Appointments

Savills has appointed Niall Macleod as director and head of residential development in Aberdeen. Mr Macleod was previously land director with Dandara, one of the UK’s most diverse independent property development and land promotion companies. He has been at the forefront of many significant la

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has appointed Ross Stupart as the new office managing partner of its Edinburgh office. Mr Stupart joined RSM in 2017 from KPMG and is a prominent tax adviser in the market advising fast growing global privately owned businesses. With over 20 years’ experience

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Mary Beattie as its new head of finance. Ms Beattie has been in an interim capacity since January this year, and was successful in getting the position on a permanent basis following an extensive external recruitment process.

Aberdeenshire-based financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has appointed Luke McColl as a financial adviser in their expanding Caithness branch.  The firm supported the former Wick High School pupil to complete his professional exams, before offering him a role within their Wi

Accountancy firm Henderson Loggie has announced the appointment of Lucy Crow as head of agriculture and rural business in its specialist tax consultancy team. Ms Crow has over 15 years’ tax experience and has focused on farms and landed estates for most of that time, combining income tax and i

Professional services company SKSi has more than tripled its headcount in Scotland with a series of recent appointments, including Donald Scott joining as a senior manager. Mr Scott, a qualified chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, brings a wealth of restructuring and insolvency knowled

Scottish fintech CrowdX has announced the appointment of Paul Atkinson as its chairperson. Mr Atkinson has a recognised track record of building value for companies in the technology and services sector. He is a founding partner of venture capital firm and EIS fund manager Par Equity, and chairman o

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP has appointed Melissa Rigby to the position of regional enforcement manager at its recently-opened Edinburgh office. Ms Rigby, who is responsible for service delivery, is a qualified and experienced messenger-at-arms and sheriff officer and joins from Scott & C

Glasgow-based venture capital and private equity firm N4 Partners (N4) has announced that it has appointed former KPMG partner, Phil Charles to its advisory board. Mr Charles has spent over two decades working at KPMG where he was latterly a Senior Partner, leading the global accountancy firm’

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Joanna Peteranna as interim area manager for the Outer Hebrides. Ms Peteranna takes over from Rachel Mackenzie who leaves HIE on 17 September to become the finance director of MG Alba after eight years with the organisation.

Scottish business intelligence firm Brainnwave has appointed Ray de Silva as chief commercial officer as it embarks on a multi-million-pound scale-up programme. Brainnwave uses ‘augmented intelligence’ to rapidly improve decision-making capabilities. It typically combines AI, data scienc

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP has appointed Douglas Bruce to the position of international enforcement and service director. Mr Bruce was formerly Head of Sheriff Officer Services at Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP and is the immediate past President of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms & She

Lesley-Anne Junner has been appointed as the new head of finance (corporate & IT services) at Thenue Group. Ms Junner will take up her new role in mid-September and follows the retirement of long-serving finance chief John Russell.

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has appointed Lucy Draper as director of distribution. Ms Draper was previously director, business development – Middle East Africa at Standard Life Aberdeen (now abrdn) based in Abu Dhabi engaging with a mix of financial institutions in the region.

Professional services firm Moray Group has appointed Joseph Bowie as its new group-wide chief operating officer to help drive growth. Father-of-two Joseph Bowie, 36, takes on the COO position after more than a decade at legal firm Aberdein Considine.