John Wood Group
PLC
LEI:
549300PLYY6I10B6S323
Director change
John Wood Group PLC ("Wood") announces the following board
change.
Birgitte Brinch Madsen will join
Wood as a Non-Executive Director on 1 March,
2020 and will also join the Board’s Nomination Committee and
the Safety, Assurance and Business Ethics Committee with effect
from the same date.
Birgitte, who was appointed following an external recruitment
process, is currently Non-Executive Director of the Danish
contracting company, Arkil Holding A/S, a position she has held
since April 2019. Arkil Holding A/S
was listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen until its removal on 2 July 2019 following its acquisition. Birgitte
is also Non-Executive Director at the Danish fund companies
Investeringsforeningen Danske Invest and Investeringsforeningen
Danske Invest Select, which currently have 57 sub-funds listed on
Nasdaq Copenhagen. She previously held executive positions as Chief
Technical Officer with Maersk FPSO’s, a Business Unit of
international logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S, and as BU
Director of the Energy and Industry business of the Danish
international engineering consultancy COWI A/S. Birgitte holds a
Masters in Economics and Finance from the University of
Copenhagen.
There are no other details which require to be disclosed under
the Listing Rules LR 9.6.13 and
Birgitte does not have any interest in the shares of Wood.
Roy Franklin, Chair of Wood’s
Board, said “I am delighted to welcome Birgitte to the Board. She
brings extensive, global experience of engineering and consulting
projects in both the energy sector and the built environment.
Furthermore, her knowledge and understanding of green energy
technologies will add real value as Wood continues to strengthen
its digital expertise.”
Notification authorised by:
Martin J McIntyre, Company Secretary