Duo of high-profile heads take the helm at North-east group

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Focusing on the Aberdeen group’s marine gas oil business, Peter Hollister has been appointed as group head of fuels and lubricants. With more than 25 years’ experience in the operator and supply chain communities, his expertise lies across the spectrum of operational and logistic fuel management, from refining to retail supply. Meanwhile Chris Lloyd returns to Asco after a 13-year break as group head of waste and decommissioning to overseas waste management services. He was most recently chief executive of industrial cleaning company MSIS and has also served as Aberdeen Harbour Board chairman.

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The annual list, compiled by The Lawyer magazine, recognises the most innovative and creative lawyers who are shaping the future of the UK legal profession. Thomson is one of only two lawyers based in Scotland to make the prestigious list.

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Collinson will work with the board of directors to drive business growth as well as with device manufacturers to have Lifi designed into commercial laptops, tablets and mobile devices.

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Mcallister has sold her own comms consultancy, Impact Online, to the Paisley and Edinburgh-based agency and will continue her freelance work. Chairman David Cameron said: “It became clear that Kim’s skill set was exactly what we needed to expand our services to our clients.”

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Jamie Foulis joins Shona Smith, Linda Walker, Iain Thomson, Kirsten Knight and Anne Mctaggart, who have already been recognised for their skill in family law. Knight and Mctaggart are based in the firm’s Aberdeen office, with the other four at head office in Edinburgh.

Global supply chain company Asco has unveiled two key appointments. Cambridge Silicon Radio, to the new position of non-executive director. Freelance BBC radio presenter and business journalist Kim Mcallister has joined communuications group Connect as senior communications consultant.

Edinburgh-based Purelifi has announced the appointment of Glenn Collinson, previously co-founder of A sixth family lawyer at Balfour+manson has been accredited as a specialist in the field by the Law Society of Scotland.

Michael Thomson, head of Burness Paull’s restructuring and insolvency practice, has been named in the Hot 100 as one of the UK legal sector’s rising stars.