Appointments

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its financial services team with the appointment of senior finance specialist Stuart Hunter. Mr Hunter has joined the firm as its director with responsibility for training and competency following senior roles with a number of major financial institutions includin

Edinburgh-based global data consultancy business Forecast has announced two significant hires, with former Royal Bank of Scotland managing director Chris Wilson joining the firm as a non-executive director. The firm has also appointed Euan Cranston as head of technology. The two hires will expand th

Law firm BTO has appointed Gregor Mitchell as head of its private client team based in Edinburgh to further enhance the firm’s legal services provided to individuals. Mr Mitchell's arrival follows BTO’s announcement in February of new partner Angus Wood, who joined the firm’s highl

Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced that partner Brian McMurray will join the firm’s Business Advisory Group in a new role to boost the support it provides to its extensive SME client base. Mr McMurray's new role as business advisory partner follows an unprecedented rise in deman

Paul Atkinson, the founding partner of investment firm Par Equity, has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC). Mr Atkinson joins the board as the centre seeks to further highlight and support Scottish businesses through tumultuous times.

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has appointed Mark Kimberling as chief commercial officer. Mr Kimberling has had a very successful career in the Human Capital Management (HCM) sector and brings over 30 years of experience to the team, having

Dentons has appointed Claire Armstrong to the newly-created role of Scotland managing partner. Working alongside office head for Glasgow Alison Bryce and office head for Edinburgh Kirsti Olson, she will drive forward the firm's strategy to be the leading international law firm in Scotland.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced five senior appointments to help drive its transformation. Stephanie Cohen will be the FCA’s chief operating officer (COO) while Jessica Rusu will join the FCA’s as its first chief data, information and intelligence officer (CDIIO)

Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting Limited (AAB Consulting), the dedicated consulting arm of accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Group, has announced two senior appointments following a period of growth. Julie Arbuthnott has been with the Consulting business for two years and has be

Financial services specialist Caroline Stevenson has joined Burness Paull as head of its dedicated FS regulatory team. The firm said it recruited Ms Stevenson to take advantage of a market in Scotland that has continued to perform strongly throughout the pandemic, but it is facing a new regulatory l

Law firm Gilson Gray has recruited Eddy Winters as business development director.   Mr Winters comes from a professional services background and worked latterly in the Middle East for legal giants Al Tamimi & Company. 

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has appointed Caroline Taylor as a non-executive director and chair of the UK private bank’s Remuneration Committee. Ms Taylor has more than 25 years’ global executive experience in the financial services sector with a background in

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has appointed Erin Davis as its new head of international corporate tax, strengthening its tax team. Tax director Erin Davis joined the firm in 2019 with over 18 years’ experience in international, corporate, M&A and pe

Accountancy firm Azets has promoted four Scottish partners, Chris Horne, Peter Gallanagh, Greig McKnight and Bernadette Higgins into senior management roles across the international and UK business. Chris Horne has been appointed deputy chief executive officer and will support chief executive office

MHA Henderson Loggie has appointed Dawn MacDougall as tax director. She joins from EY where latterly she was head of tax in their Inverness office and focused on supporting owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the UK, with complex tax issues.