Please check if these have the same meaning. pick from the following.
1). no.
2). yes.
The position was occupied by William Hay from 2007 until 13 October 2014 , but has since been replaced by Mitchel McLaughlin .
The position was filled from 2007 until 13 October 2014 by William Hay , but has since been succeeded by Mitchel McLaughlin .
2).