Reshuffle at top of French Duncan

Robert Kerr is stepping up to the role of chairman after 11 years as the firm's managing partner; he will be replaced by Graeme Finnie.

Finnie, who has been a partner at French Duncan for six years and currently leads its corporate finance advisory team, said he plans to build on his predecessor's legacy, which has seen the Glasgow-based firm's annual turnover grow from 3 million to 8.5m over the last few years.

Kerr said: "Graeme is the right man at the right time to take the firm forward."

They will each take up their new positions on 1 May.

Ewan Colville, who previously led the international marketing team at VisitScotland, is moving to Kwik-Fit Financial Services to take on the role of marketing director. He will be based at the group's headquarters at Uddingston, South Lanarkshire.

He said: "Kwik-Fit Financial Services is already a well-known brand so the opportunity to contribute and further develop their marketing capabilities is extremely attractive to me.

"I'm excited about developing initiatives that will contribute to the continued growth of our business."

Gerry O'Donnell is to become public affairs director with Edrington Group, the Glasgow-based owner of whisky brands such as The Famous Grouse, The Macallan and Highland Park.

O'Donnell has worked in various roles at Edrington since 1995. Most recently he has shaped the group's agenda on corporate social responsibility.

Edrington is owned by a charitable body, the Robertson Trust, which donated more than 10 million to a variety of causes last year.

Meanwhile, industrial services company Hertel has appointed David Morton as "regional business development manager" for Scotland.

Hertel provides construction and maintenance services for the oil and gas, power and process industries.

Morton, who has 26 years' experience of selling engineering services to the oil and gas markets, will be based at Hertel's offices in Cumbernauld.