Appointments

Apropos by DJ Alexander has appointed leading marketing professional Brenda Ross as its new marketing director. Ms Ross has experience of working with major multinational firms such as Virgin, Levi Strauss, Kia Motors and 20th Century Fox.

An apprentice and graduate trainee recruitment programme along with a strategy of developing internal talent have helped drive the expansion of the Perth office of fast-growing accountancy firm Campbell Dallas. The Perth office currently generates fee income of more than £4 million, an increas

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Lindsay Wake as its first ever head of impact. The appointment has been made as the financial lender looks to further evolve and strengthen its position as an expert enabler for social and economic impact across Scotland.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has appointed former banker Piers White MBE as its new chair. Set to commence his role at the end of November, Mr White joins BRE Group for the next three years and brings a wealth of experience to the role, having filled almost 40 senior board positions in

EQ Accountants LLP has appointed Bryan Johnston as its new consultant. Mr Johnston is an experienced business adviser from Fife, who has supported the local business community for over 30 years.

Magda de Jager, an expert on cybersecurity and privacy, has joined the Business Technology Consulting (BTC) team at business advisory and accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff from the airline EasyJet. At EasyJet, Ms Jager had worked for several years as an information security specialist, focusing on go

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of senior insurance litigator Lynne Macfarlane as a director in its Scottish insurance practice. Ms Macfarlane joins DWF's insurance team from Clyde and Co, where she has spent the entire 20 years of her legal career. She has extensive experien

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has appointed Simon Dingemans and Sir Jon Thompson as its new chairperson and chief executive respectively. Simon Dingemans replaces Sir Win Bischoff, who steps down after six years in the post. Sir Jon Thompson succeeds Stephen Haddrill who held the role of chi

Berwickshire Housing Association has appointed finance veteran Jim McDevitt as the new convener of the board of trustees. Jim McDevitt joins the housing association after having worked in banking for over 20 years.

Four Scottish accountancy veterans have been recruited by Belfast finance firm HNH to open a new corporate finance office in Edinburgh to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) including family-owned companies. HNH specialises in advising customers in deals within the £1 million to &

Knight Frank has appointed Euan Kelly as a partner in its Edinburgh office in an effort to bolster its investment team and strengthen its capital markets offering. Mr Kelly will relocate from the commercial property consultancy’s London headquarters, where he was part of its portfolio capital

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has appointed partner Derek Gemmell as head of innovations tax. Mr Gemmell has been with the firm for eleven years.

AM Bid, the business bid specialist, has revealed that David Gray has been appointed as the firms' new managing director. Mr Gray will replace current managing director Andrew Morrison, who founded the North Berwick company in 2014. He joined AM Bid in 2016 after working at EDF Energy.

Law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Stuart McMillan as a partner in its banking team in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McMillan was a partner at DLA Piper in Scotland, based in its Edinburgh office. He advises a wide range of banks and borrowers in project finance (including PFI/PPP

Aberdeen-based Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed George Stevenson as its new private client specialist. Mr Stevenson will bring over 40 years' of experience and expertise across the spectrum of personal legal and tax matters to the firm and its clients.