Appointments

Shoosmiths in Scotland has strengthened its senior legal headcount with the appointment of William Reid as banking legal director. Based in Shoosmiths’ Edinburgh office, Mr Reid will work closely with colleagues in the real estate and corporate teams, advising clients on matters including corp

Edinburgh-headquartered Hampden Bank has made three senior hires as it continues to scale up its personal banking service south of the border. Liz Williamson, Ian Noke and Claire Lattin have joined as banking directors to serve the banking needs of clients across the North & Midlands.

Johnston Carmichael has appointed Stephen Oates as head of payroll, reinforcing its commitment to guiding employers through upcoming regulatory changes and strengthening its specialist tax leadership. Mr Oates, a tax partner and Chartered Tax Adviser with more than 20 years’ experience, brings

Allied Surveyors Scotland has promoted Bernadetta Majewska MRICS to associate director in Edinburgh. The appointment follows the promotion of Stewart Gorman MRICS to the same position in August 2025.

Gillian Baird has shattered a glass ceiling at Persimmon Homes North Scotland, becoming the housebuilder’s first female commercial director. The Dunfermline local will lead on all aspects of cost management, procurement, and commercial strategy, overseeing dozens of developments from Alloa to

CBRE has promoted Daniel White to regional head of flex advisory, expanding his remit to cover Scotland, the Midlands, South West, and the North of England. Mr White previously led CBRE’s Flex Advisory activity in the Midlands and South West.

Glasgow-headquartered Wbg has appointed Keith Miller as partner, head of indirect tax, based in its Manchester office. With more than 30 years of experience, most recently as Northwest VAT Partner at Azets, Mr Miller was also a VAT specialist at Deloitte, led KPMG’s M&A VAT offering across

Deloitte has appointed Lesley Smillie as its new office senior partner (OSP) for Edinburgh. Ms Smillie has over 20 years of experience in professional services and has worked at the firm since 2005. She has a long history of successfully leading and managing public sector transformation programmes,

Scottish fintech Miconex has appointed Idong Usoro as chief digital and operations officer as it continues its global, scale up journey. An experienced technology and business leader and on the back of recent tenures at the helm of Revenue Scotland, Abbeyfield, and global awarding organisation, NEBO

Quality assurance specialist 2i has announced the appointment of David Scott as Strategic Adviser. Having retired from his executive role as chief enterprise technology officer at Aberdeen Group in April 2025, Scott brings over three decades of experience linking technology strategy to business outc

The SPFL Trust has announced the appointment of finance and governance leader Charles Barnett as its new chair, as the charity continues to expand its impact across communities in Scotland through the power of football. Experienced non-exec director Mr Barnett takes over from Bernadette Malone, who

Cazenove Capital, the wealth management business of Schroders in the UK, has appointed Lynsey Carson as business development director for Scotland and the North. In this newly created role, Ms Carson will accelerate the firm’s growth and presence in the Discretionary Fund Management (DFM) mark

Quantify Advisors has appointed a new corporate finance manager alongside completing financial due diligence on its first fully overseas transaction outside of the UK. Sean Gibson joins the Aberdeen-headquartered corporate finance firm following over six years at Deloitte where, as assistant manager

The Scotland team of growth capital investor BGF has promoted several members of its senior Edinburgh-based team, underlining Scotland’s centrality to its wider strategy. Patrick Graham, regional partner, who has grown and led the Scotland team by overseeing £400m of investment across 60

Angel Capital Scotland (ACS) has appointed a new board of directors, with Niki McKenzie, joint managing director of Archangels, taking on the role of chair with effect from 1 January 2026. The announcement follows the appointment of Margaret Morton as ACS's first chief executive officer in September