Specialist permanent, temporary and interim recruiter Argyll Scott has appointed Russell Hughes as a director of accountancy & finance within its commercial professional and financial services division.

Hughes joins from international recruiter Robert Half, where he was an associate director within its financial services group responsible for running its permanent finance & accounting, banking operations, compliance and front office teams.

Hughes will drive the expansion of Argyll Scott’s finance & accountancy business within the alternative investment, asset management and private equity market and across new verticals.