FWB Park Brown Appointments

2018 continues to be busy for FWB Park Brown, both at home and abroad, and we are pleased to announce that we have advised on the following appointments…

Bob Brannan has been appointed Chair of the iconic Scottish company Walkers Shortbread. Bob has chaired a number of companies across a variety of sectors and is also formerly Managing Director of both William Grant & Sons and Whyte & Mackay.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has appointed Ana Stewart to its Governing Council. She was the founder of i-design plc and is also a Non Executive Director of the Scottish Football Association.

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Lindsay Campbell is the new Finance Director of The Macallan, the world-renowned and luxury single malt brand owned by Edrington.

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The worldwide chauffeuring business TBR Global has appointed two Non Executive Directors. They are Raymond O’Hare, the former Director of Microsoft in Scotland and Gary Steel, the former Head of Human Resources for ABB Group and Chairman of ABB India.

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Lyall Dochard has joined The St Andrews Links Trust as its new Finance Director. Lyall brings with him considerable finance and commercial experience from his time with the Iqarus Group in Dubai and, previously, Swire Oilfield Services in Aberdeen.

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Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed Patricia Matheson, formerly of CYBG plc, as Interim Deputy HRD. Laura Ferguson also joins as an HR Business Partner from National Galleries of Scotland.

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In a number of other HR Appointments Ventient Energy has appointed Ursula O’Brien, formerly of Wood Mackenzie and Aquamarine Power, as Head of HR; Pamela Simmons, formerly of RBS, is joining Scottish Ballet as Head of Health and Wellbeing; Lesley Thomson joins Menzies Aviation as a Divisional Head of HR and Graeme Ogle joins William Tracey, part of the Enva Group, as an HR Manager. Finally Kathleen McAdams has joined National Galleries of Scotland as an OD Consultant from Lloyds Banking Group.

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IFFO is an international trade organisation representing and promoting the global marine ingredients industry. Petter Martin Johannessen has been appointed Director General and was formerly Global Business Director of Cargill Aqua Culture. Although he lives in Norway he will be based at IFFO’s London HQ.

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Scotland’s leading independent grain merchant, WN Lindsay, has appointed Martin Purvis to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. He is formerly of both Wood Mackenzie and William Grant & Sons.

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Business Growth Fund has appointed David Fraser, formerly of PwC, as an Investor based in Aberdeen.

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MB Aerospace, the US private equity backed international precision engineering group, has appointed Ross Callum to the role of Corporate Finance Manager, based in Motherwell. Ross joins from PwC Transaction Services.

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The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is a joint venture between the City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian. It is at the centre of the Scottish Government’s plans for the further integration of adult health and social care. Judith Proctor joins as Chief Executive from Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership where she was the Chief Officer.

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NuCana plc is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on significantly improving survival outcomes for cancer patients. It has appointed Stuart Bell as Director of Finance and he joins from Diploma plc where he was Group Financial Controller.

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Jim Freer has joined Campbell’s Prime Meat as Head of Purchasing. Jim joins from Devro having previously worked with Bluecrest Frozen Foods, Albert Fisher Group, Hazelwood Ready Meals and Scottish & Newcastle.

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Conal Furie, formerly Innovations Director of Jardine Motors Group, has joined high-growth Startline Motor Finance as Head of IT and Digital.

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Levenseat is a 2^nd generation family recycling and resource management business based in Lanarkshire. Derek Walker has joined in the newly created role of Finance Director, having previously been with Redeem UK.

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Dr Jörg Baumgartl joins medical technology company Optos as Engineering Manager – Data Services. Jörg was formerly with SeeByte and will help Optos’s engineering division deliver next generation ophthalmic imaging solutions.

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Dan Nichols has joined Superglass Insulation as Regional Leader – USA. Previously, Dan held the role of Western Regional Sales Manager at Polyglass USA/Mapei. Superglass is a Scottish founded manufacturer of glass mineral wool insulation and is now part of the global TechnoNICOL Group.

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Patrick Knapp has joined Witt O’Brien’s in Houston, a global leader in crisis and emergency management with unrivaled experience and knowledge of public safety, disaster mitigation, continuity of operations and emergency management issues, as Vice President – Response Operations. He has previously been in leadership roles with Direct Energy, Baker Hughes and American Red Cross.

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In developments from previous appointments, Euan Campbell, the FD of Murray Capital, has been named as “Scottish Emerging FD of the Year” and David Ritchie, who joined as COO, is now CEO of CMS Window Systems. Congrats to both!

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It has also been an active period within our Energy practice and the

following appointments have been made in Aberdeen, the US and further afield…

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