Appointments

Allied Surveyors Scotland has announced the immediate appointment of Carla Walker as a building surveyor and director to their Inverness office. Carla has over 20 years’ experience as a building surveyor having worked for several national firms, with the last 4 years being based in Inverness.

Architectural practice Studio LBA has made four senior level promotions within its team. Claire Metivier, who joined the practice in 2023, has been promoted to associate director. As an examiner for the architectural charterships, Claire places huge importance on investing in the wider profession, a

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has made two new senior appointments to complete its local board of directors. Philip Cooper takes over the reins as land and planning director and Pauline Mills is confirmed as the new technical director – both are based in its regional office in Dunfermline.

Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed Colin Palmer to lead a new team focusing on the offshore wind sector. Mr Palmer, currently director of marine at Crown Estate Scotland, will lead a four-strong team which will focus on enabling and accelerating development of offshore wind farms in Sco

Tulloch Homes managing director Sandy Grant has announced his plans to retire at the end of May 2024 after 21 years with the business. Sandy joined the company as group financial director in 2003 and was promoted to managing director in 2021.

Balfour Beatty has appointed Robert MacLeod as a non-executive director and member of the Audit & Risk Committee with effect from 8 March 2024. Following the 2024 AGM, Robert will succeed Dr Stephen Billingham CBE as chair of the Audit & Risk Committee, as Stephen steps down from the board a

To reflect recent growth and deliver on succession planning, Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced six promotions across its residential and commercial operations in Scotland. Edinburgh office residential surveyor Ed Cook and Glasgow office commercial agency surveyor Adam Honeyman become partne

Real estate advisory firm CBRE has appointed Sarah Hagen as a director at its Glasgow office. She will lead the Glasgow Office Agency team with responsibility for investor and occupier services. Ms Hagen joins following a nine-year stint at Knight Frank, where she has been a partner.

Savills has enhanced its infrastructure and projects division in Scotland with the appointment of Jessica Arrowsmith as a new operations director. Ms Arrowsmith, based in Savills' Edinburgh office, joins from Edinburgh Airport where she led the change management programme for the operations tea

Scotland’s Regeneration Forum (SURF), a charity dedicated to the sustainable regeneration of places with social and economic challenges, has appointed four highly knowledgeable professionals to its board of trustees. The appointments were formally approved by the SURF board following an open r

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) has appointed Kimberley Guthrie as its new chief officer. She has taken up the permanent post after carrying out the role on an interim basis since the beginning of April.

Commercial fit-out firm Scotwood Interiors has appointed Chris Nugent as its new managing director following the departure of Doug Kerr after 34 years. Chris will join existing directors Jim Scott and John Taylor who have led Scotwood for 35 and 18 years respectively and are

Edinburgh-based Zenith Group, which assists firms through the challenges of inspecting, maintaining, and repairing tall and awkward structures, has announced three strategic new hires as the business marks its 20th anniversary. The appointments will see Elaine Gilhooley, formally marketing mana

The New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE) has confirmed the appointment of David Oloke as its new chief academic officer and first professor of civil engineering. David will take up the role and the leadership of NMITE’s academic mission in February 2024, an excitin

NorDan Group has appointed Craig Greenwood as the new managing director of NorDan UK, effective 1st January 2024. Craig will be taking over the reins from Alex Brown, who has been in the position for almost 15 years and will now assume the role of non-executive chairman.