New director appointed at Kirkwall-based chartered accountancy firm Mr Allan, centre, with Karen Scholes and Ivan Houston. Orkney-based Scholes Chartered Accountants has announced the appointment of Ryan Allan as a director. Mr Allan has joined Karen Scholes and Ivan Houston at the helm of the firm, which has offices in Kirkwall and Edinburgh. The former Stromness Academy student started his accountancy career with Scholes in 2011 and has been an associate director for the past two years. He said: “I’m delighted to be joining Karen and Ivan as a director of Scholes CA and very much look forward to helping take the business forward.