Appointments

Independent financial advisory firm Phil Anderson Financial Services has recently appointed Jim Mortimer as a mortgage and protection adviser. Mr Mortimer will be based in the Ellon headquarters of the firm and will be supporting clients with mortgage and protection advice in and around Ab

A new chair and three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Insolvency Service Board, providing strategic leadership to the agency. Incoming chair, Mark Austen, will be joined by Gary Kildare, Samantha Durrant and Rob Hunt on the Insolvency Service Board.

KPMG has appointed Rob Aitken as the new director of its transaction services team as it eyes post-lockdown growth across its Scottish offices. Mr Aitken will be based at the firm’s new city centre offices in Aberdeen, providing support to a range of clients including energy firms as they navi

Commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Scott Hogan to lead its industrial and logistics practice in Scotland. Currently based in Aberdeen, Mr Hogan will relocate to the central belt to take up the newly created, nationwide role as the sector experiences a boom in activi

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