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FWB Park Brown are pleased to announce we have recently advised on the following appointments.  It is particularly interesting that these searches have both started and competed during the various phases of lockdown and are great examples of a new and efficient way of working. Stay well. Edrington, owners of amongst others, The Macallan, Highland […]

Netball Scotland has announced the appointment of Ed Crozier as its new Chair. Ed brings considerable board level and sporting experience to the position. A former Director of Culture and Sport Glasgow, Ed served as the 126th President of the Scottish Rugby Union, and has recently stepped down from his role as Chair of Dance […]

The Executive Women In Leadership (EWIL) Network and the Scottish HR Leadership Group We were delighted to welcome Ruth Davidson MSP as a guest speaker at our joint session this week. Ruth shared stories, experiences and advice from her outstanding career and took the time to answer all the questions we bombarded her with fully […]

We have some exciting news that FWB Park Brown and Apollo have launched a podcast, Over a Barrel. You can find and listen on all of your usual podcast providers including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and TuneIn, just search for ‘over a barrel’. Alternatively, listen below. FWB Park Brown and Apollo usually collaborate on our thought […]

We are delighted to have supported John Berthinussen and Maurice Shamash of Souter Investments and Jonathan Derry-Evans of Manfield Partners who today have announced their backing of Michael Lines and his team in their spin out MBO of Fintech and Legaltech business LIKEZERO from PwC in London. FWB Park Brown provided pre-deal Management Due Diligence […]

Last Tuesday evening, FWB Park Brown hosted its annual Leadership event, this year ‘online’ for 90 of Scotland’s most influential business leaders. We had keynote contributions from Iain Mackay (Group CFO of GSK plc) and Doug Gurr (Head of Amazon UK, former President of Amazon China and newly appointed Director of the Natural History Museum) […]

FWB Park Brown and The University of Edinburgh Business School are delighted to launch the Non-Executive Director Programme – back for a fourth year amidst popular demand. This practical programme, led by experienced Chairs and NXDs, focuses on key issues which every NXD should be aware of and caters for those with interests in all […]

Aberdeen based FIS Chemicals has appointed Derek Mathieson as its new Chair and Gordon Davidson as its new Finance Director. Following recent investment from Foresight Group and Maven Capital Partners the new appointments come at a time when the chemicals manufacturer is looking to expand internationally into new territories, particularly the Far East and Middle […]

As recruiters we have observed that what most people remember about the workplace is their colleagues and the friendships they have made. Ok, sometimes it’s also the horrible boss but let’s forget that for now! After retirement many will say it’s the people they miss, not their workstation or laptop. So when we started to […]