Callum Gray, who joined AAB in 2007 as a graduate, has most recently held the position of corporate finance director, based in the Aberdeen office. He leads the specialist deal origination offering and is well-known for initiating opportunities for companies and shareholders across mergers, acquisitions and fundraising projects. Mr Gray has a breadth of experience across industry sectors and has been a key member of the AAB team who have been crowned Top Dealmakers in Scotland for 16 consecutive years.

Joel Topham joined Sagars, an AAB Group Company, in 2004 on the graduate programme and has progressed through the firm to hold the role of business advisory director. He heads up the Professional Practice team and is also responsible for leading the Sagars’ dedicated Family Business support team. Mr Topham develops and runs specialist training for Solicitors and sits on the ICAEW solicitor specialist team.

Graeme Allan, chief executive at AAB Group, commented: “I am delighted that Callum and Joel have the opportunity to develop their careers further within AAB Group having both joined as graduates. Both are experts in their respective fields and have repeatedly demonstrated their dedication to awesome client service as well as their commitment to growing the Group across our regional hubs.”

Chris Jones, managing partner at Sagars, an AAB Group company, added: “These promotions recognise the achievements of Callum and Joel while also demonstrating the commitment of the Group to our people. To see long standing team members reach Partner level is truly rewarding and I look forward to working with Joel and Callum to achieve our ambitious growth plans for the months and years ahead.”

The AAB Group now has 50 Partners and employs more than 650 people across 10 locations in the UK and Ireland.