Appointments

Residential property, conveyancing and estate agency firm Simpson & Marwick is going out on its own following a mutual and amicable de-merger from law firm Clyde & Co.

Property consultancy Galbraith has appointed eight new graduate surveyors to its rural business division, working in offices across Scotland and the North of England. Joining the Inverness office are Claire MacDonald and Rachel Urquhart who have respectively completed a BA (Hons) Rural Bus

Utility network design and construction firm Energy Assets Utilities (EAU) has created two new roles to spearhead its business growth plans. The company has promoted Gary Smith to head of residential sales and Craig Downie to head of commercial sales to help drive the implementation of a sector

In a planned and phased succession from current incumbent Mark Stockton, ISG has appointment divisional finance director Karen Booth to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) from next year. Ms Booth is promoted from her existing role as financial director (FD) of ISG’s Engineerin

Quantity surveying and commercial management consultancy Soben has launched an MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) division, to be led by newly appointed operations director Matthew Lopacki. Matthew, who has over 40 years’ experience in the MEP Services bidding and estimating

Neil McKay, the managing director of regeneration firm Urban Union Ltd, has been appointed to serve on the board of social landlord Abbeyfield Scotland Ltd. Mr McKay, who has been at the helm of Urban Union since 2016, has been elected onto Abbeyfield’s board due to his experien

Pat Ward has announced his intention to retire as group chief executive at Breedon and a director of the company next year. It is anticipated that he will be succeeded by Rob Wood, Breedon’s group finance director.

Dr Willie Mackie has been named as the new chair of hub South West Scotland Limited, succeeding John McClelland CBE. Mr McClelland, who has guided the construction hub over its seven years in operation in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, is retiring.

Façade, window and door designer, manufacturer and installer CMS Group has appointed Andrew Charters as group finance director. Mr Charters joins Maven Capital Partners-backed CMS from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) where he has held the post of director of finance and IT for the las

Stewart Mine Homes said it has underlined its commitment to people development by making with internal promotions within its sales team in central Scotland. Cautiously optimistic about the future, the housebuilder is experiencing strong levels of interest in new homes due to pent-up demand and consu

Graham + Sibbald has promoted Fergus Mair, Graeme Boyd, Dominic McCormick, Claire Galbraith, Kerri McGuire and Andrew Thomson to partner level. Fergus Mair became a chartered surveyor in 2007 and worked in the commercial sector in Newcastle before basing himself with Graham + Sibbald in Edinburgh wi

Metering and energy services business Energy Assets Group has announced two group-level promotions. Jen Faichney becomes group HR director while James Walker is promoted to group IT director as the company strengthens its senior leadership team in line with its ambitious growth plans.

akp Scotland has added to its senior management team in the shape of operations manager Stephen Sharpe. Stephen trained in construction management before commencing his career as a project planner, thereafter, as a project manager, going onto deliver numerous multi-million-pound fit-out projects acr

Heriot-Watt University (HWU) has appointed Dr Anas Bataw as director of its visionary Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction (CESC) in Dubai. Dr Bataw joins CESC with a wealth of experience and a proven track record in academia and industry collaboration in the Architecture, Engineering and

Kier Group has appointed Helen Samuels to a newly created senior role within its construction business. A Chartered Civil Engineer and fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Helen will join Kier as technical director in January 2021, from her current role as CEO of Bibby Marine.