Appointments

Henderson Loggie has expanded its forensic accounting team with the appointment of Rowena Eves as qualified assistant. The independent accountancy firm is one of a handful in Scotland with a full-time forensic team, dealing with many forensic disputes and investigations.

Experienced cybersecurity and international B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) CFO, Mark Wheelhouse, has joined Cyacomb’s senior leadership team. Based in Edinburgh, Cyacomb is an online safety company that specialises in harnessing the power of data and technology to help law enforcement, socia

Scottish mid-tier accountancy & business advisory firm French Duncan has appointed Colin Brown as tax director. Mr Brown joins a 22 strong tax team at French Duncan, and will advise clients in the UK and overseas on a range of private tax matters. He brings over 25 years’ experience and hi

Malcolm Bell, Nichola Brown, Jennifer Henderson and Ruth MacLeod have been appointed as members of the Accounts Commission. The new members were confirmed by Ben Macpherson MSP, minister for social security and local government.

Andrew Blain has been re-elected as managing partner of Shepherd and Wedderburn from 1 May 2023. Mr Blain was first elected managing partner in 2019 after joining Shepherd and Wedderburn in 1989 and becoming a partner in 1996. He led the firm's corporate practice from 2009 until 2019.

Hamilton Mullan Law Accountants has promoted Nicole Morgan to senior law accountant. Ms Morgan joined the firm in January 2018 as a trainee.

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has announced 40 new promotions to director, including the firm’s Scotland and Northern Ireland offices. RSM UK has strengthened its tax faculty with the promotion of corporate tax specialist Will Simpson in Edinburgh. In Northern Ireland, Kieran Jones has

Glasgow-based Quantuma Advisory has appointed Paul Black as director within its forensic accounting team. Mr Black joins Quantuma as an experienced forensic accountant and expert witness within the Scottish market. Strengthening Quantuma’s expert witness and dispute offering, he will assist in

Advisory firm Dow Schofield Watts has expanded its Edinburgh office with the appointment of Adam Widerkiewicz as corporate finance manager. Mr Widerkiewicz, who has nine years’ experience in finance, joins from EDF Renewables, where he was a mergers and acquisitions specialist helping the comp

Wylie & Bisset, accountants and business advisers, has appointed Sue Brook as senior manager of its burgeoning internal audit team. With significant experience of governance reviews and having been involved in a range of commissioned investigations, as well as risk, performance and finance revie

CMS is bolstering its competition and trade practice with the appointment of Wendy Nicolson as a partner based in its Edinburgh office. Ms Nicolson joins the firm from Pinsent Masons and has extensive experience advising clients across the UK on public procurement and related competition issues, inc

Aberdein Considine has boosted its senior management team. Julie Thomson has been appointed as the firm’s new chief financial officer and Mike Fergusson has been hired as Aberdein Considine’s first chief operating officer.

Experienced business executive Lorna Jack has been appointed as chair to Opulus Financial, the ‘Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Solutions’ business. For over a decade, Ms Jack held the position of chief executive at The Law Society for Scotland and is now currently chairman of Hi

HSBC Group reported its 2022 Q3 results and subsequently announced the appointment of Georges Elhedery as group CFO and an executive director of the board as well as the appointment of Greg Guyett as chief executive of global banking and markets (GBM). Mr Guyett's appointment is effective

EY has welcomed 13 partners along with nearly 100 new graduates and apprentices to its Scotland practice this year as part of the firm’s continued investment in its Scottish business. Across the UK, EY strengthened its partnership with 120 new equity partners – including the promotion of