Contribution to the Company
Roy brings to the Board more than 50 years' experience in the oil and gas industry including strong strategic and operational expertise and extensive experience in chairing boards of listed companies. Such combined knowledge enables him to steer the Board’s focus, promoting open and productive debate and contributes to the Board’s practical understanding of good governance. He has an outstanding track record and has demonstrated consistent and valuable leadership.
Experience
Roy initially spent 18 years at BP, latterly as head of M&A, BP Exploration, after which he was group MD of Clyde Petroleum and then CEO of Paladin Resources until its acquisition by Talisman Energy. Roy has served on a number of international energy boards including Equinor ASA (as Deputy Chair), Santos Ltd, OMV, Energean plc and Premier Oil (as Chair) as well as Amec Foster Wheeler until its acquisition by the Company in October 2017,
External appointments
Director of Kosmos Energy Ltd.
Committee membership
Chair of the Nomination Committee
Contribution to the Company
Ken was appointed as CEO in July 2022, having joined the Company in September 2021 to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer. Ken brings a wealth of industry
experience and excellent strategic and leadership skills to Wood and is focused on building on the Company’s strong foundations to capture growth opportunities across energy security, energy transition and sustainable materials, and deliver value for shareholders over the medium term.
Experience
Ken began his professional career over 25 years ago in civil engineering with Deutsche Bahn and prior to joining Wood, spent 15 years at Jacobs where he held a variety of operational and project leadership roles including Executive Vice President of the People&Places solutions business where he held operational responsibility for more than half of Jacobs’ overall business portfolio. Throughout his career Ken has worked internationally including leading the delivery of major programmes across multiple sectors in Europe, Asia, North America, and the Middle East region.
Contribution to the Company
As announced by the Company, Arvind has been appointed as CFO with effect from 15 April 2024.
Experience
Arvind has 23 years’ experience across corporate strategy, M&A, managing investors, raising capital and in operational transformations. Arvind
previously worked with industrial companies, such as ArcelorMittal, Shell, and most recently Rolls-Royce in a variety of CFO and functional finance roles. Arvind is a chartered
accountant and has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management.
Contribution to the Company
Nigel has extensive financial, commercial
and investor relations skills, having
advised some of the UK’s largest
companies across a broad range of end
markets. His strong strategic financial
experience ensures he is well-equipped
to provide sound advice together with
independent challenge to the Board. His
contribution strengthens the Board’s
discussions and is invaluable as Wood
strives for long-term growth.
Experience
Nigel’s executive career was in
investment banking, as Chair of
Corporate Broking at Citi and CEO at
Hoare Govett
External appointments
Senior Independent Director of Greggs
plc and Persimmon Plc.
Committee membership
A member of the Nomination, Audit, Risk
& Ethics, Remuneration and Safety & Sustainability Committees.
Contribution to the Company
Adrian has a wealth of financial expertise
in large multinational companies. He
has a proven track record in financial,
strategic and commercial roles and
brings substantial audit, risk and audit
committee expertise to the Board.
Experience
Adrian resigned as Group Finance
Director of DS Smith plc in June 2023. He
was previously Head of Tax, Treasury and
Corporate Finance at Tesco plc and has
also held divisional CFO positions at both
AstraZeneca PLC and Pilkington plc.
External appointments
Independent Non-Executive Director
and Chair of Risk and Audit Committee
of Co-operative Group Ltd and Grand
Secretary of United Grand Lodge of
England.
Committee membership
Chair of the Audit, Risk & Ethics
Committee and a member of the
Nomination
Committees.
Contribution to the Company
Brenda is an engineer with broad
business leadership experience. She
brings considerable global engineering
and operational capability from multiple
industries to the Board, together with
valuable independent advice.
Experience
Brenda was previously a Non-Executive
Director of Meggitt Aerospace plc and
a member of the Board of Hermetic
Solutions Group.
Brenda has a Bachelor of Science
in electrical engineering from Ohio
Northern University.
External appointments
Director of Moog, Inc., Senior Independent Director
& Compensation Chair of Federal Signal
Corporation.
Committee membership
On 1 January 2024, Brenda was
appointed Chair of the Remuneration
Committee and she is a member of the
Nomination Committee.
Contribution to the Company
Susan has wide-ranging engineering
and construction industry, programme
management and supply chain
performance experience. Her global
expertise across a range of end markets
significantly strengthens the Board.
Experience
Susan was a director of Harvard
Bioscience, Inc. and Hill International, Inc.
In October 2021, Susan was inducted into
the National Academy of Construction,
which recognises and honours individuals
for their distinguished contribution to the
industry and to share their expertise.
Susan has a Master of Business
Administration from the University of
Miami, FL, and a Bachelor of Science
from Auburn University, AL and holds
a Certified Director credential from
the National Association of Corporate
Directors.
External appointments
CEO of Steele & Partners.
Committee membership
Chair of the Safety & Sustainability
Committee and a member of the
Nomination
Committee.
Contribution to the Company
Birgitte has extensive, global experience
of engineering and consulting projects in
the energy and built environment sector.
Her knowledge and understanding of
green energy technologies add value
as Wood continues to strengthen its
expertise within renewable energy.
Birgitte adds to the balance of skills and
diversity of views on the Board.
Experience
Birgitte was previously Chair of
Oreco and was a board member of
Nordsøfonden and Nordsøenheden.
Birgitte has a Master of Economics
and Finance from the University of
Copenhagen.
External appointments
Chair of Milton Huse A/S, RUM A/S
and DELPRO A/S & DELPRO WIND
A/S; Deputy Chair of DEIF A/S and
Danske Invest Funds (a single board
appointment with oversight of six funds,
two of which are publicly listed). Birgitte
is a board member of Hovedstadens Letbane I/S and Head of
Audit of Metroselskabet I/S.
Committee membership
A member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Audit, Risk & Ethics Committees.
Contribution to the Company
David brings over 35 years of experience
from across global engineering and
technology companies. He is currently
CEO of Babcock International Group
PLC, a FTSE 250 aerospace and defence
company, a position he has held since
September 2020.
Experience
David was previously CEO of Cobham
plc, a British aerospace and defence
company. Prior to that, he was CEO of
Laird plc, a British technology company,
from 2012 to 2016. David’s career also
includes senior management roles at BT
Global Services, BAE Systems and Thales
Corporation.
External appointments
CEO of Babcock International Group
PLC.
Committee membership
A member of the Safety & Sustainability Committee.
Experience
Catherine was founder and CTO of telecoms-specialist software company, Tribold which was acquired by Sigma Systems in 2013. Following that acquisition Catherine was appointed both Chief Strategy Officer and CTO of Sigma Systems. She began her career at Accenture working with clients globally on their technology solution needs. Catherine was also a non-executive Board member of Blancco Technology Group PLC for three years prior to its acquisition by Francisco Partners in December 2023. She graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Michigan.
External appointments
Catherine is currently Chief Technology Officer of Halma plc, the FTSE 100 UK-listed global group of life-saving technology companies, a position she has held since September 2019.
Committee membership
A member of the Remuneration, Safety & Sustainability and Nomination Committees.