Appointments

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that Mark Redman will succeed Peter McKellar as global head of private markets. After nearly 20 years with the business, Mr McKellar will retire from ASI at the end of Septmeber.

The UK Government has today appointed Pauline Wallace as the inaugural chair of the UK Accounting Standards Endorsement Board (UKEB). Ms Wallace has over 30 years’ experience in the development of accounting standards, both as a practitioner and as a standard setter.

Allia C&C, a major funder of social housing in Scotland, has announced the opening of an office in Glasgow to serve its clients in Scotland and the North of England. The Cambridge-based charity has appointed Peter Freer to head the office where he will be responsible for Allia C&C’s ch

Scottish-born Jane Fraser has been appointed chief executive of multinational investment bank Citigroup, making her the first woman to become CEO of a Wall Street bank. Ms Fraser is the bank's current president and head of its global consumer division, she will take up her new role when Citigroup's

Alba Bank, the Glasgow-based challenger bank set to launch into the SME business market later this year, has appointed Alastair Christmas as its new commercial director. Mr Christmas has over 30 years of experience within the UK financial sector at the Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has appointed Stuart Bone as finance director.  Mr Bone joins from CMS Window Systems and previously worked with EICC CEO Marshall Dallas during a seven-year stint as finance manager at Nuffield Health.  

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has appointed Stuart Law as its new director of payroll and taxes. Mr Law joins AAB’s Payroll & Employment Taxes team to support ongoing growth, with a focus on London and the Central Belt.

Unity Trust Bank has appointed Dominic Wade as its new chief financial officer. Mr Wade has over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, including 13 years at NatWest where he held a number of senior positions including head of Brexit response and head of strategic cost reduction.

Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has announced the appointment of chartered financial planner Richard Johnston. Mr Johnston brings over 15 years’ experience in financial services to the firm, having previously led the Financial Planning team at Murray Asset Management

Spirits producer Edrington Group has appointed Scottish accountant Angus Cockburn to its board of directors.  He joined the board as a non-executive director on September 1. 

The Scottish Investment Trust has appointed James Webb as an investment manager on the high conviction, global contrarian investment team. Joining from Ninety-One plc, Mr Webb will be a key part of the close-knit, six-strong investment management team, bolstering the robust analytical and resea

Gilson Gray has appointed Lindsay Darroch as partner and head of Gilson Gray's Dundee office. Mr Darroch joins the firm with 27 years' experience and specialises in all aspects of property law including real estate, residential sales and purchases on behalf of individuals, developers, lenders and pr

Glasgow-based business turnaround consultancy BRS has appointed Anthony Allen as group business development manager. Mr Allen will be responsible for driving growth across the BRS Group’s three core service divisions, BRS Consulting, BRS Credit Management and BRS Capital, supporting distressed

Aberdeen-based SBP Accountants and Tax Advisers has appointed Phil Bellringer as senior manager and Sophie Hannah as manager of its Peterhead office.  The firm, which is headquartered in Aberdeen’s Queen’s Road, has been restructuring its Peterhead office to further enhance its serv

Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co has promoted Stuart MacPherson to senior manager.  Previously holding the role of business services manager, Mr MacPherson has been with Meston Reid & Co for 23 years.