Appointments

XPS Pension Group has appointed Ben Gold as head of investment. Mr Gold takes over from Patrick McCoy, who has also received the new role of head of advisory for the pensions and investment businesses.

Anne Whitaker has been appointed to the Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) Conduct Committee and chair of the Audit Quality Review Committee (AQRC). Ms Whitaker was first appointed to the AQRC in 2016 and she replaces David Cannon, who has served as chair of the AQRC and a member of the Conduct Co

HRC Recruitment has hired Margaret Richmond as director and Lynne Macdonald as principal consultant. As experienced recruiters, Margaret Richmond and Lynne Macdonald will allow HRC Recruitment to strengthen its offering across the full accountancy and finance market.

Kirsty Yuill has been appointed as senior manager of Johnston Carmichael's Dundee team. Due to join the company's recently opened Dundee office, Ms Yuill has over 12 years of experience and moves to Johnston Carmichael from Mazars LLP, where she managed a team of 10 and provided business suppor

Citi has promoted Anne-Maree Tassell as the new head of operations and technology for EMEA. 

Alasdair Gill has been appointed as the new head of XPS Pensions Group's Scotland investment team to help grow its proposition. Alasdair joined the XPS team having previously spent 22 years with Mercer, where he accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in the North of England and Scotla

David Harvey has joined the Allied Surveyors Scotland team as a senior commercial valuer at the firm's Edinburgh office. David’s appointment comes quickly after the announcement in June, that the former Scotland rugby internationalist Gavin Kerr had been recruited by Allied as a senior buildin

Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has appointed Genevieve Humphreys as its new chief risk officer. With over 20 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, Ms Humphreys has joined the Scottish Friendly team.

DSL Business Finance (DSL) has appointed two more loan officers to support business growth and development in Scotland. Mark Lagan and Paul Toner are due to join the DSL team, providing a combined total of 29 years of financial services experience.

The James Hutton Institute has announced the appointment of Hugh Darby as its new director of finance and company secretary. Mr Darby replaces Derek Leslie, who is stepping down after almost three years in the role at the Institution, a major researcher of food, energy and environmental security.

Brian Williams has joined Edinburgh-based Vert Rotors as an investor director, looking after the interests of investor Equity Gap. Equity Gap, the syndicate of Scottish business investors headed by chairman Jock Millican, holds a 16% share in Vert following its original investment in the firm in 201

Sigga Sigurdardottir has been appointed as Tesco Bank's new chief customer officer. She is due to begin her new role on November 4 after leaving her current role as chief customer and innovation officer at Santander UK, where she led digital and cultural change. She has been employed in the financia

Estate agent Yopa is hoping to make inroads into the Scottish market after completing a £16 million funding round from existing investors dmg ventures, Grosvenor Hill Ventures and the company’s founders. The new funding will be used to accelerate Yopa’s growth through continued inv

A group of seven graduates have taken their first steps on the Chartered Accountancy ladder after securing posts with taxation and business advisory practice EQ Accountants LLP. (from left) Callum MacDonald, Sam Walker, Ashley Breckenridge, Andrew Kelly, Sinead Scobie, Karri Russell and Heather Leig

The Scottish Building Society announced today that leading banker Andrew Hastings has joined its board as a non-executive director. Mr Hastings' eminent and successful career began in 1985 at the Royal Bank of Scotland and after a period at BNP Paribas Ireland, he proceeded to lead Barclays Ban