Seanamic sees new chief named
ENGINEERING group the Seanamic Group, has appointed a new group chief executive, amid a suite of management changes.
Martin Barnes has assumed the position, having successfully managed the acquisition of IMES International by the Group in 2016. He takes over from David Cooper, who has led the Group on an interim basis since 2016.
Mr Cooper will also step down from the role of managing director of Caley Ocean Systems, to an engineering advisory role. The company is now under the helm of Douglas Morrison, who has latterly worked as the firm’s project director. In addition, Keith Hamill has been appointed as Caley’s sales director.
The group has also appointed Charlie Backhouse to lead the new UK office of Umbilicals International, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Mr Backhouse joins the Group from JDR Cable Systems.
Milestone for Glasgow law firm
GLASGOW legal firm Macdonald Henderson has now doubled the size of the firm since a management buyout in 2009 with the appointment of two new staff.
Victoria Lawson has been appointed as a conveyancing executive in the private client team, while Colm Kerr has been recruited as a trainee solicitor in the corporate team.
Ms Lawson joins from conveyancing firm McVey & Murricane where she focused on all areas of domestic property purchases, sales and remortgages, having spent the last 10 years as a key member of her previous firm’s management team.
Managing director David Beveridge said he was proud to welcome both to the firm. “We continue to observe opportunities for growth in our firm’s key practice areas, namely corporate, commercial property, private client and dispute resolution. “We feel well positioned to take advantage of continually improving market conditions.”
Digital technologies given boost
SKILLS Development Scotland has appointed former Cisco Scotland director Donald McLaughlin as chair of the digital technologies skills group.
Mr McLaughlin will lead this strategic group, which is responsible for advising on the digital technologies skills investment plan actions and resources with a view of enabling Scotland to reach its full potential in the digital technologies sector.
Mr McLaughlin will draw on his experience of membership on several industry boards relating to skills and technology and his years at the forefront of the IT sector in the UK. A key priority for the group is to improve the visibility and recognition of digital skills by reinforcing the need for skills.
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