Appointments

Brewin Dolphin has appointed Johnny McGlynn as its new head of office for Edinburgh. Mr McGlynn joined Brewin Dolphin in 2009 as head of financial planning for Edinburgh, a role he held for five years before becoming head of business development and growth for the office. Johnny graduated from Edinb

Mark Batten has been appointed as banking and capital markets leader for the UK at PwC. He will head up the firm’s B&CM practice which provides guidance on all aspects of banking strategy, risk and regulation, FinTech, consumer credit, tax and deals.

Glasgow-based retirement planner Guiide has announced two new directors and one advisor as it continues to help users create tailored drawdown pension plans. Philip Hodges and Steve Goddard have joined as directors while Julius Pursaill joins the team as strategic advisor.

Law firm Thorntons has recorded strong financial results for the financial period prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thorntons has reported a 2.6% growth in turnover for the year to 31 May 2020 to £30.5 million, with profits increasing by 12 per cent.

Wealth management group James Hambro & Partners (JH&P) has hired 7IM’s former head of wealth management, Alex Montgomery, to head up a new office in Edinburgh. Mr Montgomery was joint CEO at respected Scottish wealth manager Tcam Asset Management, which managed over £1 billion of

AGS Airports Ltd, which owns Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports, has appointed Gillian Brunton as chief financial officer. Having previously held the position of finance director for Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, which owns and operates 11 airports around Scotland, Ms Brunton is&n

Scottish chartered accountancy practice Wylie & Bisset has expanded its business recovery and insolvency department with the appointment of the senior management team from mlm Solutions. Wylie & Bisset has appointed former mlm Solutions managing director Maureen Leslie as a consultant while

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has promoted Katie Trowsdale to head of multi-manager strategies, the fund of fund arm of its Multi Asset Solutions business. Ms Trowsdale will immediately assume overall leadership responsibility for the team who are responsible for the management of approximatel

Rathbones Investment Management has appointed Guy Tulloch as an investment director in Edinburgh. Mr Tulloch joins Rathbones with over 20 years’ industry experience of managing investments for a wide range of private clients, trusts, charities and corporate entities.

Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group’s Glasgow team has appointed Barry Stewart and George Lafferty as directors. They bring with them a combined 55 years’ experience to the firm's Waterloo Street office in Glasgow. It takes the firm's team numbers in the city to 12.

Independent accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its restructuring team with the progression of Graeme Bain to an appointment-taking director. Mr Bain, a licensed insolvency practitioner, joined Johnston Carmichael as a director in 2017, can now be appointed to

Edinburgh-based financial services training provider Redmill Advance has acquired AKORN Education as it welcomes Angelo Kornecki as its new technical director. AKORN Education is a financial services education and training specialist. The acquisition of this team of teaching and financial services p

British Land has appointed Bhavesh Mistry as its new chief financial officer. Mr Mistry is currently deputy chief financial officer at Tesco PLC, a position he has held for over two years. Prior to that he spent more than five years at Whitbread PLC, where he was Finance Director of Whitbread Hotels

William Duncan + Co Ltd has appointed Steven Wright as a new director in its business recovery division. A licensed Insolvency Practitioner, Mr Wright joined William Duncan in 2019. With over 15 years experience in dealing with formal insolvency appointments including CVA’s, administrations, r

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed its head of finance Alan Wood to the interim position of director of infrastructure services. Mr Wood takes up the role with immediate effect following the retirement of Stephen Archer in December.