Appointments

Iain Baxter, a former senior executive in the whisky industry, has been announced as the new chief executive of industry leadership body, Scotland Food & Drink. With more than 15 years’ experience within Scotch whisky at Glenmorangie, Inver House, International Beverage, and latterly Ian M

Pauline Wallace has been appointed as the first permanent Chairman of the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB).

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed Stephen Oates as its new head of entrepreneurial taxes. Mr Oates, who joins Johnston Carmichael from French Duncan, has more than 17 years’ experience in tax, with significant expertise in working with owner-managed busin

Marsh Commercial, a UK insurance broker and risk advisor, has appointed Neil Murray as head of office in Dundee. Mr Murray, who has been in the industry for 23 years, will report to Martin McKenna, regional director – Scotland (Central), Marsh Commercial. His appointment comes alongside the Du

Yorkshire based commercial finance consultancy, ABL, has grown its operations in Scotland with the appointment of Neil Kindness as regional managing director. The hire follows the commercial finance consultancy’s announcement in April of a major recruitment drive as joint managing directors Al

The cabinet secretary for health and social care, Humza Yousaf MSP has announced the appointment of Steven Wallace as a member of the NHS Golden Jubilee board. The NHS Golden Jubilee is a national institution, independently run by its own NHS Board. The NHS Golden Jubilee aims to re-define the

Cloud computing company, iomart Group, has announced the appointment of Lucy Dimes as independent non-executive chair of the company, with effect from the closing of the AGM on 30 August 2022. This follows the decision of current chair, Ian Steele, to not to stand for re-election.

Glasgow-based packaging company Macfarlane Group has reported a pre-tax profit of £8.9 million on revenues of £139.2m for H1 2022, a 3% and 14% increase, respectively, from H1 2021. Basic and diluted earnings per share were 4.36p per share and 4.31p per share respectively. The interim di

Morgan Stanley has reported its biggest ever recruitment programme for University Graduates, Graduate Apprentices and University Summer Interns in Glasgow. Over the next few months, the bank will recruit 75 University Graduates, 25 Graduate Apprentices and 104 University Summer Interns.

Global insurance broker and risk management specialist Gallagher has expanded its Edinburgh team with three new appointments. The firm's Edinburgh team of 30 will be joined by Helen Watson, Bobby Lamond and Jill Morrison, who all join with a wealth of local insurance experience from different indust

Scottish law firm Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark as debt & asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark's appointment strengthens the firm’s expertise across a wide range of service and sector teams which advise businesses, individuals, commercial landlords, public sector bodies and housin

Specialist marketplace lender Assetz Capital has appointed Simon Quinn as its new relationship director in Scotland. Mr Quinn joins from Lloyds where he has spent the last decade in a variety of roles from head of regional sales, area director, head of SME trade and relationship director. He brings

North-east accountancy firm SBP Accountants and Business Advisers, is continuing to expand its team with the appointment of a Jamie Smith as business development manager.  Jamie Smith joins the SBP team following 25 years with RBS, taking on the role of business development manager for the firm

The Scottish Building Society has appointed Ian Wilson as its new chair following the retirement of Raymond Abbott, who has spent five years at the helm. During Mr Abbott's time at the Society, he has helped the organisation to navigate through unprecedented economic challenges to achieve record gro

Tech-enabled business critical service group, AAB, has announced that Mark Perry has joined the executive team as chief people and integration officer. Mr Perry's appointment at AAB follows his executive director position at Accelerate, which he held for the past decade.