Greg Stapley joined EQ on Monday 3 January, having previously worked at AAB in Edinburgh as an audit senior manager. Originally from Kent where he qualified with ICAEW in 2004, he is now based in Dunfermline with his wife, two young daughters – Jaimie and Freya, and Dudley the miniature Dachshund.

With over 20 years’ experience working in practice on a varied portfolio of clients and specialising in audit throughout much of his career, he will bring his extensive experience to EQ where he will take on a pivotal role in delivering the firm’s audit services to clients across all offices.

Greg Stapley said: “I am looking forward to joining such a well-respected firm, they have a fantastic reputation for their quality of people and their client service. EQ are of the size and structure that will allow me to focus on delivering quality audit services and provide the opportunity to add value to their varied client portfolio. Being able to work with such a close-knit team that have a presence across Scotland is really appealing to me and I can’t wait to work with Mark and the audit team at EQ.”

Mark Gibson, audit partner, added: “We look forward to welcoming Greg to our team. His vast knowledge and experience will be a fantastic asset to the firm and will strengthen our audit expertise in Fife and beyond.

“Our audit approach has always been to deliver significant value to our clients and use the audit platform to provide quality business advice. With Greg joining us, we will be able to increase our capacity to deliver our valued audit services and make a real difference to our clients’ businesses.”