Appointments

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed community finance expert Arran Dewar as executive director of SIS Ventures. Mr Dewar joins SIS Ventures from Inspiring Scotland, a venture philanthropy organisation which aims to improve the lives people from disadvanta

Aberdein Considine has made a number of senior promotions across the firm. Five lawyers have been promoted to the position of senior solicitor, with a further three promotions to associate.

Santander UK has appointed Andrew Wilson as director of corporate communications and responsible banking and member of the Bank's executive committee. Mr Wilson, who was once a member of Scottish Parliament representing Central Scotland, will join the bank in March and will be responsible for provid

Hampden & Co has made two executive appointments as the private bank continues to record growth in deposits and loans across the UK. Peter Craigie has joined as the bank’s new chief risk officer from Lloyds Banking Group, where he was chief risk officer for islands banking. In addition, Go

Edinburgh-based retail water supplier Brightwater has announced the acquisition of the customer portfolio of Bristol-based competitor Blue Business Water Ltd and the appointment of Tom Barberton as managing director. The acquisition increases Brightwater's annual customer revenues to over £9m.

Property and construction company Thomas & Adamson (T&A) has announced the promotion of Heather Holbrook to partner. The director has been promoted after an incredibly successful decade at the company, which has included leading on some of the highest profile projects in T&A’s port

Pictured (L-R): Robert Holland and Ritchie Whyte (partner and head of corporate) Solicitor advocate Robert Holland has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner and will be based in the firm's office in Edinburgh.

Murray Beith Murray has announced the promotion of two solicitors to partner. Sophie Napier and Fraser Scott took up their new roles yesterday.

Legal and tax advice firm Turcan Connell has secured two strategic hires for its land and property team with the addition of Murray Soutar and Lesley Roarty. Murray Soutar re-joins the firm as a partner having established a career as a specialist advisor in rural property. He first began his career

Abrdn has appointed Peter Branner as chief investment officer (CIO), effective 1 May 2023, reporting to Chris Demetriou and Rene Buehlmann, CEOs of investments. Mr Branner joins from APG Asset Management, one of the largest global pension investors based in Europe, where, as CIO, he has been respons

Aberdeenshire-headquartered integrated services and training provider, AquaTerra Group, has appointed three strategic senior management roles ahead of projected business growth. Peter Robinson, previously managing director of the AquaTerra Group, will move to the chairman position on the group's boa

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), the industry body for financial and professional services in Scotland, has appointed Lloyds Banking Group life and pensions leader Jackie Leiper to its board of directors. Ms Leiper brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services to the role. She joi

Social Enterprise Scotland has appointed Douglas Westwater as its new chair. Mr Westwater has been CEO of Community Enterprise for the past 15 years. The social enterprise provides development support to social enterprises, community groups and the wider third sector and beyond to resource them

Smart Data Foundry has revealed its inaugural board as it accelerates its mission to unlock the power of financial data to drive innovation and solve big societal issues. Joining chair Dame Julia Unwin and chief executive officer Frank Gauld, the board is drawn from government, industry and academia

Blackadders has appointed Annie Fleming to a newly created chief financial officer role. Ms Fleming will have responsibility for all the financial actions of the firm including ensuring compliance with the Law Society of Scotland Account rules, billing and credit control, cashflow management, and fi