Bank of Scotland has announced three new senior level appointments within its commercial team to serve the SME market in Scotland.

Robert Marshall joins as senior manager for the West of Scotland from Santander where he was regional director (Scotland), while Hamish Malcolm joins the North of Scotland commercial team as business development manager from Royal Bank of Scotland where he held a similar position.

Marshall has worked in financial services for over 30 years holding senior roles across a number of organisations including Barclays, Clydesdale and Santander. Malcolm has over 20 years banking experience and has been involved in new business development and portfolio management over the last three years while at RBS, working with SME clients from Moray to Oban, Skye and Caithness.

Donald MacDonald has been promoted to senior manager for the Highlands and Islands area. In his new role, he will assume responsibility for the management of the Bank’s commercial relationship covering Caithness, Skye & Lochlash and the Western Isles.

Donald Kerr, head of commercial at Bank of Scotland, said: “These appointments show that we are serious in building a team that can best understand and serve Scotland’s SME businesses.