Forth Ports appoint Stuart MacGregor as Chief Financial Officer

FWB is delighted to have advised Forth Ports on the appointment of Stuart MacGregor as chief financial officer and as a member of the group’s main board. Stuart was most recently chief executive officer of Stewart Milne Group and prior to this he had been CFO, as well as formerly holding senior financial leadership roles at William Grant & Sons, Heineken and Scottish & Newcastle.

Forth Ports owns and operates eight commercial ports in the UK: Tilbury on the Thames, Dundee on the Firth of Tay and six on the Firth of Forth – Leith, Grangemouth, Rosyth, Methil, Burntisland and Kirkcaldy. The company is enhancing logistics flows across the UK and supporting key industries through its extensive port operations. The company’s commitment to investment and growth has solidified its position as a market leader and vital part of the UK’s infrastructure.

Adam Brown commented

“Advising on an appointment of this magnitude requires a great deal of care and creativity and I am delighted that our team was chosen to do this. Forth Ports is a business of international significance and this was a truly global search that gained the interest of top candidates from all over the world. It is a testament to the depth and calibre of CFO talent in Scotland that the final shortlist comprised several local candidates and we are extremely pleased that Stuart has been successful in securing what is undoubtedly one of Scotland’s top CFO roles. We wish him and the team at Forth Ports all the best and look forward to seeing their successes in the future.”

The Forth Ports CFO appointment is the culmination of a very successful year for FWB’s Built Environment practice, which has seen our team advise a wide range of clients across the UK including Enva Group, FOREV, Forth Green Freeport, Miller Homes, OCU Group, RJ MacLeod, Robertson Group and Warmworks, to name a few. As we look towards 2025, we anticipate continued focus on the energy transition space, as well as government investment driving decision-making in the built environment sector and we are cautiously optimistic about seeing continued growth.