Company Secretary Change

1st September 2010

                  Wood Group appoints new Group Head of Legal                  

International energy services company, Wood Group is pleased to announce the
appointment of Robbie Brown as Group Head of Legal and Company Secretary.
Robbie will be based at the Group's headquarters in Aberdeen.

Robbie has more than 16 years' corporate legal experience and was previously a
partner in Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, where he led the Edinburgh corporate
department and was head of the firm's international practice.  Prior to working
in Edinburgh, Robbie worked for Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks in Melbourne,
Australia and with Freshfields in London and is admitted as a solicitor in
Scotland, in England and Wales and in Victoria, Australia. Robbie has
particular experience in joint ventures and cross border acquisitions and
disposals and has been European vice-chair of Lex Mundi's cross-border
transactions group. 

Allister Langlands, Chief Executive said, "We are delighted to welcome Robbie
to Wood Group. His international corporate legal experience will be of great
value to the Group."

"I am extremely pleased to be joining Wood Group" said Robbie Brown. "This is a
tremendous opportunity for me to be part of a dynamic organisation with a
proven track record for international growth."

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Note to editors:

Wood Group (John Wood Group PLC) is an international energy services company
with $5bn sales, employing more than 29,000 people worldwide and operating in
50 countries. The Group has three businesses-Engineering & Production
Facilities, Well Support, and Gas Turbine Services-providing a range of
engineering, production support, maintenance management and industrial gas
turbine overhaul and repair services to the oil & gas, and power generation
industries worldwide.

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Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications - Eastern Hemisphere, Wood Group

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Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications - Americas, Wood Group

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