Appointments

Accountant James Dempster has been appointed as a senior manager of Leonard Curtis' Scottish team. Mr Dempster joins the team within the group's Business Rescue and Recovery division based on Waterloo street in Glasgow.

Former RBS Edinburgh senior finance manager Neeraj Kapur has been appointed as the new chief financial officer of Provident Financial. Mr Kapur will join the Board and start as chief financial officer on 1 April 2020.

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed real estate investment lawyer Neil Hogg as partner to its real estate team in Glasgow. Neil Hogg brings almost 30 years of experience, as well as a strong portfolio of clients and connections in the hotel, logistics and office sub-sectors.

Professor Alan Alexander has been appointed as the new chair of Audit Scotland. The public body said Professor Alexander, a non-executive member of Audit Scotland since 2018, will provide continuity to the organisation through the period of change in its membership.

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has expanded its leadership team with four new promotions. Emma Waterman, who heads up the firm’s Inverurie office, and Stewart Pennington, who is based in Edinburgh and plays a leading role in the food and drink team, have both been p

Glasgow-based financial firm Murphy Wealth has appointed Simon Lewis as its new financial planner. Simon Lewis has joined from Barclays Wealth, where he was a private banker for the previous nine years. Before that, he spent six years as an investment advisor with Speirs & Jeffrey.

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited has appointed three new board members from the financial sector. Eric Hollanders' most recent position was that of CEO of a Dutch Bank, Loraine Strachan is a chartered accountant who completed her training with Ernst & Young in South Africa and Isabel Toden

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed Lucie Martin as its relationship director for Scotland. Originally from Australia, Ms Martin has held various positions at some of the biggest firms in the country such as National Australia Bank, BNP Paribas and Westpac.

Addleshaw Goddard has appointed Gaenor Cassell as partner to its banking practice in Scotland. Ms Cassell, who is currently a partner at Burness Paull, will join the company's Edinburgh team, bringing over 20 years' experience advising lenders and borrowers on all aspects of funding, both domestic a

Alison Mcgregor has been appointed as chair designate of the board of the Malcolm Group. Ms Gregor was previously chief executive of HSBC in Scotland.

Dr Lena Wilson CBE, one of Scotland’s most prolific and experienced business leaders, has been appointed as the new chair at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T). Dr Wilson has over 30 years’ business experience across more than 40 countries. She spent eight years as the highly-regarded

Core-Asset Consulting has appointed Chris Donald to its Edinburgh branch as senior business manager. Mr Donald joined from Change Recruitment - where he was employed in a similar role and spent eight years developing an intimate understanding of the financial services sector in Scotland.

Chartered accountants and business advisors Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has promoted 58 members of staff at its Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices Following significant growth over the last 12 months. The impressive number highlights the firm’s significant investment in its talent, wit

North-east accountant Greg Houston, of award-winning Aberdeen accountancy practice Infinity Partnership, has been named chair of the ACCA Aberdeen and North of Scotland Network. ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global professional accounting body that offers the chart

Andrew Shiells will join JLL as director within its capital markets team following five years with Lambert Smith Hampton. He will be based in JLL’s Edinburgh office and will advise clients on the acquisition and disposal of commercial property and investment opportunities throughout Scotl