Wbg, a leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firm, has appointed David Shadwell as Head of Business Advisory Services.

With offices across the UK, Shadwell who will be based in Edinburgh, brings a wealth of experience helping founders and leadership teams turn financial data into strategic growth through driving digital transformation to create competitive advantage, strategy consulting, team leadership and upskilling.

With its aim to be one of the UK’s leading specialist professional services firms and a plan to achieve £50m fee income in five years, Wbg is committing significant investment in people and technology to enhance its resource and service market demand.

The team has recently recruited record levels of graduates and plans to open a further two new offices across the UK by the end of Q2 2026.

Commenting on his appointment, Shadwell said: “What resonated with me about Wbg was not just the open-mindedness and innovative thinking of its leadership team, but its evident determination to realise its strategic vision, and I felt I could make a meaningful contribution towards bringing that vision to fruition.”

Welcoming Shadwell to the firm, Allan Dowie, Wbg CEO, added: “Our target is to be £50m in five years to achieve a ranking in the top 30 UK full-service professional services firms.

Over the last 12 months we have put in place a platform to achieve both our organic and acquisition growth. David is joining not only at an exciting time of our journey but with his experience and leadership he will further enhance our dedication to our people, utilising cutting-edge technology, partnering with our clients and developing our local communities.”

Wbg currently has 180 employees operating across a six-office network with a fee income of

£16 million this year serving 10,000 clients across the UK across multi sectors.