Appointments

KPMG UK has promoted four colleagues to partner and 26 colleagues to new positions in Scotland. Arleen Arnott, Paula Holland, Deborah May and Eddie Norrie all became partners of the professional services firm on 1 April 2022.

Stephen McGee has taken over as chief executive of financial mutual Scottish Friendly following regulatory approval. McGee will replace acting CEO Martin Pringle, who has temporarily been in charge of the business since the passing of Jim Galbraith in April 2021.

AAB, the tech-enabled business-critical services group, has announced three internal director promotions within its leadership team. Forming a key part of the group’s ambitious growth plans, these promotions follow on from AAB’s announcement of five partner appointments earlier this mont

Estate agency firm Rettie & Co has appointed Neil Cunningham, formerly of Knight Frank and Foxtons, as the commercial director for the growing business. This senior level appointment to the executive team has been made to support Rettie & Co with its ambitious growth plans. Mr Cunningha

Lesley Glen has joined KidsOR, the global charity tackling the global crisis in children’s surgery, in the newly-created chief operating officer role (COO), bringing over 30 years of experience within the finance, business and strategy sectors. Joining from the Institute of Chartered Accountan

International law firm CMS has announced the promotion of five new partners in Scotland, including Kirsty Nurse from the firm's finance team. The promotions include Bruce Harvie and Kate Darracott from the corporate team and Will Anderson from the Litigation & Arbitration practice.

Scottish micro-investment firm CAM Ventures is celebrating the first addition to its management team with the appointment of Penny Wither to the position of commercial manager. Established in the summer of 2021, CAM Ventures has developed a varied portfolio of ‘hospitality-adjacent’ inve

North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants and Business Advisers has welcomed senior manager Stuart Clark as its new director, as the company positions itself for further growth across its four regional offices. Stuart Clark’s promotion has made him the youngest member of the team to achieve

Accountancy firm Hall Morrice has appointed Derek Petrie – known to all as Des – as a partner. Des takes up the role of partner from his position as audit and accounts and business advisory director. The promotion is part of the Hall Morrice long-term strategy to grow its client base, co

Insurance broker Bruce Stevenson is set to launch its fifth office in Scotland, with a new office opening in Perth, while Graeme Christie has joined the firm from Marsh Commercial as commercial Director, and Ian H Smith has been appointed education sector director. The expansion in Scotland follows

AAB, the tech enabled business critical services group, has strengthened its leadership team across the UK with five new partners as part of the group’s ambitious growth plans. Four of the new appointments are internal promotions with Alasdair Green, Lauren McIlroy, Katy Christiansen, located

AAB, the tech enabled business critical services group, has strengthened its leadership team across the UK with five new partners as part of the group’s ambitious growth plans. Four of the new appointments are internal promotions with Alasdair Green, Lauren McIlroy, Katy Christiansen, located

Chiene + Tait (C+T) has announced the promotion of Kirsty Paton to the level of director. Ms Paton joined C+T in 2014, shortly after graduating from the University of Aberdeen, when she was recruited by Senior Tax Partner, Neil Norman. Over the past eight years she has worked alongside Neil to set u

Edinburgh-based legal services firm Vialex is broadening its offering to clients as the firm appointed experienced lawyer Scott Moncur as head of financial services and sustainable development, a newly-created position. Mr Moncur joins from Medici Legal Advisors, a boutique law firm specialisin

Louise Macdonald has been appointed interim director-general (DG) economy to lead the delivery of the National Strategy for Economic Transformation and help build a strong, competitive economy as Scotland recovers from the pandemic. This is an interim post for up to 11 months. Ms Macdonald, currentl