Appointments

BTO has promoted Michael Cox to partner in the firm’s corporate team in Edinburgh. In his new position, Mr Cox will continue to focus on all aspects of corporate law with a specialism in M&A.

Johnston Carmichael has expanded its private client tax team, welcoming senior tax manager Margaret Heggie and announcing a series of promotions. Ms Heggie joins the firm with more than 25 years of experience of providing specialist tax advice on international tax, trusts, capital gains and high net

Bus operator McGill’s Group has made new appointments and changes to strengthen its senior leadership team, with Robbie Drummond CA joining as finance director. Mr Drummond has also been appointed company secretary. He is a Chartered Accountant who in recent years has led and transformed trans

Aberdeen-headquartered Spirit Energy has appointed Nick Harrison as CFO. Mr Harrison joins the firm with more than three decades of experience working within the energy sector, having previously held positions with Repsol Sinopec, Talisman Energy and Shell.

Professional services firm Hutcheon Mearns has strengthened the roll-out of its growth strategy with the appointment of Dougal Bennett as a non-executive director. Mr Bennett is a highly experienced figure in private equity, and he joins Hutcheon Mearns to support the firm’s rapid scale up, bo

Scottish accounting advisory, audit and tax firm Wbg has opened an office in Aberdeen and appointed a new corporate finance team. Tom Faichnie joins as partner, head of diligence & transactions, and Melanie Clark joins as corporate finance partner – with both based at the firm’s new

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has hired 14 new staff members. The new positions, which include nine chartered accountant trainees – the firm’s largest intake ever – three accountancy placement students from Robert Gordon University (RGU), an audit/business advis

Johnston Carmichael has appointed a new business advisory director in its Edinburgh office as it seeks to grow its rural sector practice. Annie Fleming, who completed her training at Johnston Carmichael and is Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association of Tax Technicians (ATT

Armstrong Watson has welcomed a record 37 graduate trainees this year.

Azets has unveiled 32 promotions across Scotland, including Alan Glen as VAT partner in Edinburgh. Mr Glen has extensive experience advising a wide range of businesses and public sector organisations on VAT issues, from start-ups and spin outs through to owner managed businesses, international

Vini Cowden, an energy specialist lawyer focused on electricity transmission, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, has become the latest partner to CMS’s Aberdeen office. She relocates to the Granite City from Glasgow where she has been based since joining CMS in 2001.

Law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Alexandra Clayton as a director in its Real Estate department. Alexandra joins the firm from Linklaters, where she was a managing associate in its Real Estate team.

EV infrastructure supplier FOR EV has further expanded its team with the appointment of Graham Neill as chief financial officer. Supporting businesses in their transition to electric fleets through its bespoke ‘FOR Fleets’ proposition, FOR EV is paving the way for sustainable change acro

Tata Steel’s business support subsidiary, UKSE, has appointed Marc Davey as regional executive, strengthening its investment team in Scotland. Mr Davey brings a wealth of business advisory experience, joining UKSE from Business Gateway West Lothian, where he worked with clients across sectors

Global professional services firm Aon plc has bolstered its Edinburgh team with a promotion and two new hires. Steven Black, who has 22 years’ industry experience, has been promoted to head of office. He assumes overall responsibility for the firm’s Edinburgh office and the 12-strong cor