Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) announced that Rushad Abadan, Group General Counsel at Aberdeen Group, will become SFE deputy chair on January 1 in place of Jackie Leiper, who is retiring from Lloyds Banking Group.

Abadan will also chair the SFE Nomination Committee.

Santander UK’s Andrew Wilson will take on Abadan’s previous board role as chair of the Reputational Management Committee.

Further, current SFE board members Roland Inglis from Capco and Anthony Rafferty of Origo will join the Audit Committee, chaired by Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Louisa Knox.

Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) is the representative body for Scotland’s financial services industry

SFE chair Sue Dawe said: “As chair of SFE I would like to thank Jackie for the huge contribution she has made to the SFE board.

“Her leadership and advocacy for gender equality have made a lasting impact across the financial services industry here in Scotland and we wish her all the best for the future.

“I would like to thank all those board members who are taking on additional roles on the board, with special thanks to Rushad for stepping into the role of deputy chair.”