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FWB expands CFO practice with two senior appointments

24 February 2026

FWB News

FWB Executive Search has expanded its CFO & Senior Finance Leadership Practice with two senior appointments, reflecting sustained growth in the senior finance market across Scotland and the UK.

Daryl Harper and Walker Wares have joined the practice, strengthening FWB’s capability across CFO and CFO-1 mandates and further reinforcing finance leadership as a core area of the firm’s proposition. This expansion also consolidates the CFO & Senior Finance Leadership Practice as FWB’s largest functional practice, accounting for around 25% of the business’ activity.

The growth reflects increasing demand from boards, investors, and executive teams for finance leaders who can operate beyond traditional financial stewardship – playing central roles in strategy, value creation, governance, and long-term succession planning.

Daryl Harper joined FWB in late 2025 and brings more than 14 years’ experience recruiting senior finance professionals across Scotland. Formerly with Amplifi Talent, Daryl has worked with a broad range of organisations, from large corporates to privately owned and scaling businesses, and brings expertise in scale-up environments and the fractional and interim CFO market.

Walker Wares joined in February 2026 from Drax Executive in London, where he specialised in CFO and private-equity-backed mandates. His experience includes placing senior finance leaders into mid- to large-cap, high-growth businesses and supporting portfolio companies through periods of transformation, value creation and exit.

Commenting on the expansion, Michael Dickson, Board Director at FWB said:

“The rate of change with regards to the requirements of financial functions is driving the growth of CFO and CFO-1 mandates and reflects how central finance leadership has become to organisational performance and long-term resilience. Businesses are increasingly focused not just on appointing for today, but on building depth and succession within their finance functions. Strengthening our CFO practice allows us to respond to that demand with greater insight, reach and capability.”

Both Daryl and Walker are also judges on the Scottish CFO Awards and Board Members of the Scottish Finance Leaders Network.

FWB’s CFO & Senior Finance Leadership Practice supports boards, investors, and executive teams across a wide range of sectors and ownership models throughout the UK. The practice advises on CFO, CFO‑1, interim, and fractional leadership positions, and is closely connected to the finance leadership community through the Scottish Finance Leaders Network and the Scottish CFO Awards.

Further context on the practice’s continued growth, including insights into current CFO hiring trends, can be found in FWB’s latest article: https://www.fwbltd.com/inside-fwbs-cfo-senior-finance-leadership-practice/.