Appointments

United Capital, the Dundee-based building sector investment firm, has announced the appointment of leading employment lawyer Ryan Russell as in-house legal counsel and non-executive director. After the company’s most recent acquisition, the group, which includes former Scotland top 500 bu

Joe Guilfoyle has been named as the new group director of safety, health and environment (SHE) at Robertson.  Currently responsible for SHE within Robertson’s Construction Group, Joe will step up to manage excellence across both Robertson Group and Robertson Residential Group businesses s

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Lindsays has announced that David Rose has joined its commercial property team as a partner from Dentons. Mr Rose has decades of experience at the forefront of the commercial property market in Scotland.

Laing O’Rourke has announced the appointment of Rowan Baker from McCarthy & Stone as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Ms Baker will take up her new global role in September and will sit on the company’s group executive committee and corporation board.

The Scottish Land Commission has appointed Emma Cooper as head of land rights and responsibilities, which will see her spearhead the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit from Scotland’s land. Formerly CEO of Scottish Rural Action, Emma Cooper wil

RSP Consulting Engineers LLP has appointed Barry McAvoy to its team in Glasgow. Barry was the former head of buildings in Scotland for Ramboll UK and brings his considerable global design and management expertise to the 33-year-old engineering practice.

Law firm Gilson Gray has appointment commercial property expert Mark Sabey as legal director in the firm’s Glasgow real estate division. Originally from London, Mark is an English-qualified solicitor with more than 17 years’ experience in commercial property, land management and renewabl

Law firm TLT has appointed Stacey Cassidy and Michael Spence to its construction and real estate teams.  Stacey Cassidy joins the projects, infrastructure and construction team in Glasgow as a partner, bringing exceptional transactional construction experience and attracting clients to the firm

KPMG has bolstered its infrastructure, government and healthcare management consulting team in Scotland with the appointment of David Grimson as director. Mr Grimson will focus on supporting public sector clients to improve how they operate, use technology and data to better deliver positive outcome

Engineering, environment and design company Sweco has brought together experts from across its transport business as part of a new dedicated active travel team to help meet growing demand for its services.

Rolls Royce plc’s group property director Ian Campbell has accepted the position of executive director of estates at the University of Glasgow. A graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Ian has been group property director of Rolls Royce plc since 2007 and has had a wide-ranging career in loca

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Jason Hemingway as its new membership director. Bringing more than 30 years of construction sector experience to the role, Jason was managing director of the suspended ceiling manufacturer Rockfon for seven years before moving into d

Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has appointed Mark Tennant as its new chairman. Mark Tennant and his family run the Innes Estate in Moray. He is a former chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise and former deputy chairman of the Scottish Government’s financial services advisory board.

Atmos Consulting has announced the appointment of Malcolm Sangster as technical director of its EIA (environmental impact assessment) and consenting team. Formerly of Aecom, Malcolm brings over 22 years' experience to the team as well as a strong track record in project management and direction.