Main Menu

Day: 29 November 2019

Tech pioneer moves on

Corstorphine leaves Skyscanner for new challenge

Shane Corstorphine
Shane Corstorphine: ‘fond memories’ One of Scotland’s start-up pioneers, Shane Corstorphine, has left the travel search engine Skyscanner for a new, undisclosed challenge. He joined the Edinburgh tech company asRead More

Board change

Bank veteran McGregor takes chair at Malcolm Group

Alison McGregor
Alison McGregor: insight Haulage firm Malcolm Group has appointed former HSBC Scotland chief executive Alison McGregor as a non-executive director and chairman-designate with effect from today. Ms McGregor enjoyed aRead More

UK App Awards

Intelligent Mobile’s Longleat app is a roaring success

Park life: app improves the visitor experience An app developed to improve the visitor experience at the Longleat Safari Park has led an Edinburgh-based digital agency to win a topRead More

Reach drops JPI interest

Herald-Scotsman merger doubts as ‘i’ sold to Daily Mail

Herald and Scotsman newspapers
A merger of The Herald and the Scotsman was thought likely A break-up of JPIMedia, the owner of The Scotsman titles, has begun with Daily Mail & General Trust acquiringRead More

Artistic director moves on

Adams leaves Edinburgh International Film Festival

Mark Adams
Final curtain: Mark Adams is leaving EIFF (pic: Terry Murden) Mark Adams is stepping down after a five-year stint as artistic director of Edinburgh International Film Festival. He did notRead More

Energy blow

Job cuts loom as nPower plans major restructuring

gas, Ofgem, price caps
Npower and SSE had planned a merger of gas and electricity services Thousands of jobs are are at risk after energy giant Npower announced plans to restructure its UK business.Read More

Market debut

Ex-Faroe team’s Longboat floats with £10m valuation

Graham Stewart
Graham Stewart: ‘delivering value’ A new North Sea exportation and production firm created by the former boss of Faroe Petroleum debuted on the London Stock Exchange’s junior market yesterday. TheRead More

Recruitment

Why recruits quit on the first day of a new job

Workers
Excitement over landing a new job can quickly evaporate. More than half of new recruits have felt let down and even quit their jobs within the first month because theyRead More

New role for ex-SE boss

Wilson takes chair at accountancy firm Chiene+Tait

Lena Wilson 2
Lena Wilson: relishing the opportunity Former Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson has been appointed chairman of accountancy firm Chiene+Tait.  Dr Wilson spent eight years at the helm of theRead More