Appointments

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has appointed David Deacon as its chief people officer. Mr Deacon has had a very successful career as a leader in the Human Resources profession and brings over 30 years of international HR experience to t

Chartered accountants Gilliland & Company has announced the appointment of Lorraine Findlay as audit and accounting partner. Mr Findlay's appointment brings the number of partners in the Glasgow-based firm to five, as the practice continues to expand.

Chartered accountant Gerry McCarthy has joined Lanarkshire-based Phoenix Utilities as an associate finance director. Mr McCarthy brings broad experience across the construction and utility sectors, including recent experience as a small business owner in the utilities sector and nine years as financ

Edinburgh-based digital wallet and payments platform Zumo has appointed Liam Birch as the firm's new senior product owner. Mr Birch joins the Zumo team at a time of massive growth in the crypto space. He will be instrumental in leveraging the brand’s continued success as it moves past 50,000 u

Former Standard Life head Keith Skeoch has been appointed as chair of the Edinburgh International Festival board. Mr Skeoch, already a trustee and active member of the Festival's diversity and inclusion board working group, will take up the role from June.

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), the tech-enabled business critical services group, is enhancing its leadership team with four key senior promotions across its London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices. David Purse has been promoted to partner and Amanda Ollason, Stuart Rose and Graeme Penman to di

Addleshaw Goddard has promoted legal director Jan Gruter to the role of partner. Me Gruter joined the firm in 2018 as legal director, and has acted on behalf of a range of asset and fund management clients, especially private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund managers. In his role as legal

KPMG has promoted 53 people across its Scottish offices as it plans for post-lockdown growth. The firm, which employs more than 1,200 people in Scotland, has promoted 14 assistant managers, 25 managers, 11 senior managers and three new directors including; audit director, Madeline Grant and FS consu

Dundee-based accountancy firm MHA Henderson Loggie has appointed Jaslin Bhagrath as head of accounting and business solutions. She takes up the role from today as the firm builds on its ambitions to be first choice for owner-managed businesses across Scotland.

Tax and business advisory firm EQ Accountants has appointed Carol-Ann Sinclair as a senior audit manager in its growing Dundee office. Ms Sinclair joins EQ today having previously worked at Azets, formerly Campbell Dallas for almost 15 years. Based in Perth, she qualified with ACCA in 2006, gaining

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) LLP, the investment arm of law firm Gilson Gray, has appointed Steve Herkes as its new managing director, continuing the firm’s string of 2021 hires. Spearheading GGFM’s ambitious growth strategy, Mr Herkes will be responsible for the strategic dir

Specialist business advisory firm FRP has announced plans to grow its Scottish team following the appointment of a six-strong restructuring advisory team, which includes partners Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, all of whom will be based in Glasgow. With more than 20 years’ experience, Ms Elli

Dundee-founded storage firm Kangaroo Self-Storage has appointed Bryan Lee as its chief financial officer as it accelerates plans for growth as the country starts to come out of lockdown. Mr Lee joins the Board to lead the storage company’s finance and IT function and will be responsi

Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has promoted Margi Campbell to partner in its Inverness office with effect from April 1. Ms Campbell provides advice and tax planning to a client base that includes entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, professional partnerships, landed estates, and family and

Louise Norris and Rachel Holt have been promoted to partner and associate respectively at Lindsays. Ms Norris works in the commercial property department, where she was previously a director.