Absolute announced new managing director

FAMILY-owned renewables business, Absolute, has appointed Graham Provest as Managing Director.

He has been promoted after joining Absolute last year as sales and marketing director. Tom Newall, the previous managing director and son of founding director Mark Newall, continues in his role as a director with specific responsibility for key projects, building relationships and the expansion of the site and demonstration renewable energy developments at the company’s headquarters at Gartocharn, Loch Lomond.

Since joining the company in 2015 from the Mark Group, Graham has been responsible for increasing Absolute’s sales and marketing focus and for launching a number of new money-saving products.

Commenting on the appointment Mark Newall, founding director of absolute said: “Absolute has grown significantly in the past year and Graham’s experience in sales and marketing is enabling us to continue to expand the business and ensure that we are able to access to the best available renewable technologies for our customers.”

Over the past 10 years Absolute has worked with the likes of AG Barr, Mackies and Scottish Water, in areas as diverse as agriculture, hospitality, tourism, education and local government.

Iqarus names new CFO

HEALTHCARE and medical solutions company Iqarus has appointed Lyall Dochard as chief financial officer.

Mr Dochard will oversee Iqarus’ financial and corporate governance activity as the company pursues its ongoing aggressive global expansion and diversifications strategy.

He has over 25 years’ experience as a senior finance professional in expanding international organisations across a number of sectors including oil and gas, technology and biotech. As chief financial officer at Swire Oilfield Services Mr Dochard guided that company through a rapid period of international expansion and diversification. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Tim Mitchell, Iqarus chief executive said: “A strong finance strategy and an embedded risk management culture is crucial to the growth of our diverse and rapidly evolving business. Lyall’s experience, knowledge and judgement are a perfect fit with our culture and our vision for Iqarus. Having Lyall join the leadership team will provide the strong financial and corporate governance we need to enable and maintain our growth in extending healthcare into the world’s most remote and difficult environments.”

Head of estate agency named at Anderson Strathern

ANDERSON Strathern has appointed Graham White as head of estate agency and sales as part of the strategy for growth in the firm’s Residential Property Team.

Having gained experience in valuation and residential sales marketing strategy in the Edinburgh and Lothians market, Mr White’s appointment sees him going back to his East Lothian roots where he will be based in the firm’s Haddington office.

Prior to joining Anderson Strathern, Graham had also worked as head of estate agency at Edinburgh letting agent Braemore, where he was instrumental in setting up a private estate agency business.

He said: “In East Lothian in particular, Anderson Strathern’s private client practice and residential estate agency are the core elements of our business and people expect the best from us, so I am here to deliver it. I am looking forward to helping all of the local people with their selling, buying and residential property needs and to realise the marketing potential their home could have.”

Anderson Strathern merged with Glasgow private client firm Jeffrey Aitken in March 2016. The merger saw Glasgow property and private client specialists Alasdair Gillies and Gordon Frew deliver a volume of west coast residential properties into the firm, together with a vastly increased profile.