New head Deloitte in Aberdeen

The Herald:

DELOITTE has promoted Graham Hollis to senior partner at its Aberdeen office, ahead of the retirement of longstanding practice lead, Derek Henderson.
Mr Hollis became a partner in Aberdeen in June 2008 having previously spent 13 years with Deloitte’s oil and gas team in London. 
He leads Deloitte’s upstream audit and advisory practice in Scotland, and its international practice for Scotland and the north of England.
Mr Hollis said: “Aberdeen has an important role to play for Deloitte and we are continuing to invest here – particularly as we combine our depth and breadth of capabilities with eight market leading member firms, including Norway, as our North West Europe firm takes shape."
Mr Henderson retires at the end of May after two decades as a corporate tax partner with Deloitte. He became senior partner of the Aberdeen office in 2000, having been promoted to partner in 1997.
Mr Hollis added: “Derek has made a significant impact on Deloitte’s presence in Aberdeen, providing strong leadership to over 100 staff, as well as advice to our clients during periods of great change.”

BLM makes Glasgow changes

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INSURANCE and risk law specialist BLM has named Glasgow-based partner Karen Dance as head of the firm’s Scotland business stream, while another partner, Gillian Rushbury, has been appointed head of office in Glasgow. 
BLM has also announced the relocation of its Edinburgh office, into more centrally positioned and larger office premises on Hanover Street. It said this will allow for expansion of the team there, headed by partner Ian Leach.
Ms Dance replaces partner David Taylor, who served as head of Scotland and a member of BLM’s executive board since BLM’s combination with HBM Sayers in May 2014. He will remain on the executive board and a serving partner at BLM specialising in dispute resolution.
Ms Dance has been involved in insurance litigation for more than 20 years, specialising in defended reparation cases.
Glasgow-based Ms Rushbury heads up BLM’s solicitor advocacy unit and also brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise in all aspects of civil litigation.
 

Partner for Saxton Bampfylde

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SAXTON Bampfylde, the executive search firm, has bolstered its Scottish operations with the appointment of Mary Few as partner.  
Originally from Aberdeenshire, Ms Few has joined the employee-owned business having recently returned from three years in Myanmar, where she set up and ran the operations for West Indochina, a leading search business in Myanmar.
Peta Hay, head of Scottish operations for Saxton Bampfylde commented: “We are delighted to welcome Mary to the Scottish team, as we expand our connections and network right across the country. 
“Having Mary on board to help enhance our search capabilities and service offering is a very positive move for us.”
Saxton Bampfylde has been working across many sectors in Scotland for the past 30 years and opened its first dedicated Scottish operation in 2014.