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Rail services

Darbandi hired as MD for Caledonian Sleeper

Serco, the international services and transport company, has appointed Kathryn Darbandi as managing director for the Caledonian Sleeper service. Ms Darbandi (pictured) will take up the role in January. WithRead More

Chemistry

Bach and Benson join board of DeepMatter

Karen Bach
DeepMatter, the AIM-quoted Glasgow company focusing on digitising chemistry, has appointed Karen Bach as non-executive chairman and Fraser Benson as as chief financial officer from 1 November. Ms Bach bringsRead More

Temporary chief at agency

SE installs Hanna as interim chief executive

Linda Hanna
Linda Hanna: continuity Scottish Enterprise has named Linda Hanna, a member of its senior leadership team, as its interim chief executive. She will step in following the departure of SteveRead More

Cyber resilience

SBRC hires UK’s first cyber helpline manager

Mark Cunningham-Dickie
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), the non-profit organisation working to support Scottish businesses, has hired Mark Cunningham-Dickie as cyber incident and response manager. He will manage the organisation’s newlyRead More

Food manufacture

Cummings takes up CFO role at meat casings firm Devro

Rohan Cummings
Rohan Cummings will join the board of Scotland-based meat casings company Devro as executive Director and chief financial officer on 1 December. He takes over from Jackie Callaway will stepRead More

Oil services

Iskander to replace Asfari as Petrofac CEO

Ayman Asfari
North Sea oil services group Petrofac has announced that Ayman Asfari is retiring as group chief executive at the end of the year to focus on his family, health andRead More

Fund management

Stewart due to switch from ASI to Baillie Gifford

Jon Stewart
Baillie Gifford is expected to hire Jon Stewart from Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) as a real estate analyst within the firm’s income research team. Mr Stewart will join its Edinburgh-basedRead More

Interim CEO installed

Ingledew takes FinTech Scotland chair and SE role

Stephen Ingledew
Stephen Ingledew: ‘privilege’ (pic: Terry Murden) FinTech Scotland chief executive Stephen Ingledew is to become executive chairman of the cluster management body and take on an additional role with ScottishRead More

Subsea technology

Reid returns to J+S Subsea as managing director

Phil Reid
Global subsea controls company J+S Subsea, has appointed Phil Reid as its first managing director and broadened its leadership team with industry stalwart Doug Sedge joining its board as aRead More

Economic development

Mackie succeeds McClelland at hub South West

Willie Mackie
John McClelland has been succeeded as chairman of hub South West by Willie Mackie, pictured, deputy chairman of Scottish Enterprise. Mr McClelland’s retirement follows the delivery of more than halfRead More