based staff to director and associate director. Based in Ayrshire and supporting owner-managed and growing SMEs across Scotland, Lorna Logan, who was promoted to director, is ACCA-qualified and works within the firm's accounts & advisory team an

Burness Paull has appointed Tom Usher as a senior advisor. Mr Usher was most recently a partner with Macfarlanes in London.

Hexa Finance has appointed Lindsay Porter as senior growth advisor for Scotland, marking the latest step in the firm’s expansion. Mr Porter brings more than 25 years of experience in commercial finance, having held senior roles with some of the industry’s biggest names. He spent the past

The Cumberland Building Society has appointed Stuart Miller as its new chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval. Joining from Newcastle Building Society, Mr Miller brings over 38 years' experience in financial services and will succeed Des Moore in 2026, following eight years of impac

Ellon-based online whisky auctioneer, Whisky Hammer, has made its first two appointments in Europe as it launches its first operational base in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland. The company has appointed a general manager and an auction manager to spearhead the new venture which will accommodate W

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has appointed Alasdair Gardner as a non-executive director. Mr Gardner brings over 35 years of banking and finance experience from his career at Lloyds Banking Group. His previous roles included head of industrials and commercial banking Scotland, head of large co

Global offshore connectivity firm Tampnet has named Kirsty Lawrence its new chief financial officer (CFO). An internal promotion, Ms Lawrence joined the company in 2021 as a finance business partner and was promoted to head of group business control in 2023. Before her time at Tampnet, she specialis