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Asset management

Close Brothers add Barr to Edinburgh team

Close Brothers Asset Management has hired Michael Barr as an investment director in Edinburgh. Mr Barr joins as part of its Scottish business growth push following seven years as anRead More

Food and Drink

Baxters finds head of finance in lockdown visit

Maik Blumentritt
Baxters Food Group’s search for a candidate to fill a senior global role led it to appoint a high profile international executive who was visiting Scotland during the lockdown. MaikRead More

Property and law

Aberdein Considine hires Bashir for lender services

Tahir Bashir
Aberdein Considine has added further industry experience to its lender services practice group with the appointment of Tahir Bashir as operations manager. Mr Bashir, 45, has joined the firm fromRead More

Top hire for R&D centre

Reid leaves Michelin for top role at NMIS

John Reid
New role: John Reid will lead R&D in manufacturing John Reid, who spent his career with tyre firm Michelin and has been leading the rebirth of its Dundee plant asRead More

Enterprise support

White takes chair at WeDo Scotland support group

Gordon White
WeDO Scotland, the entrepreneurs’ support group, has appointed Glasgow businessman Gordon White as chairman, succeeding recruitment company owner and investor Paul Atkinson. Mr White, pictured) established his marketing agency in 1986Read More

Friday Update

DB Live: easyJet vote; brewing merger; Carluccio’s; markets

Gen!us
6pm: Shearings collapses Coach company Shearings has collapsed with the loss of 2,500 jobs. Full story here 5.05pm: Quarantine confirmed and date announced Passengers arriving into the UK will haveRead More

Banking

Adam & Co welcomes former Barclays wealth planner

Adam & Company, the Edinburgh-based private bank and wealth manager, has appointed Andy Hall as financial planning director. Mr Hall (pictured) joins from Barclays Wealth Management, where he was directorRead More

Top board hire

Ex-PayPal EMEA CEO takes Money Dashboard chair

Renier Lemmens
Renier Lemmens: top level experience Money Dashboard, the Scottish tech company which has developed a personal finance app, has appointed former PayPal EMEA CEO Renier Lemmens as its new chairman.Read More

Property

Coulson to head Edinburgh team at Offices.co.uk

Edward Coulson
Flexible workspace specialist Edward Coulson has moved to office space start-up Offices.co.uk to head up its new Edinburgh sales team. Mr Coulson (pictured), formerly with Instant Group, said: “Flexible workspace is anRead More

Finance

Ex-Metro banker joins payday loan disruptor Karma

UK banker Darren Schindler has been appointed chief operating officer of Karma, the fintech company seeking to disrupt the payday loan market. Mr Schindler (pictured), 52, joins after successful ScottishRead More