BrewDog, the Scottish microbrewer, has appointed Ian Hope as its new finance director.
Hope has 12 years experience in the finance sector and previously worked for accountancy firm Deloitte, Enterprise Risk Services and Liquide Limited.
The appointment comes as the brewer yesterday said it needed an extra £47,000 to complete its £2.3m share issue.
The company, which is looking to raise funds to finance expansion projects including a new brewery, needs to have reached its £500,000 target by 8 January through the sale of shares priced at £230 each.
Hope, however, said that if there was a shortfall BrewDog’s founders James Watt and Martin Dickie would finance the remaining amount with their own money.
He also confirmed that the group was planning to create a pub chain following the acquisition of one site in Aberdeen.
