Appointments

Commercial property expert Stephanie Nichol has been made a partner at Balfour and Manson. She has specialised in commercial property for more than 20 years and has high-level experience across the sector, working with a very wide range of clients.

Stagecoach Group Limited has announced the appointment of Bruce Dingwall to chief financial officer, effective 1 February 2023. Mr Dingwall is currently director of finance at the group and has been with the business for nearly 10 years.

Estate agency firm, Rettie & Co. has appointed Sarah Curtis, formerly of Savills and Strutt & Parker, as director of new homes. This senior level appointment has been made to support their new homes sales and marketing team, who have been responsible for selling over £100 million of ne

MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers has appointed Sean Moran as the firm's new private client sales director. MacKay Corporate are an independent chartered insurance broker with offices in Ayr, Greenock and Aberdeen.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has kicked-off its 110th anniversary year with the appointment of Joe Madden to help drive forward its UK-wide growth agenda. Mr Madden, most recently former managing director of independent property and construction consultancy PMP has been appointed

STC INSISO has transitioned Steve Holmes to the role of chief operating officer following his two-year tenure as chief performance officer. The Aberdeen-headquartered problem-solving company, announced the change to its executive leadership team as it prepares for accelerated business growth in 2023

DM Hall, a Scottish independent firm of chartered surveyors, has appointed Martin Elsby and Ian Davidson as partners. The appointments of Mr Elsby, who was formerly director of the firm’s national building consultancy, and Mr Davidson, formerly director of DM Hall’s E

Iain Lanaghan has been appointed lead non-executive director (NED) to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (UKSC). His appointment is one of two new UKSC NEDs appointments for a three year term from 1 January 2023. It comes as Kathryn Cearns stands down after five years as a NED and cha

Shetland Islands Council has announced it has appointed Paul Fraser as head of finance. Mr Fraser will join the Council from 9th January, taking up the post most recently held by Jamie Manson, who took on the role of finance director at Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd late last year.

Accountancy firm Azets has appointed SME and owner managed business specialist Xanthe Tremain as a new partner in the accounts and business advisory services (ABAS) team. The firm's ABAS team oversees the technology-led delivery of all compliance services such as year-end accounts, VAT returns, mana

KPMG has announced the appointment of 63 colleagues in the firm's tax and legal arms to the positions of director or partner. These announcements at the professional services firm come as part of several others including 108 new partners (including 26 in tax and legal), seven associate partners and

Lloyds Bank has appointed Jamie Kemp to the role of invoice finance area director for Scotland and the North East, as it strengthens its support for businesses across the region. Mr Kemp has over 11 years of experience in the finance sector, with experiencing spanning across retail, private and comm

Aberdeen-based social enterprise Glencraft has appointed Laura Bruce and Allan Clow as non-executive directors to help deliver the future development plans of the organisation.

Tax expert Kalvir Sangha has been appointed to the board of directors of baroque ensemble Dunedin Consort. Mr Sangha has over 25 years' experience across tax, finance and strategy. He has held senior roles in practice during his career, including partner at RSM where he co-led the UK M&A tax pra