Appointments

The Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland has welcomed its new national director, Louise Macdonald in the same week that it has moved its new members' hub to the Royal College of Physicians at 12 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Ms Macdonald, who is the first female National Director of the organisation in

Accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has appointed Chris Horne as its new CEO. The role includes overall responsibility for Azets and Blick Rothenberg, with over 160 offices across the UK and the Nordics.

Karen Henderson has been appointed finance director of law firm Gilson Gray as the firm announced a tranche of new promotions. Mr Henderson has been with Gilson Gray for six years.

Rathbone Investment Management has appointed Scott Lothian as an investment director in Edinburgh. Mr Lothian has over 20 years’ experience in financial services. Prior to joining Rathbones, he worked at Brooks Macdonald from 2010 as a senior investment director and head of Brooks Macdonald AI

Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), the Edinburgh-headquartered agritech business, has appointed Sarah Willis as its first chief financial officer. Ms Willis' appointment reflects the company’s need for substantial transactional and commercial financial experience to support IGS’ global

Interpath Advisory – formerly KPMG’s UK restructuring practice - has appointed Phil Popham, former CEO of Lotus Cars and Sunseeker International as special advisor to the business, while Suren Thadani joins as managing director. Mr Popham will work as part of Interpat

Chartered accountancy firm French Duncan has promoted VAT director Maria McConnell to partner, following significant growth in this area of tax over the past six years. Ms McConnell has led French Duncan’s VAT team since joining the firm in 2015. In that time, she has driven a significant incr

Commsworld, the UK’s largest independent network provider, has appointed former Royal Bank of Scotland senior executive John White to its board as a non-executive director. Mr White is a globally recognised figure in banking and technology. He worked for many years with computer giant IBM befo

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has appointed Marcelo Rodrigues to lead its business development proposition across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mr Rodrigues will be responsible for leading brand and marketing activities across Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as developing strategic partner

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has promoted Claire Dalrymple from senior audit manager to director of corporate services. The promotion follows Ms Dalrymple’s Audit Qualification ratified by ICAS, making her a Responsible Individual able to sign off audits alongside partners Scott Gi

Aberdeen headquartered finance advisory specialists Hutcheon Mearns has appointed Peter Stuart as a non-executive adviser, as part of ambitious plans to accelerate the company’s growth nationwide. Mr Stuart draws upon over 40 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry, havin

Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has promoted Edinburgh-based partner Michelle Fallon to head of private client tax.  Ms Fallon will lead the 20-strong team, while her colleague Alan Dean has been promoted to the role of director.

Chartered accountancy firm JRW has appointed Joanne Gibson as its sixth partner with the firm. Ms Gibson joins current partners Kevin Crowford, Alister Biggar, Kevin Ferguson, Brona MacDougall and David Clarkson.

Continulus, the Scotland-headquartered online video-learning platform for health professionals, has hired Scott McIntosh as its new chief financial officer. Scott McIntosh is an experienced finance director with 20 years’ experience across the private equity sector. He joins Continulus from Sc

Murray Capital, the private investment office of the Murray family, has appointed David Durie to the newly created position of property director. In this role, Mr Durie will be responsible for all property interests of the Murray Capital Group and support the future development of the Murray Estates