Appointments

Pictured (L-R): Alastair Johnston, Emma Wright, Chris Clarkson, Alan Burns Morton Fraser has made five new appointments this month.

TLT has appointed corporate lawyer Douglas Roberts as a partner. Previously a corporate partner at Lindsays, his portfolio includes over 20 years of M&A, equity investments and corporate advisory work across a broad spectrum of clients, including SMEs, family businesses and start-ups.

Adam & Company, the specialist Scottish wealth manager, has expanded its leadership team with two new roles as it relaunches the highly regarded 40-year-old brand from new offices on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Tim Wishart has been appointed head of strategy and development. He joined the team

North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants and Business Advisers has appointed a tax specialist to support its clients across the firm’s four offices. Mark Rhynas has joined the 34-strong SBP team as a tax manager following eleven years working within accountancy in the Aberdeen area.

The Merchants House of Glasgow has appointed Craig Vickery, former head of ACCA Scotland as its new chief executive officer and collector. The charity, based in a historic building on George Square is a membership organisation which also operates as a not-for-profit venue. Its aim is to improve the

Amy Paterson, senior risk manager at Barclays, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Financial Enterprise Young Professionals Network. She replaces outgoing Milly Batchelor, business manager at NatWest Group, who has been chair of the network since 2019.

KPMG UK has appointed Fiona Robertson as associate director within its corporate finance M&A team in Scotland. Ms Robertson joins the professional services firm from Azets, where she was director of corporate finance for the past two years.

Bob Barr has joined the board of Action for Financial Inclusion (AfFI), the charitable CIC which has developed payroll saving in Scotland. AfFI is funded by the Scottish Government through leading credit unions.

Dundee-based insurtech company Broker Insights has appointed Dr Artur Niemczewski as a non-executive director. During his 25-year executive career in insurance, Dr Niemczewski has held several C-suite positions, including with AXA, Willis/WTW, Marsh, and Xchanging/DXC.

Balfour and Manson has appointed Scott Foster as its new chief operating officer. Mr Foster, who spent 35 years at Royal Bank of Scotland, mainly as a relationship manager to professional service firms, joins on 3 April 2023. He has worked as a relationship banker with Balfour and Manson for 18 year

Professional services group Progeny has appointed Heather Ross to the new role of head of academy. The firm has offices in Edinburgh and Ayrshire and launched its adviser academy in April 2019 which currently offers a three-year programme that targets chartered status.

Tidman Legal founder and intellectual property solicitor, Oliver Tidman, has been appointed to the advisory panel at the Institute of Directors (IoD). Currently the only legal advisor based in Scotland on the IoD panel, Mr Tidman said: “I am thrilled to be joining the Institute of Directo

Two figures from the world of food and business have joined the board of ingredients manufacturer Macphie to help it achieve the next stage of its growth plans. Norman Soutar and Jane Stewart join the team at Macphie Ltd as non-executive directors, bringing with them a wealth of leadership and indus

Savills has appointed Alistair Wright as investment director in its Edinburgh office in a move to expand its UK investment division. Mr Wright joins from CBRE where he has spent 15 years operating in the UK commercial investment market, advising both purchasers and vendors on transactions, and devel

AAB Wealth has appointed senior financial planner Alan Turner as it expands its operations across Central Scotland. Mr Turner has more than 12 years’ experience in financial planning and has previously held positions at Bank of Scotland, Grant Thornton Wealth Advisory and abrdn Financial Plann