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Exploring the opportunity to develop ‘small pools’ of hydrocarbons and how new technology can help unlock economic potential in the North Sea. FWB Park Brown together with Apollo Engineering, hosted a dinner for over forty industry leaders, including prominent government representatives, operators and service companies. Our key speakers on the evening were Les Thomas, CEO of […]

FWB Park Brown hosted our annual Global Energy Leadership Dinner in Houston, Texas during the week of OTC on Monday, May 1st. The dinner was attended by approximately 125 oil & gas industry leaders from around the world. Jean-Francois Poupeau, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Communications of Schlumberger, was the keynote speaker and addressed […]

Graham Burns and Adam Brown, of FWB Park Brown, recently hosted a round-table discussion over dinner in the Edinburgh office Boardroom. The purpose of the dinner was to bring together leaders of family businesses, in Scotland, where the discussion focussed broadly on the following areas: Family dynamics – challenges in succession and upsetting the ‘natural […]

Article in full from The Times, April 3rd 2017 By Greig Cameron, Scottish Business Editor A course designed to help more women achieve senior business roles is to be run again after a successful first year. The University of Edinburgh last year launched an executive women’s leadership programme. Five of the first intake of 40 […]

Donald Borland appointed as new Chief Financial Officer at Havelock Europa PLC from 26 April 2017. Havelock Europa PLC, the international interior solutions provider, has appointed Donald Borland as its Chief Financial Officer, to succeed Ciaran Kennedy, who will stand down after the company announces its full year results on 25 April 2017. Mr Kennedy, […]

FWB Park Brown are proud to have assisted with the appointment of Jim Spowart, as a Non-Executive Director, to the board of Business Stream. Commenting on the appointment Willie Finlayson, Director, FWB Park Brown said: “we were delighted to advise Business Stream on this key appointment and wish both parties every success with it.” To […]

Exploring both the lack of PE investment in decommissioning and also how the market may evolve to tackle large scale projects that engage the full supply chain. John Cameron and Stephen Sheal of FWB Park Brown, together with Roger Esson (CEO of Decom North Sea) and Jim Christie (Head of Decommissioning, OGA), hosted a dinner […]

The University of Edinburgh Business School has been recognised as the most diverse organisation at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Business Awards. The award recognises its position as one of the most gender-balanced and internationally diverse organisations in the sector. At a ceremony at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel, judges acknowledged the Business School’s […]

Adam Brown and Scott Black of FWB Park Brown, together with Paul Cannings, Nigel Owens and David Gee of YFM Equity Partners hosted a dinner for 15 Chairs and NEDs in the boardroom at 19 Alva Street. The guests represented a wide range of sectors and skill sets with the common factor of experience and […]