Appointments

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has announced a key leadership change for its Orkney team. Ruth Kirkpatrick, a native Orcadian with extensive experience within the organisation, will step up as the new area team leader on 3 January.

A small, Inverclyde printing company which has carved a niche for itself with specialist work has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of a prominent Scottish business figure as a non-executive director. Port Glasgow-based Love & Humphries, which bills itself as The Clever Printi

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Liam Orr as its new head of business growth for Argyll and the Islands. Originally from Benderloch near Oban, Mr Orr took up the post in early December and leads HIE’s business growth team across an area covering Argyll and Bute, Arran and t

Glasgow-based VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors (VITA) has expanded its team with two new appointments. Chantal Scheepers joins the indirect tax advisory firm as practice manager and Rachael Moran joins as tax trainee.

Glasgow City Council has appointed Robert Emmott as its new executive director of financial services. Mr Emmott, who currently holds a similar role at Dundee City Council, will succeed Martin Booth in the New Year.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced a raft of new partners as its ambitious five-year strategy for growth and succession continues apace. The practice welcomes a total of 14 new partners, comprising eight from within the ranks of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, four from the recent merger with

RBS-owner NatWest Group has appointed Lena Wilson as its new senior independent director, succeeding Mark Seligman who will retire on March 31 2025. Ms Wilson, who also chairs the bank's performance & remuneration committee, previously served as chief executive of Scottish Enterprise.

BDO LLP has strengthened its Scottish team with the appointment of Stuart Macdougall CA as an audit partner. Mr Macdougall brings 20 years’ experience of working with entrepreneurs, private-equity-backed companies and large international groups. He also has significant ESG expertise and will b

C&C Group plc, producer of drinks brands including Tennent's Lager and Innis & Gunn, has appointed Roger White as chief executive officer. Mr White's appointment will be effective from 20 January 2025, and Ralph Findlay, who is the group's current CEO, will return to the position of non-exec

Former banker Lord Mervyn Davies has been appointed chair of Edinburgh-based Shot Scope. Mervyn Davies, Lord Davies of Abersoch, was formerly chief executive and chairman of Standard Chartered and awarded a CBE in 2002 for his services to the financial sector. He is currently chair of the Lawn Tenni

Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its audit governance team with the recruitment of two independent non-executive directors (INEs). Les Clifford and Michael Timar have more than 70 years’ experience working within the profession and are the first non-executive directors to be appointed by t

Bruce Cartwright CA, CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), has been appointed as new chair of the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA). Mr Cartwright succeeds former chair Barry Melancon, who is retiring at the end of 2024, and will officially take up the role from January 20

Shetland-based independent insurance broker TL Dallas continues to go from strength to strength after its acquisition of March Commercial six months ago, with the appointment of two new team members.  Rozan Leslie and Eilidh Blance have joined the team, bringing the number of employees at the f

Scottish Financial Enterprise has selected Daniel-Pilley and Jess Insall to co-chair the organisation’s flagship Young Professionals Network. Jess is a Pensions Consultant at EY and has been a Chartered Accountant since 2024, with experience at Steedman and Co and Johnston Carmichael. She has

The CBI has appointed Michelle Ferguson as its new Scotland director, starting from January 2025. With expertise across a range of sectors, Ms Ferguson has held a number of high-profile leadership positions, including serving as UK managing director of social enterprises at Royal British Legion Indu