Appointments

Law firm Lindsays has appointed Aziz Yasin as its new banking and finance solicitor in its commercial property team in Edinburgh. Mr Yasin advises banks, borrowers and peer-to-peer lenders in relation to general property finance matters, real estate acquisitions and development finance. He is involv

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has appointed David Barclay as its new head of office in Dundee. In an expansion of his responsibilities, Mr Barclay who is also head of the group’s Aberdeen office, has taken over the role from Ian MacDonald, who is stepping down after 20 years to focus on his ex

Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has appointed Susan Poot as its new chief risk officer. Ms Poot joins Virgin Money from ING Bank, where she spent over 20 years in a number of commercial and risk roles, the most recent of which was Chief Risk Officer, Retail Banking. In this rol

Specialist lender Cambridge & Counties Bank has further expanded its presence in Scotland with the appointment of Barry Rodger to the role of senior relationship manager for Scotland. Based in Glasgow, Mr Rodger will report to Carl Ashley, regional director, and focus on providing real estate fu

Weightmans has made three appointments in its Glasgow office. Joanne Farrell joins the firm as a principal associate. She is a specialist defence personal injury solicitor and has joined the firm’s insurance litigation team. Previously at BTO Solicitors LLP for almost 20 years, she brings with

The board of Walker’s Shortbread Ltd has appointed Nicky Walker as its new managing director with immediate effect. Mr Walker joined the family firm 25 years ago, was appointed to the Board in 2007 as production director and has been instrumental, working alongside his late father, Joe, in dev

The Snappy Group, a Dundee-based technology platform that connects consumers with their local businesses has appointed Barry McGonagle as its chief financial officer. His appointment is the latest of several senior hires in recent months following a successful fundraising last year, the pr

N4 Partners (N4) has appointed Raf Khan as manager within the advisory arm of the Glasgow-based investment firm. Formerly finance manager at Taylor Hopkinson, Mr Khan has held a number of positions within the financial services sector, including five years at Johnston Carmichael LLP as Business Advi

Global law firm Kennedys has appointed Gavin Henderson and Daniela Fusi as partners.  The appointments of Mr Henderson and Ms Fusi, both formerly Clyde & Co (Scotland) partners, takes the total number of fee earners to 23 across its offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with more new

Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting Limited (AAB Consulting), the dedicated consulting arm of the AAB Group, has announced two key leadership team appointments following another year of strong growth. Stephen Carmichael and Gareth Edwards have both joined the firm. Mr Carmichael joins AAB in t

Former KPMG UK head of communications Sorrelle Harper has joined Storegga, the firm behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CSS) project in Aberdeenshire, as head of corporate affairs. Ms Harper has run her own strategic communications consultancy, Sharpener Communications, for the past four ye

John Tutte is to join the board of housebuilder Bellway as non-executive chairman designate on 1st March 2022. Mr Tutte will succeed Paul Hampden Smith, who will retire from the board as non-executive chairman on 1st April 2022, following almost nine years' service as a non-executive director.

Housebuilder Persimmon has appointed Jason Windsor as its new chief financial officer as the firm noted a return to near pre-pandemic levels. Mr Windsor is expected to join in the summer and will become an executive director on the board at that time. He will succeed Mike Killoran, who announced in

A raft of promotions, including four appointments to partnership, have been announced by DM Hall. Katie Craig, Greig Baxter, David Cree, and Paul Reilly, have all joined the now 25 strong Scotland-wide partnership as of 1 January 2022.

Bank of Scotland has announced the appointment of two new relationship managers for its Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders SME and Mid Corporates team, bringing more than 40 years of financial services experience. Stuart Clark and Alan Bedford join a nine-strong team of commercial banking specialists a