Appointments

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its Lender Services Practice Group (LSPG) with the appointment of a new partner and two lawyers. Neil Patterson has been appointed a partner in the firm’s Banking Litigation team (part of LSPG) and he will be working with financial services organisations acr

Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, has appointed industry veterans Sean Duffy and Evan Spencer to its board. Sean Duffy joins as chief financial offer, while Evan Spencer will take up the role of non-executive director and chairman of the technical c

Edinburgh-based payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has announced the appointments of Kenny Scott to the position of chief technology officer (CTO) and Sean Murray as senior product manager. Kenny Scott will lead BR-DGE’s technological development and operations, ensuring the platform remain

Courtney Clelland, senior associate at Shoosmiths, has been appointed communications chair of the newly launched Scottish Network at the International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). In an announcement on LinkedIn, Ms Clelland said the role of this Network is to connect

Senior public sector finance leader Elaine Boyd and fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the new chair of ACCA Scotland’s committee. Glasgow-based Elaine Boyd is the associate director at Audit Scotland where she heads the organisation’s quality assuranc

Lewis Sadowski has joined the CBRE team as a senior surveyor and will be based in the Glasgow office. He joins from CBRE’s Property Management team where he worked for the last five years. In his new role in the Retail team Lewis will work alongside director Chris Humphrey, assisting with ongo

Mackay Corporate Insurance Brokers has appointed three senior directors to join its team in Aberdeen as part of a £1 million investment in the company. David Binnie and Steven Thomson, former directors at Central Insurance Services and formerly Marsh, joined MacKay Corporate this week, and Dar

Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern has appointed former Deloitte partner Mike McGregor as non-executive director, replacing Graeme Bissett on the firm’s board - Bissett had served two terms on the board since 2015. Mr McGregor spent over 26 years at Deloitte in Scotland, latterly with thei

Aberdeen-based financial advisory firm McHardy Financial has appointed Jonathan Craig as financial planning director. Mr Craig’s appointment grows the firm's workforce to 53 across Scottish offices in the Granite City, Edinburgh, Perth, Kirkcaldy and Galashiels.

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has announced three new hires in its Scottish tax practice. David McComb has been named as a tax director in the team and brings more than two decades of experience advising entrepreneurial companies and supporting their growth. His expertise includes a

Accountancy firm Azets has promoted Frazer Nicol, who is head of the corporate tax team in Aberdeen, to partner just six months after joining the firm as a tax director. His promotion to partner is effective from 1st March 2022.

PwC has announced the appointment of Jon Shelley as head of deals for Scotland amid a high level of activity in Scotland, across the UK and internationally. Mr Shelley replaces Jason Morris, who was recently appointed as regional market leader for PwC Scotland. Mr Shelley was previously head of corp

Barrhead Housing Association has announced the appointment of Lauren Rice as its new director of finance and corporate services following a competitive recruitment process. PwC-trained Lauren brings a wealth of financial and management experience across social housing, private and public sectors.

Alastair MacArthur has been appointed as the director of finance and resources at Renfrewshire Council. The council's former head of finance has been acting director since November 2021 and leads the Finance and Resources Department, which includes Finance and Business Services; People and Organisat

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Karen McBride as its new head of finance and operations. Ms McBride joins SIS after spending nearly five years at Johnston Carmichael Glasgow where she progressed to audit director