Appointments

Business transformation and advanced data science consultancy Optima Partners has received £2.3 million from investment company BGF. Optima Partners is an Edinburgh-headquartered data science and transformation consultancy founded in 2013, with offices in London and Bristol.

Henderson Loggie has appointed Helen Young to lead the accountancy firm’s learning and development strategy. An experienced strategic consultant, Ms Young brings over 25 years of experience in organisational and people development. She will be responsible for creating development pathways to s

Wealth management and professional services group, Evelyn Partners, has announced that Callan Anderson, the founder and owner of boutique financial planning business Equilibrium Financial Consultancy, will be joining its Glasgow office. Mr Anderson, who has run Glasgow-based Equilibrium for the past

Experienced business advisor Craig Nicol has been appointed as a consultant by EQ Accountants LLP. Craig Nicol, former managing partner of Thorntons Law LLP, will join EQ in August to focus on supporting the firm with its growth ambitions and in enthusing the next generation of advisers. He wil

Aberdeen-based firm Bespoke Decorators has collapsed - 15 jobs have been lost as a result. Begbies Traynor has been appointed liquidator. The firm had to cease trading due to cashflow issues from a build-up of bad debts and delayed payment from customers. It has been reported that the firm closed ow

Consilium Chartered Accountants has appointed Craig Coyle as a partner at the Glasgow-based firm. From July, Mr Coyle will lead Consilium’s tax department alongside founding partner, Raymond Clarke.

In an unusual appeal, the liquidators of Glencraft are urging creditors to get in touch to register their claims. A substantial legacy left to the Royal Aberdeen Workshops for the Blind and Disabled, which traded as Glencraft since 1873 on Wellington Road in Aberdeen prior to entering liquidation in

Two new directors have been appointed at Wylie & Bisset. The promotions see insolvency and business recovery team associate director Paul McDougall, with almost 16 years’ service, become a director, and senior internal audit manager Stephen Pringle, with 11.5 years’ service with the

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has embarked on a significant expansion of its restructuring team with the appointment of seven trainee accountants. The trainees, most of whom joined the firm over the last 12 months, are based across Scotland and were recruited as part of

HM Treasury has today announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mr Alder is currently chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011. He also chairs the Board of the Interna

DM Hall Chartered Surveyors has announced the appointment of two directors, Steven Dale and Greg Fisher, and six promotions to associate status. Mr Dale joined DM Hall as a graduate surveyor in September 2013 after completing an MA (Hons) in property at the University of Aberdeen in 2012. He be

Mark Logan has been appointed chief entrepreneur for Scotland as part of the national strategy for economic transformation. The new role's focus is to embed entrepreneurship in the economy, and that partnerships with industry and investors are prioritised and strengthened.

Kelso Pharma has appointed senior life sciences executive, Gordon Cameron, as its non-executive chairman. A senior executive with 25 years’ board-level experience in private equity and plc listed businesses, Mr Cameron has worked in the UK and US, primarily in biotech and pharmaceutical servic

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Scott Wheway as chair of Scottish Widows Group. Mr Wheway will also be appointed non-executive director of the banking giant and Scottish Widows. His appointment at the pensions firm will come into effect on September 12 this year.

R&D tax credit specialist firm Amplifi Solutions has added to its client base in Scotland, with digital transformation specialist ClearSky Logic, mobile ticketing and sports fan experience startup Fanbase, and European candle-making supplier Candle Shack. Jamie Watts, commercial director of Ampl