Glasgow-based compliance and business support company Compliance First, which is part of the SimplyBiz Group, has announced the appointment of Janice Laing as managing director.

Laing, who previously held the position of business director at Compliance First, has been with the company since October 2004.

Compliance First currently provides services to over 950 directly authorised advisers in almost 450 firms.

Neil Stevens, joint managing director of the SimplyBiz Group, said: “I am delighted that Janice has accepted to lead Compliance First as managing director. Her talents and energy for the business are a real asset and I have enjoyed working with her tremendously over the past eight years. Janice will also continue to sit on the SimplyBiz Group Operating Board, where our senior directors work together on strategies for the Group as a whole.

“We are privileged to have such talented people leading our business. We have consistently delivered high-quality service for the clients of Compliance First with a senior management team that have been with the business for over a decade in many cases.”