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Souter Investments has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Stone Group, the leading ICT services provider, in an equity and debt refinancing of the business led by CEO Simon Harbridge and its management team. Adam Brown of FWB Park Brown commented “We were delighted to support Souter Investments by conducting a management due […]

HBD (formerly known as Henry Boot Developments) has appointed Matt Bellshaw as its new Director for Scotland and has also promoted Nigel Munro to Project Director in Scotland. Matt joins from HFD Group where he was part of the team developing the Bothwell Exchange office development. Nigel has been with HBD for four years and […]

On Thursday 28th November, Apollo and FWB Park Brown collaborated on the latest of a series of successful Thought Leadership dinners, welcoming over 50 senior leaders to the Chester Hotel, Aberdeen. Kirsty Blackman MP (Aberdeen North) and Deirdre Michie (Chief Executive, OGUK) led the evening’s discussion. Following on from our last thought leadership event and […]

Glasgow headquartered Walker Group has appointed Amanda Robertson as Commercial Director and Paul Carnie as its new Finance Director. Established in 1979 Walker Group manufacture precision components for Aerospace, Space and Defence sectors, employing around 250 staff across manufacturing locations in Scotland, England and Poland. Amanda joins from Stoneridge Electronics, manufacturer of electronic components for […]

Will Whitehorn has been appointed as the next Chair of Edinburgh Health Tech firm Craneware. Whitehorn, former Corporate Affairs Advisor to Sir Richard Branson and the first President of Branson’s Virgin Galactic, will succeed current Chair George Elliot from the 1st of January 2020. Founded in 1999, Edinburgh headquartered, Craneware develop financial and enterprise software […]

On Tuesday 12th November, FWB Park Brown, in partnership with global law firm Pinsent Masons, welcomed over 60 guests to the iconic Andaz Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi. The Networking and Thought Leadership Event was held to coincide with the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference 2019 (ADIPEC), a global gathering of oil and […]

Article in full from Energy Voice, The Press & Journal, November 2019 By Stuart Cochrane, FWB Park Brown It is apparent that GCC countries have initiated a ‘crew change’ where experienced, long-term expat leaders are to be replaced by the next generation of ideally locally developed talent with the skills and experience to step into […]

The Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG), the umbrella organisation for the tourism sector in Edinburgh, has announced the appointment of Donald Emslie as its new Chair. The former STV Chief Executive will replace outgoing Chair Robin Worsnop who steps down after nine years at the helm. Commenting on the appointment Ailsa Sutherland said “we were pleased […]

CITGO Petroleum Corporation has appointed Carlos E. Jorda as its new Chief Executive Officer. Carlos previously acted as President of PDV America and Chairman of the CITGO Board of Directors and has served as a consultant to large companies in the oil & gas industry. Commenting on the appointment Mary McIntyre said: “we were pleased […]