Appointments

Dundee accountancy firm owner Furqan Baig has been appointed vice-president for Scotland of the UK Asian Business Council (UKABC). The UKABC assists businesses to make deals internationally.

Ian Smith, group chief financial officer (CFO) of Virgin Money UK PLC, will join Nordea as group CFO and head of group finance. Mr Smith will also become a member of the group leadership team.

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has elected City of Glasgow College principal and CEO Paul Little as its new president for a two-year term. Mr Little succeeds Jim McHarg, HR director at Trillium Flow Technologies. His deputy for the term is Gillian Docherty, CEO of Data Lab.

Brewin Dolphin has announced that its current chief executive David Nicol has decided to retire, with Robin Beer appointed as his successor. Mr Nicol will step down from his role as chief executive on 14th June 2020 after eight years and will remain with the group for a transitionary period until 29

CMS has announced the appointment of Julie Devlin, who joins the firm’s finance practice group as an of counsel. Set to be based in Glasgow, Ms Devlin joins CMS from Dentons, bringing a wealth of experience in the specialist area of regulated credit and hire which significantly bolsters C

Philip King, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM), has been appointed interim small business commissioner (SBC). Mr King will head the independent office of the SBC in Birmingham. It was launched in December 2017 to ensure fair payment practices for Britain's small

HM Treasury, following the advice of the board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has appointed Christopher Woolard as interim chief executive. Mr Woolard will take on the chief executive role following Andrew Bailey’s departure to become governor of the Bank of England.

Oil and gas engineering firm Hunting PLC has appointed Scottish energy sector executive Bruce Ferguson as its new group finance director as Peter Rose announces his retirement. Mr Rose has notified the board of his intention to retire as group finance director and a member of the board at the conclu

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Sree Kochugovindan as its new senior research economist and Robert Gilhooly as senior emerging markets research economist. As part of the ASI Research Institute, Ms Kochugovindan and Mr Gilhooly will work alongside a team of economists and researcher

Edinburgh-headquartered innovation advisors ABGI UK has appointed Joe Matusiak to head up its newly launched grants division.  The new division will provide clients with an ‘end-to-end’ grants consultancy service, which includes writing and submitting grant applications, advising on

Former HBOS banker Damian Thompson has been appointed as Aldermore bank’s new group managing director of retail finance. Mr Thompson currently holds the role of director of mortgage and will succeed Susan Hayes, subject to regulatory approval.

Hanya Partners has appointed financial services expert Philip White as its new consulting director.  Hanya Partners is a management consultancy specialising in IT, supplier management and organisation development with offices in Edinburgh and London.

HSBC has appointed former Standard Life boss David Nish as senior independent director and chairman of the group audit committee. Mr Nish will also become a member of the group risk committee with effect from 18th February this year.

People development organisation Remarkable has appointed six new non-executive board members to steer its strategic decision making and support the effective operation of the business. Charles Quinn chair, Bonnie Clarke CEO, David Hicks, Gillian Frame, Simon Lidington and Russell Dalgliesh

TSB has increased the number of business banking face to face relationship managers it has in Scotland from four to ten. (from left) Back Row: Billy Stewart, Louise Allan, Dean Thomson, Martin Hay, Jim Pritchard and Calum Johnston