Appointments

Commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced the appointment of three new partners at its offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Nicola Scott, a commercial property and renewable projects specialist, joins from Brodies. She previously served as in-house counsel at SSE advising on property

UK and Ireland investor BGF has expanded its central Scotland team with the appointment of investors John Devine and Chris Nixon. The pair will join a team of five experienced investors working across both BGF’s Edinburgh and Belfast offices as the firm continues to look for opportunities to i

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has announced the promotion of Paul Russell to director in Glasgow as part of its largest ever cohort of new directors. Mr Russell has has over 23 years’ experience specialising in all aspects of VAT and indirect tax, both in practice and within HMRC. He advi

Aberdeenshire Council has announced the appointment of Jamie Dale as its chief internal auditor with effect from 6 January 2022. Mr Dale is currently the head of geographic and cross-government assurance for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Edinburgh-based fintech startup Aveni has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Gooch MBE as its chief revenue officer. Hot on the heels of its recent funding round, the speech analytics company also announced a raft of key design and engineering appointments from some of the world’s leading

Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has appointed Angus Macpherson to its board as a non-executive director. Mr Macpherson, who is the CEO of investment bank Noble & Co, also based in Edinburgh, is also chairman of Henderson Diversified Income PLC, chairman of Pacific Horizon I

KPMG UK has appointed 12 new directors across its Scottish offices amid a promotions round that sees 98 employees in new roles. Catriona Donald, Gordon Gray, Scott McCrorie, Paul Mulcare and Susan Thom have been appointed directors within KPMG’s tax and legal function.

Scottish insurance broker Blackford has announced it has doubled its team since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last March. The start-up business risk specialist was set up just a year before the pandemic struck and now counts global tech firms, eminent fund managers, and renewables heavyweights

Accountancy firm Azets has announced the appointment of Lynne Wilson as a new partner based in Perth with effect from 1 November 2021. Ms Wilson is a specialist advisor to owner-managed businesses. She joined Azets as a manager in 2013 and was promoted to director in 2018.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has announced the appointment of Mike Tumilty and Louisa Knox as non-executive board directors. The industry body said the new appointments will bolster its ability to support industry ambitions to lead the journey to net zero and develop the strength of Scotland&

Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has announced three new appointments to its regional network. Mairi MacLeod Coleman has been appointed at the new chair of the Highland region, with Rob Whitson becoming vice-chair. In SLE’s Central region, Antony Gifford has been s

Dr Stuart Black has been unveiled as the next chief executive of development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Taking up the post in January 2022, Dr Black has led the economic and community development agency’s Moray team since February 2020. Earlier this year, he took on ad

Law firm Aberdein Considine has made a number of senior appointments to its lender services practice group (LSPG) including the hire of a banking and compliance specialist. George McNaughton has joined the firm as the head of compliance for the firm's LSPG following a 30 year career in banking and f

Specialist debt recovery firm Yuill+Kyle, part of the MacRoberts Group, has appointed Denise Loney as its new managing director. She succeeds industry expert Stephen Cowan, who will remain as a consultant to help with the transition.

Former third sector chief executive Mark O’Donnell has joined KPMG UK’s Infrastructure Government and Healthcare (IGH) team as a senior manager. Mr O’Donnell joins the firm from the Sight Scotland Group where he was chief executive, recently leading a significant restructuring prog