Appointments

Two new directors have been appointed at Wylie & Bisset. The promotions see insolvency and business recovery team associate director Paul McDougall, with almost 16 years’ service, become a director, and senior internal audit manager Stephen Pringle, with 11.5 years’ service with the

Accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has embarked on a significant expansion of its restructuring team with the appointment of seven trainee accountants. The trainees, most of whom joined the firm over the last 12 months, are based across Scotland and were recruited as part of

HM Treasury has today announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mr Alder is currently chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, a role he has held since 2011. He also chairs the Board of the Interna

DM Hall Chartered Surveyors has announced the appointment of two directors, Steven Dale and Greg Fisher, and six promotions to associate status. Mr Dale joined DM Hall as a graduate surveyor in September 2013 after completing an MA (Hons) in property at the University of Aberdeen in 2012. He be

Mark Logan has been appointed chief entrepreneur for Scotland as part of the national strategy for economic transformation. The new role's focus is to embed entrepreneurship in the economy, and that partnerships with industry and investors are prioritised and strengthened.

Kelso Pharma has appointed senior life sciences executive, Gordon Cameron, as its non-executive chairman. A senior executive with 25 years’ board-level experience in private equity and plc listed businesses, Mr Cameron has worked in the UK and US, primarily in biotech and pharmaceutical servic

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Scott Wheway as chair of Scottish Widows Group. Mr Wheway will also be appointed non-executive director of the banking giant and Scottish Widows. His appointment at the pensions firm will come into effect on September 12 this year.

R&D tax credit specialist firm Amplifi Solutions has added to its client base in Scotland, with digital transformation specialist ClearSky Logic, mobile ticketing and sports fan experience startup Fanbase, and European candle-making supplier Candle Shack. Jamie Watts, commercial director of Ampl

Financial planning firm AAB Wealth has announced its expansion into Northern Ireland with the appointment of chartered financial planner, Alastair Moore, following the recent merger of AAB Group with FPM. Mr Moore, originally from County Down, Northern Ireland, previously worked for AAB Wealth for f

Henderson Loggie has promoted tax director Dawn MacDougall and audit and accounting director Blair Davidson to partner. The new additions have brought the total number of partners in the Dundee-based firm to 18.

PwC has announced four new equity partners in Scotland, alongside eight new directors, among a total of 240 promotions across the region. The admission of Katrina Hallpike, Ross Marshall, Kenny Munro and Stuart Copeland as equity partners– all of whom were directors in the Scotland firm &ndash

Azets has announced the promotion of 36 staff in Scotland and that 39 graduates and school leavers will be joining the business this year. The 36 promotions include a new Head of Cyber Services, Paul Kelly in Edinburgh, and 3 new Directors, Sally Cheeney in Perth, Matthew Allan in Aberdeen, and

Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed David Reid as its new area manager for Moray. David Reid takes up the role from today. He has been covering it on an interim basis since January.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has appointed Stacey Dingwall as its new head of policy for Scotland. Ms Dingwall has joined business membership group from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) where she was their senior policy manager.

Brian McBride has been elected as the new Confederation of British Industry (CBI) President at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held yesterday. Lord Karan Bilimoria, the outgoing President, has been elected as the organisation’s vice-president.