Havelock Europa appoints Donald Borland as CFO

Shopfitting and interiors company Havelock Europa has appointed Donald Borland as chief financial officer from 26 April.

Borland will succeed Ciaran Kennedy who has been CFO since June 2014 and is leaving to become director of Scotland at Clancy Docwra, a construction firm.

Kennedy will stand down after the publication of the company’s full year results on 25 April and there will be handover period from 30 March to ensure an orderly transition.

Borland was previously finance director of Miller Group, an Edinburgh-based property company whose subsidiary, Miller Homes, is the UK's largest privately-owned housebuilder.

He spent 18 years at Miller Group becoming finance director in 2014 and before that, he spent a decade at KPMG.

Chief executive David Ritchie said: "Donald's significant financial expertise and experience of executive roles will be of huge value to the team here and I am looking forward immensely to working with him.

“Ciaran has been a great support to me during my time as chief executive and a vital part of the work we have done to reshape the business. He leaves with our best wishes."