New chairman for trade group
HOMES for Scotland, the trade body for housebuilders, has appointed Ken Gillespie as chairman on a three year term with immediate effect.
With more than 30 years’ experience, Mr Gillespie has been responsible for the development and delivery of residential, commercial and infrastructure schemes both nationally and overseas.
Most recently he was chief operating officer of Galliford Try where he oversaw revenues of more than £2 billion.
Mr Gillespie said he was “delighted to represent an industry which is absolutely vital to the social and economic wellbeing of the people of Scotland.”
Jobs boost at Barclays
Barclays has announced key appointments across its Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow business banking teams as the group extends what it called on-the-ground support for Scottish small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and scale-up businesses.
Hunter Inkster has joined the bank as a relationship director for the north of Scotland, based in Aberdeen, following a period of sustained growth and business activity in the area.
Barclays has also appointed David Loughlin as a dedicated SME Relationship Manager for the Inverness area.
Chiene + Tait expands entrepreneurial tax team
Nicola Williams has become the latest recruit to the entrepreneurial tax team at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait.
She joins the firm from Dickson Minto, where she handled a wide range of transactions including a number of Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) investments, share schemes and employment-related securities tax issues.
New Zealand native Ms Williams previously worked for the country’s Inland Revenue, managing a variety of cases that involved adjudications, advance assurance and rulings. She then joined the Auckland-based practice of accountants KPMG.
Neil Norman, a partner at Chiene + Tait and head of its entrepreneurial services said: “Nicola brings a unique ‘bigger picture’ approach to our firm. Whilst we will not offer legal services, her background experience will enhance the service we deliver to clients, helping them better understand how the tax and legal pieces of the jigsaw work together at all stages of running their business.”
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