Appointments

Unity Trust Bank has appointed Dominic Wade as its new chief financial officer. Mr Wade has over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, including 13 years at NatWest where he held a number of senior positions including head of Brexit response and head of strategic cost reduction.

Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has announced the appointment of chartered financial planner Richard Johnston. Mr Johnston brings over 15 years’ experience in financial services to the firm, having previously led the Financial Planning team at Murray Asset Management

Spirits producer Edrington Group has appointed Scottish accountant Angus Cockburn to its board of directors.  He joined the board as a non-executive director on September 1. 

The Scottish Investment Trust has appointed James Webb as an investment manager on the high conviction, global contrarian investment team. Joining from Ninety-One plc, Mr Webb will be a key part of the close-knit, six-strong investment management team, bolstering the robust analytical and resea

Gilson Gray has appointed Lindsay Darroch as partner and head of Gilson Gray's Dundee office. Mr Darroch joins the firm with 27 years' experience and specialises in all aspects of property law including real estate, residential sales and purchases on behalf of individuals, developers, lenders and pr

Glasgow-based business turnaround consultancy BRS has appointed Anthony Allen as group business development manager. Mr Allen will be responsible for driving growth across the BRS Group’s three core service divisions, BRS Consulting, BRS Credit Management and BRS Capital, supporting distressed

Aberdeen-based SBP Accountants and Tax Advisers has appointed Phil Bellringer as senior manager and Sophie Hannah as manager of its Peterhead office.  The firm, which is headquartered in Aberdeen’s Queen’s Road, has been restructuring its Peterhead office to further enhance its serv

Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co has promoted Stuart MacPherson to senior manager.  Previously holding the role of business services manager, Mr MacPherson has been with Meston Reid & Co for 23 years.

Edinburgh-based Zumo, the cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has appointed Dagmara Aldridge as its first chief operating officer. Dagmara Aldridge assumes her post immediately and brings over 15 years of leadership experience across the payments, financial services and FinTech sectors. Dag

KPMG has appointed three new directors to its tax and audit teams within its Scottish practice.  In Edinburgh, Craig Barrowman has been appointed director in the tax and legal team. He’s joined by tax director Ruth Wallace in Glasgow and Michelle Smarsh, who is promoted to audit dire

Adrian Murphy, head of Glasgow-based wealth management firm Murphy Wealth, has been appointed to the board of MND (Motor Neuron Disease) Scotland. His role will be to assist the charity in achieving its many objectives. MND Scotland’s work includes fundraising, research and providing physical,

Alex Metcalfe, head of public sector policy in the professional insights team at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has taken on a wide-ranging role at the global professional accountancy body, becoming its global head of public sector. The new role involves leading on ACCA&rs

Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Hall Morrice has appointed David Ewen as its new audit and accounts senior manager. David Ewen, who initially trained with Hall Morrice, will re-join the team after a ten-year period working in the industry in a variety of roles.

EY in Scotland has welcomed Moray Barber to the firm as a tax partner based in Aberdeen who will primarily serve the energy sector. His appointment follows that of Duncan Reoch as associate partner who joined in March. Mr Barber has more than 20 years of experience supporting clients with complex ta

Glenrothes-based timber specialist, James Donaldson and Sons Ltd (JDS), has appointed Arlene Cairns as its new chief financial officer.  Taking up her new role yesterday, Ms Cairns joins from Aviva, where she was chief finance operations officer responsible for leading globa