People

Paul joined Craig Corporate in 2016 and has been involved in various diligence, fund raising and financial modelling assignments. Paul often supports our clients as an interim or part-time CFO, and contributes to board meetings as either a member of our client’s Executive or as a Non-Executive Director. Paul has strong experience in the practice of scenario planning and helping organisations think about how the future will impact upon their long-term financial strategy.

Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) with Grant Thornton’s commercial audit practice in Edinburgh after completing a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy (B’Acc) at Glasgow University. After returning to Glasgow with Grant Thornton, Paul was responsible as the External Audit Manager for a number of Scotland’s largest public sector bodies (including Scotland’s national agency for sport and Scotland’s Fire & Rescue Service) alongside a number of privately owned businesses in the whisky, manufacturing and property sectors.

In 2015 Paul was presented with an ICAS award for “Demonstrating the Values of a CA” and was a semi-finalist for the “One Young CA” accolade, a prize given for leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and innovation within the profession.

More recently, as Managing Director of Craig Corporate, Paul helps to develop our team and manages several of our key client relationships.

Jamie joined Craig Corporate in February 2023 from PwC’s Financial Services Audit Team, where his engagements focused on Multinational Funds, Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Jamie holds an MA in International Relations from the University of St Andrews and an MSC in Management from the University of Glasgow, where he was awarded the Adam Smith Scholar Award for academic achievement.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with ICAS in 2022, and at Craig Corporate, Jamie assists with a wide range of projects, with an emphasis on business acquisitions and sales.

Niall joined Craig Corporate in April 2023, having previously qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) in 2022.

Niall began his career in 2018 within the financial services audit department at EY, before making the move to Johnston Carmichael in 2021 where he focused on the Scottish SME market. This involved operating across several diverse sectors and industries which has prepared Niall well for a career working with SMEs in the Corporate Finance space.

Niall joined Craig Corporate to focus on a wide range of opportunities, with a key interest in Financial Modelling, Cashflow Planning, and assisting clients in navigating through periods of change.

Paul joined Craig Corporate in 1988 and is responsible for leading its development in both of its key service areas, business management and corporate finance. He also sits on the board of a number of companies.

During his early career he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co, during which he spent some time on secondment to the investment team of the Scottish Development Agency (which was later spun into Scottish Equity Partners).