Appointments

Aberdeenshire Council has announced the appointment of Jamie Dale as its chief internal auditor with effect from 6 January 2022. Mr Dale is currently the head of geographic and cross-government assurance for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Edinburgh-based fintech startup Aveni has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Gooch MBE as its chief revenue officer. Hot on the heels of its recent funding round, the speech analytics company also announced a raft of key design and engineering appointments from some of the world’s leading

Edinburgh-headquartered private bank Hampden & Co has appointed Angus Macpherson to its board as a non-executive director. Mr Macpherson, who is the CEO of investment bank Noble & Co, also based in Edinburgh, is also chairman of Henderson Diversified Income PLC, chairman of Pacific Horizon I

KPMG UK has appointed 12 new directors across its Scottish offices amid a promotions round that sees 98 employees in new roles. Catriona Donald, Gordon Gray, Scott McCrorie, Paul Mulcare and Susan Thom have been appointed directors within KPMG’s tax and legal function.

Scottish insurance broker Blackford has announced it has doubled its team since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last March. The start-up business risk specialist was set up just a year before the pandemic struck and now counts global tech firms, eminent fund managers, and renewables heavyweights

Accountancy firm Azets has announced the appointment of Lynne Wilson as a new partner based in Perth with effect from 1 November 2021. Ms Wilson is a specialist advisor to owner-managed businesses. She joined Azets as a manager in 2013 and was promoted to director in 2018.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) has announced the appointment of Mike Tumilty and Louisa Knox as non-executive board directors. The industry body said the new appointments will bolster its ability to support industry ambitions to lead the journey to net zero and develop the strength of Scotland&

Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has announced three new appointments to its regional network. Mairi MacLeod Coleman has been appointed at the new chair of the Highland region, with Rob Whitson becoming vice-chair. In SLE’s Central region, Antony Gifford has been s

Dr Stuart Black has been unveiled as the next chief executive of development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Taking up the post in January 2022, Dr Black has led the economic and community development agency’s Moray team since February 2020. Earlier this year, he took on ad

Law firm Aberdein Considine has made a number of senior appointments to its lender services practice group (LSPG) including the hire of a banking and compliance specialist. George McNaughton has joined the firm as the head of compliance for the firm's LSPG following a 30 year career in banking and f

Specialist debt recovery firm Yuill+Kyle, part of the MacRoberts Group, has appointed Denise Loney as its new managing director. She succeeds industry expert Stephen Cowan, who will remain as a consultant to help with the transition.

Former third sector chief executive Mark O’Donnell has joined KPMG UK’s Infrastructure Government and Healthcare (IGH) team as a senior manager. Mr O’Donnell joins the firm from the Sight Scotland Group where he was chief executive, recently leading a significant restructuring prog

Dundee-based Ace Aquatec, a global supplier of environmentally sustainable aquaculture equipment and service solutions, has appointed Duncan Montgomery as its first chief financial officer.  Mr Montgomery brings a wealth of experience to Ace Aquatec, having held several senior management p

The entrepreneurial tax team at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has taken on five new recruits to help service major growth over the last quarter. The new colleagues include senior associates, Olivia Reilly and Romana Mohammed and associates Amber Young and Jak Henderson who bolster the si

McCrea Financial Services has announced the appointment Gerard Cumming as its new mortgage and protection adviser, as part of a recruitment drive which follows strong growth this year. With 16 years of financial services experience, the last 13 spent specialising in mortgage and protection, Mr Cummi