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   Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountants, has promoted Shehzad Ashaq (pictured above), from associate partner to partner in its tax team. Ashaq, who previously won the Rising Star in Business category at the Scottish Asian & Business Awards, has a broad range of experience in corporate and personal tax and specialises in

Left to right: Craig Stobo, Elaine Shepherd & GregMcNally VITA, one of the UK’s leading independent VAT advisory firms, has appointed indirect tax specialist, Elaine Shepherd, as an Aberdeen-based partner from the 1st of October 2025. Elaine, who will be based at 7 Queen’s Terrace in the city, brings over thirty years of indirect tax

  Wbg, one of Scotland’s leading independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, has appointed Gordon McIntyre (pictured above) as Insolvency Director based in its Glasgow office. With extensive experience in all forms of corporate insolvency procedures (administrations, court winding up orders and creditor voluntary liquidations) across a broad range of sectors, including manufacturing, commercial and residential

   The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has appointed Neil Mantle (pictured above), group director of manufacturing engineering and materials at Rolls-Royce, to its board. An experienced manufacturing executive, Neil has played a vital role in developing the Rolls-Royce successes across the aerospace, defence, nuclear and power systems sectors. He brings extensive global expertise in