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The Law Society of Scotland has appointed Rachel Wood as Executive Director of Regulation. American-born Rachel joins The Law Society from Pinsent Masons. Commenting on the appointment Ailsa Sutherland said: “we are delighted to have advised The Law Society on this important appointment and to have attracted someone of Rachel’s calibre and experience into the […]

Baxters Food Group have appointed Maik Blumentritt as Head of Finance for their European business. Following an otherwise regular trip to Scotland visiting family in the North East, Maik found himself unable to return to his home in Switzerland due to Coronavirus lockdown restrictions and decided to explore his longstanding wish to relocate to Scotland. […]

FWB Park Brown hosted a Crisis Management & Business Resiliency Roundtable on Thursday April 23, 2020 as a Q&A with Mark Niblett, Chief Security and Resiliency Officer of Weatherford to share ideas, talk about the challenges in the current atmosphere and act as a place of support.  A few highlights of the roundtable included communication […]

Edinburgh based chartered accountants Chiene + Tait have appointed David Shadwell as a Partner into their Accounts and Business Support team. University of Edinburgh graduate, David joins Chiene + Tait from Findex in Wellington, New Zealand, where he was office Managing Partner. Commenting on the appointment Michael Dickson said: “we are delighted to have advised […]

FWB Park Brown and The University of Edinburgh Business School are delighted to launch the Non-Executive Director Programme 2020 – back for a fourth year amidst huge demand and over-subscribed last year. This practical programme, led by experienced Chairs and NXDs, focuses on key issues which every NXD should be aware of and caters for […]

David Kemp, Chief Financial Officer of FTSE 250 listed Wood Group, has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the board of Edinburgh headquartered Healthcare Tech business, Craneware. David joined Wood Group in 2013 and was appointed CFO in 2015. His previous experience includes executive roles with TrapOil, Technip, Simmons & Co, and Hess […]

The Trustees of the Salvesen Mindroom Centre* (“SMC”), an independent Scottish charity, are delighted to announce two important additions to the Board, effective immediately. Sandy Manson is the new Chair of SMC. In his professional capacity, Sandy is Chair and Head of Client Services at Johnston Carmichael, Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. He is a […]

Cruden Group, one of Scotland’s largest development and construction groups, has appointed Martin Cooper as Finance Director of Hart Builders. Martin was formerly Finance Director within Galliford Try plc and of Miller Construction. Commenting on the appointment Jamie Brown said: “we were pleased to advise Cruden Group on this key appointment and wish Martin every […]

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has announced the appointment of Jude McCorry as its next Chief Executive. Jude will join SBRC in April, taking over from Eamonn Keane who has been acting in the role since Mandy Haeburn-Little stepped down in August last year. Jude joins the SBRC from The Data Lab (Scotland’s Innovation […]