Appointments

Pensions advisory firm Isio has promoted Calum Brunton Smith to partner in its Glasgow office. Calum Brunton Smith has played a key role in the growth of Isio’s investment advisory business and the firm’s Scottish expansion.

Helena Gray has been appointed the new Controller of Audit, leading on the reporting of issues from the audits of local government in Scotland to the Accounts Commission. She joins from the Scottish Government, where she has been the interim director of Fair Work, Employability and Skills since Apri

Financial mutual Scottish Friendly has appointed Alan Rankine as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Mr Rankine is currently chief actuary at Scottish Friendly and will take up his new role from 1 January 2023. As well as becoming CFO, he will take up the position of an Executive Director of the

Scottish national care home provider, Renaissance Care, has appointed Liam Bain as its new finance director. Liam Bain has previously held roles at Pebbles Care – a group that provides care for young people in Scotland – and Fosters Funeral Directors. Mr Bain brings with him a wealth of

Commercial property development company, Knight Property Group has announced that Stuart Heslop has joined the team from 1st October 2022 as a non-executive director. Mr Heslop brings a vast experience and knowledge to the business, having previously been managing director of real estate finance at

The tech-enabled critical business services group, AAB, has appointed two new partners based in its offices in Aberdeen and Leeds. 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 speciali

UK private bank Hampden & Co has added to its banking team with the appointment of Kevin Eagles and Alistair Macpherson as banking directors, with Mr Eagles based in London and Mr Macpherson in Edinburgh. Mr Eagles has worked in banking for 33 years in roles with Lloyds Bank, Weatherby’s P

STATS Group has appointed Ross Wallace as finance director, strengthening its management board. Mr Wallace joined the STATS in 2011 and has worked in several finance roles, including group financial controller ahead of his promotion to finance director.

Aldermore Bank has appointed Derek Davidson as lending manager for Scotland. Mr Davidson's appointment will help support Aldermore’s continued growth plans for the Scottish real estate market – via both intermediaries and direct channels, providing lending facilities in areas such as com

Young Enterprise (YE) Scotland, enterprise and financial education provider, has appointed Emma Soanes as its new chief executive to succeed Geoff Leask. Taking up the post in October, Ms Soanes, who will step down as CEO of Unity, brings 30 years’ knowledge and experience in the thi

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of Barry Allan as its new director of finance, IT & resources. Barry Allan has joined Thenue to complete the senior management team.

The ICAS Foundation has appointed Sanjay Singh as its new director to lead the work of the charity in supporting young people from disadvantaged communities in studying accounting and finance. He takes over the role from Linda Jamieson, who has been director of the ICAS Foundation since 2014.

LGT Wealth Management, part of LGT Group, has appointed three senior wealth management professionals to its Scotland office. A UK-based wealth management partnership, LGT Wealth Management currently employs 432 staff and has offices in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Jersey. It's new hires are part

Executive search firm Carlyle has announced the appointment of Alice Deakin as a principal, bringing more than 20 years of finance, commercial and leadership experience gained from working across the technology, professional services, media and financial services sectors. Ms Deakin held the chief fi

Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new managers to its team, supporting the organisation’s continued growth and wider ambition to build an impact economy. John Cornwall and Annie Howie have been hired as investment managers, while Selassi Spence