Appointments

Miller Samuel Hill Brown has appointed partner and head of private client, Edward Laverty, as chief executive of the firm. Mr Laverty joined Miller Samuel Hill Brown as a property assistant and has been a partner in the firm for over 30 years.

Law firm MBM Commercial has appointed Michelle Bush and Laura Donald, two senior US qualified attorneys to the firm’s Edinburgh office, strengthening the firm's US commercial law team. Ms Bush has recently moved to Scotland from Maine, where she spent 14 years practicing as an employment attor

Specialist firm Turcan Connell has today announced the promotion of 23 professionals including two legal directors, Mark McKeown and Heather Bruce and one tax director, Iain Alexander.

The new Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has also been appointed as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The appointment comes as the new First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed his full ministerial team — the first in which there are more women than men.

Blackadders LLP has announced the appointment of Neil Robb as head of the firm’s commercial property team. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1992, he has practised in Aberdeen acting for a wide range of clients throughout Scotland. He was a founding partner of Plenderleath Runcie, which merge

The Perth office of accountancy firm Azets has appointed Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as a new tax partner specialising in land tax planning for businesses, farms, estates and families. Ms Macpherson-Fletcher, who has over 20 years’ experience advising a wide range of clients, is widely regarded a

KPMG UK has announced that Paula Holland will take on the leadership of its Aberdeen office, as Martin Findlay retires following 31 years with the professional services firm. Ms Holland will take up the post of office senior partner from 3 April, leading 125 colleagues in the city. Ms Holl

AAB Group has announced their largest promotion round to date, with the appointment of four new partners, a new managing partner and four existing partners taking on additional responsibility as business unit heads. The promotion round reflects the rapid growth of the business-critical services grou

Aberdeen-headquartered, STC INSISO has appointed senior technology specialist Nial McCollam as its new chairman. Mr McCollam joins the company bringing diverse experience from his previous senior leadership roles, including his most recent position as chief technology officer at Lloyd’s Regist

The chief executive officer of Diageo, Sir Ivan Menezes, has decided to retire and will depart from the company on 30 June 2023, following ten years leading the company. Debra Crew, currently chief operating officer, will be appointed CEO and join the Diageo board, effective 1 July 2023.

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its ESG expertise in Scotland with a key appointment. Chartered surveyor Laura Jones has joined the firm as a senior sustainability consultant and will be based in the Edinburgh office where a new ESG Consultancy team has been created. She has relocated from

Pictured (L-R): Richard Wilson, Stefan Docherty, Ryan McKay, Robyn Lee, Dario Demarco, joint managing partner, Emma Gray; Blair Duncan and Susan Currie Blackadders LLP has announced a series of promotions across its Scottish offices.

Stephen Percy-Robb, former managing director of Dunfermline paint firm Craig and Rose, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Fife Chamber of Commerce. He will take up the role early next month, replacing interim chief executive Ken Richards. Before then Mr Percy-Robb will be around Fife a

Scottish Dental Care has appointed Lynn Hood as its CEO to help implementation of the group's growth strategy. Following a multi-million pound minority investment from BGF in February 2022, the family owned Scottish firm further increased its market share, acquiring five clinics in the last twelve m

Leanne Gordon has rejoined Lindsays' rural services department as farmers, crofters and landowners respond to a string of major changes and challenges. Mrs Gordon previously spent six years at Lindsays – rising from solicitor to senior associate – until June last year. She has since had