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 Weir Group appoints Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary

The Weir Group PLC ("Weir" or "the Group") has appointed Graham Vanhegan as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Company Secretary.

Graham joins from international exploration and production company ConocoPhillips where his roles have included Deputy General Counsel and most recently Vice President of Business Development. He will be a member of Weir's Group Executive and will join Weir on 1 April 2018, becoming Company Secretary on 1 May 2018, following the Group's Annual General Meeting.

In addition to his responsibilities as CLO and Company Secretary, Graham will also lead the Group's Corporate Business Development function. Christopher Morgan, current General Counsel and Company Secretary, will remain with Weir in the role of Senior Counsel.

Commenting, Weir Group Chief Executive Officer Jon Stanton said:

"I am delighted to welcome Graham to Weir. He is a leader with an impressive record of achievement having held a number of senior positions in international legal, compliance and business development roles for one of the world's largest energy companies. I am certain he will make a significant contribution to Weir in the future.

I would also like to thank Christopher for his significant contribution to the Group as Company Secretary and Group General Counsel in the past two years."

A graduate of the University of Glasgow, Graham is a solicitor qualified to practice in both Scotland and England and is an attorney-at-law before the State Bar of New York, USA. During a 24 year career with ConocoPhillips he has held a number of senior positions for the company in Asia and North America.

About The Weir Group PLC

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world's leading engineering businesses. We design, manufacture and service innovative solutions that make our minerals, oil and gas, power and process industry customers more efficient. Our engineers operate in more than 70 countries and the Group has over 200 service and manufacturing facilities globally, ensuring we provide the solutions our customers need when and where they need them.