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FWB is delighted to have advised Johnston Carmichael on the appointments of Les Clifford and Michael Timar as the firm’s first Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEs) to their Audit Governance Board. These appointments will continue to strengthen governance during what has been a significant period of growth in recent years.

As 2024 draws to a close, we want to take a moment to express our thanks to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. To our clients, candidates, and partners across the professional services and advisory community—thank you for your trust, collaboration, and continued support. This year has been one of significant […]

Reflecting on a hugely inspiring evening event with Ultra Marathon Swimmer Andy Donaldson, we have captured the key insights and themes from another superb Remarkable Lives event.

FWB is delighted to have advised the Scottish Football Association on the appointment of Helen Page as Independent Non-Executive Director. Helen replaces Malcolm Kpedekpo, who steps down after 6 successful years.

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 […]

Insights from our latest virtual roundtable event for HR Leaders: Our recent event brought together HR leaders to engage with Tony Hadden from Brodies LLP and Gill Scott, an experienced HR Consultant, to discuss proposed changes to UK employment law. The discussion centred on three key themes: sexual harassment, unfair dismissal, and collective redundancy.

Session 5 of The Executive Leadership Programme (ELP) developed and run by FWB and The University of Edinburgh’s Business School focused on ‘Building and Driving High-Performance Teams’. The guest speaker was Clive Miles, HR Director for Barclays UK Every Day Money Management and Life Moments, BUK COO and Private Bank and Wealth Management COO.

In the latest session of our Non-Executive Director Development Programme, we had the privilege of hosting Valentina Kretzschmar and Amanda Young, two distinguished experts in the fields of energy transition and corporate sustainability. Their insights provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities that non-executive directors (NXDs) face in guiding their companies through the energy transition while ensuring long-term sustainability.

Earlier this week, we were delighted to hold our second session for Chief Internal Auditors, kindly hosted by Royal London and Arlene McGichen (Director at the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors and Group Chief Audit Officer at Royal London). The discussion quickly gained momentum, focusing on IA Vision 35, an ambitious roadmap set to redefine the future of Internal Audit. The question wasn’t whether we’re ready for this vision, but rather why it isn’t already here. The conversation underscored a shared concern: without evolution, Internal Audit risks becoming obsolete. The key issue was the need to balance assurance with a strategic advisory role while maintaining independence.