Appointments

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has appointed Ian Shearer as global chief information officer (CIO) to support its digital transformation journey, based out of the company’s UK headquarters. Ian joins the business from ITIS Consulting and brings with him over 30 year

The next president-elect of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) is to be Karen Anderson, a founding partner of Anderson Bell + Christie Architects. Once her election is ratified and approved by the RIAS Council on 24 May, Karen Anderson will serve as president-elect for one year

A mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy which has experienced rapid growth in demand has appointed Sarah Peterson to head up its Edinburgh office and lead energy and sustainability services across its UK operations. The former director of energy and sustainability at Harley Haddow has jo

Door sets joinery manufacturer Donaldson Door Systems (DDS) has appointed Billy Cameron as director of the business. Joining the company's board, Billy brings 26 years’ experience in the industry and has had multiple positions with the business in that time. He first joined as a forklift

Katie Kelleher has joined the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) in the newly created role of CPA technical and development officer. In her role, she will provide CPA Members with guidance and advice on technical, training and safety subjects, as well as help produce and maintain the CPA&rsqu

Persimmon North Scotland has bolstered its customer service operation with the appointment of a new customer care office manager. Gillian Hewitt joins from the company’s West Scotland region, where she has spent the last 11 years, including eight years in Customer Care and three within constru

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Ben Hull as national education director. With more than 20 years of experience within the building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business, most recently as regional design and planning manager, Ben has extensive knowledge of the sector and industry. Having st

The founder and managing director of ACT Construction, the temperature-controlled rooms, fire-rated partitions and security storage installer, has announced he is stepping back from day-to-day frontline management of the business. In his place, Ken Godsman has appointed Scott Weir and Chri

Planning, design and environmental consultancy Barton Willmore, now Stantec, is celebrating its sustained growth and development with 39 promotions across the business, including five in Scotland. Seven new associate directors have been promoted from within the business. In Edinburgh, the new planni

Chartered surveyor and property consultant Graham + Sibbald has promoted Mark Gillies, Ross Wilson and Chris Ion to partner level within its Commercial Agency department. Mark Gillies boasts a vast range of experience having worked across Edinburgh, Aberdeen and now Glasgow. His unique knowledge of

NHBC has appointed Charlie Ash as sector lead for housing associations. Charlie, who previously worked in the team as customer relationship executive, will now manage relationships and partnerships with housing associations, their contractors and other sector stakeholders, with focus on building it

Several new members have been added to Scotland’s Just Transition Commission bringing expert knowledge of the big changes underway to reduce carbon emissions in Scotland’s transport system, buildings, construction industry, land use, and farming. The independent expert advisory grou

Fast-growing archaeology & heritage consultancy Rocket Heritage & Archaeology has unveiled the appointment of Dr Peter Klemen as principal archaeology consultant for Scotland. Dr Klemen will be based at the group’s newly opened Dundee office. He brings with him over 20 years’ exp

Property consultancy Galbraith has announced two new promotions to partner and two new directors, as well as a number of promotions to senior associate and associate. Lucie Howatson and Crawford Mackay have been promoted to partner, and John Pullen and Martin Rennie have been promoted to the positio

Regeneration specialist Urban Union has made two new board appointments with Jamie McLean joining as operations director and Craig Whyte as commercial director. Each will assist the existing board in the delivery of current developments, and in securing future opportunities for the award-winning reg