Appointments

Atelier Capital Partners has appointed Martin Gilsenan as director of origination. The firm is a short term lender, which provides finance for developments across the UK and has already financed projects in Scotland.

Aberdeen Football Club’s finance director, Kevin MacIver, has been appointed to the club's board of directors. Mr MacIver, a qualified accountant with 30 years' experience, joined the club as finance director in November 2018.

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed John Bennett as a new UK business development director. Mr Bennett, based in London, will support ASI's investment sales team in bringing its investment strategies to its clients in UK wholesale.

Jackie Mann and Colin Crosby have been appointed as the new non-executive board members of Audit Scotland. The two are to be appointed by the Scottish Commission for Public Audit following an open recruitment exercise.

Loch Lomond-based Glen Luss Distillery has appointed former KPMG partner Gary Deans as non-executive director.  Mr Deans brings over 35 years of experience advising privately-held businesses and his work at Glen Luss will focus on raising finance and the business’s growth strategy. He als

Tesco Bank's chief transformation officer Sandy Begbie is to lead plans to develop a jobs guarantee for young Scots.  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mr Begbie will lead work on the implementation plan for the scheme.

Perth-based Aviva has appointed Amanda Blanc as its new CEO as Maurice Tulloch announces his departure. Ms Blanc is currently an independent non-executive director at Aviva. She was appointed to the Aviva Board in January 2020 and chairs the Customer, Conduct and Reputation Board Committee. She was

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that its chief executive António Horta-Osório will step down in June next year after ten years in the role. Banking industry veteran Robin Budenberg will step up as the bank's new chairman after Horta-Osório's departure.

Niall Booker, the former chief executive of the Co-operative Bank, has become chairman the of start-up bank Monument - a new digital lender striving to shake up the market for wealthy customers who has attracted a string of banking veterans to its leadership ranks.  Mr Booker also held senior r

Russell Alton, the current finance chief of Norwegian energy firm Equinor, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Aberdeen-based Neo Energy. Mr Alton will take up his new role at the end of August.

PwC has appointed Matthew Hall as office senior partner at its Edinburgh office whilst Robin McBurnie has been appointed to the same role in Glasgow.  In addition, Edinburgh-based Jason Higgs and Paul Cheshire both became partners at the firm on July 1. Mr Higgs leads PwC Scotland’s Busin

Chartered accountants and business advisory firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has appointed Ian Marshall as director. As well as having worked with a diverse range of tech businesses, right through from start-ups to high-growth and turnaround, Mr Marshall also has significant experience

Glasgow-based financial services firm XFS Limited has appointed Margo Kidd as its new chief operations officer. Ms Kidd has over 15 years of senior management experience, including a decade of strategic development and plan execution on a UK basis. She also has 32 years experience in collections.

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has appointed Stephen Bird as its new chief executive as Keith Skeoch announced he will stand down from the role later this year. Mr Bird has an established track record of delivering exceptional value to clients and customers, creating high-quality revenue and earnings

Giles Wilson, chief executive officer of global aviation services firm John Menzies PLC, has announced that he will leave the group to take up the position of chief financial officer with William Grant & Sons.