Appointments

Scottish Financial News is marking the retirement of Jeff Anderson, its long-serving advertising manager, who is stepping down after more than 18 years with the company. Jeff joined the business in 2008 and has played a pivotal role in helping to steer Scottish Financial News and its sister publicat

Scottish Friendly has appointed Scott McNeill as its new chief financial officer (CFO), subject to regulatory approval, ahead of the proposed OneFamily merger. McNeill who is currently chief actuary at Scottish Friendly, will succeed Alan Rankine, who has decided to step down from his role as CFO to

The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Catriona Penny as its new venture banking director, to support Scotland's most ambitious high growth companies and the investors backing them. Venture Banking supports founders and investors at critical moments of growth, providing specialist capabilities, in

AJ Bell has appointed Andrew Donald as its new investment sales director. In the newly created role, Donald will lead adviser sales of AJ Bell's suite of investment solutions, including the distribution of its Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) and range of funds across the platform market.

@sipp, the independent, off-platform SIPP and SSAS provider has appointed Helen Carr as business development manager. She will join from Nucleus Group subsidiary Talbot & Muir, bringing more than two decades of specialist SIPP and SSAS experience, as the firm expands across the UK. She will supp

Nucleus Financial Platforms has announced the appointment of Quilter's Dave Reynolds as chief technology officer.  

NatWest Group has announced Roisin Donnelly will succeed Lena Wilson as chair of the group performance and remuneration committee from October 1, 2026. Wilson is a senior independent director at the bank. Previously she was the former chief executive at Scottish Enterprise and is the current chair o

Lloyds Banking Group has poached Coutts Veteran Franklin Asante to strengthen its private banking team. Mr Asante joins Lloyds as head of entrepreneurs at its Mayfair office following more than 18 years at private bank Coutts.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments has appointed Gianluca Di Mascio as portfolio manager and Karan Bhanot as associate portfolio manager. The duo will work within the firms research enhanced strategies team, based in London reporting to Christopher Lo, who is based in Boston, the firm's head of resea

Commercial finance broker Bryant & Bell has appointed former Lloyds Banking Group director, George Grierson to its team, as it marks £10m milestone in its first year. The Edinburgh headquartered firm was launched by Cameron Bryant and Jack Bell last year following more than a decade o

AMS Accountants Group has revealed plans to create around 25 jobs in Aberdeen as it builds towards a £5m audit business in the city within the next three years. The move is part of a wider ambition to turn over more than £20m and have around 200 staff within the next five years. The firm

Professional services and accounting firm Wbg has appointed 14 trainees. The trainees comprise 11 graduate trainees, two school leaver/graduate apprentices, and one internship – across its external audit, internal audit, business advisory and marketing teams.

Thomson Cooper has promoted Chris Steedman to audit director and opened a third office. Mr Steedman was recently award Responsible Individual (RI) status by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). He joined Thomson Cooper as a Senior Audit Manager in 2025 following a senior manage

AJ Bell has made three new appointments to strengthen its investments team. Hilary Winn joins AJ Bell in a newly created role as investments director, reporting to AJ Bell Investments managing director Ryan Hughes. She will lead investment strategy and asset allocation across AJ Bell’s multi-a

Freeths has appointed Heather Gibson as a partner in its tax team to strengthen the firm's capabilities in corporate, private equity and real estate taxation. She joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard, brining nearly 20 years' experience advising clients on the tax aspects of corporate transactions,