GRAEME Bissett has joined the board of law firm Anderson Strathern as a non-executive director.

Mr Bissett, an experienced portfolio director and corporate financier, is currently chairman of Macfarlane Group.

He sits on the board of The Scottish Futures Trust and the Court of the University of Glasgow, having held senior roles at companies such as Kwik Fit, Belhaven Group and Blackcircles.com.

Anderson Strathern chairman Robert Carr said: “As well as being a great cultural fit and longstanding friend of the firm, Graeme brings a new dimension to the board with his ex-erience in the corporate world, in Scotland, the UK and internationally, especially with companies on a strong growth track.

"On behalf of the board, I can say for one and all that we’re hugely excited to have Graeme in the team as we plan the next phase of growth at Anderson Strathern.”

Mr Bissett said: “Anderson Strathern has a strong reputation in the market, a progressive growth strategy and is doing some fantastic work across the commercial and public sectors and I’m very much looking forward to working alongside Robert, Murray and the rest of the team.”