Directorate Change

18 February 2010

Wood Group appoints Michel Contie as new Non-Executive Director

Wood Group has strengthened its board with the appointment of Michel Contie as
a Non-Executive director.

Michel, who will join the board on 24 February, has an extensive and varied E&P
background having spent some 35 years in various senior executive positions
with Total where he was latterly Senior Vice President Northern Europe and a
member of the TOTAL E&P Management Committee retiring in 2009. Michel
previously held senior positions covering Northern Europe, South America and
the Middle East. An Officier de l'ordre National du Merite, Michel is a member
of the Management Committee Board of OGP (Oil & Gas Producers Association).

Welcoming his appointment Sir Ian Wood, Chairman, said, "We are delighted to
welcome Michel to the Board. His wealth of experience and wide knowledge of the
international oil and gas industry will be of great value to the Group."

There is no further information which is required to be disclosed under
paragraph 9.6.13 of the United Kingdom Listing Rules.

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Notes to editors:

Wood Group ("John Wood Group PLC") is an international energy services company
with approximately $5bn sales, employing approximately 28,000 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.

Biographical notes - Michel Contie

Michel Contie is a French citizen and Officier de l'ordre National du Merite.
He has been based in Europe for the last ten years latterly as Senior Vice
President Northern Europe, TOTAL SA Paris where he was responsible for TOTAL E&
P business in Northern Europe (UK, Netherlands, Norway). From 2000 to 2006 he
held the position of Managing Director TOTAL E&P UK, the third largest operator
in the UKCS.

He holds a Doctor Business Administration, from Robert Gordon University,
Aberdeen, is a past President of UKOOA (UK offshore Operators association) and
was previously a member of PILOT.

For further information contact:


Carolyn Smith, Corporate Communications - Eastern Hemisphere
Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]


Bobbie Ireland, Corporate Communications - Americas, Wood Group

Tel: [phone], email: [e-mail]

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