John Wood Group PLC - Aberdeen, Scotland-based consulting and engineering for energy and materials sectors - Promotes Jennifer Richmond to chief strategy officer, a newly created role, from executive president of strategy & development. Richmond will be based in Houston, Texas and report to Chief Executive Officer Ken Gilmartin. She joined Wood in 2022 from New York-listed engineering peer Jacobs Solution Inc. Wood says Richmond will focus on "accelerating sustainable growth in energy and materials" and "realising further value for our stakeholders". The appointment comes after Wood earlier this month came under pressure from a large shareholder to explore a sale or a US listing to maximise value.
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