Appointments

STATS Group has appointed Ross Wallace as finance director, strengthening its management board. Mr Wallace joined the STATS in 2011 and has worked in several finance roles, including group financial controller ahead of his promotion to finance director.

Aldermore Bank has appointed Derek Davidson as lending manager for Scotland. Mr Davidson's appointment will help support Aldermore’s continued growth plans for the Scottish real estate market – via both intermediaries and direct channels, providing lending facilities in areas such as com

Young Enterprise (YE) Scotland, enterprise and financial education provider, has appointed Emma Soanes as its new chief executive to succeed Geoff Leask. Taking up the post in October, Ms Soanes, who will step down as CEO of Unity, brings 30 years’ knowledge and experience in the thi

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of Barry Allan as its new director of finance, IT & resources. Barry Allan has joined Thenue to complete the senior management team.

The ICAS Foundation has appointed Sanjay Singh as its new director to lead the work of the charity in supporting young people from disadvantaged communities in studying accounting and finance. He takes over the role from Linda Jamieson, who has been director of the ICAS Foundation since 2014.

LGT Wealth Management, part of LGT Group, has appointed three senior wealth management professionals to its Scotland office. A UK-based wealth management partnership, LGT Wealth Management currently employs 432 staff and has offices in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Jersey. It's new hires are part

Executive search firm Carlyle has announced the appointment of Alice Deakin as a principal, bringing more than 20 years of finance, commercial and leadership experience gained from working across the technology, professional services, media and financial services sectors. Ms Deakin held the chief fi

Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new managers to its team, supporting the organisation’s continued growth and wider ambition to build an impact economy. John Cornwall and Annie Howie have been hired as investment managers, while Selassi Spence

The corporate team at Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of two legal directors and two new associates across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. The team, led by Alison Gilson, corporate partner and head of the Edinburgh office has advised on £150 million worth of deals since January thi

Finance advisory firm Hutcheon Mearns has enhanced its corporate finance offering with the appointment of two new senior team members and the promotion of another following a period of significant growth. Hutcheon Mearns has advised on or supported transactions with a total valuation of over £

Leeds-based financial services firm Progeny has today announced plans to acquire Scottish professional services firm, Moray Group for an undisclosed sum. As part of the acquisition, managing director of Moray Group, Rob Aberdein, will take up the new role of chief commercial officer with Progen

Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Sarah Wilkinson as COO, consolidating the positions of the bank's outgoing chief digital and innovation officer and chief customer experience officer. Set to join at the start of 2023. Her new role will combine the existing roles of Fraser Ingram, chief

Merchant City based recruitment firm Iconic Resourcing has appointed Fiona Longmuir as head of finance & operations. She joins Iconic Resourcing as an integral part of the senior management team, to head up their internal finance function.

Chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co is continuing to support the career development of young people by taking on three graduate trainees, a graduate apprentice and a placement student. Its three new trainees – James Chalmers, Ethan Booth and Jessica Stephen – have all recentl

Shell has announced that Ben van Beurden will step down as CEO at the end of 2022, and that his successor will be Wael Sawan. The change in leadership comes amid the current energy crisis and as Shell prioritises its future business focus on renewables. The incoming CEO, Mr Sawan, is currently