Previously served as Chief Executive Officer of John Wood Group PLC (Wood Group), an integrated engineering and consultancy company, spanning a variety of growing end markets in energy and the built environment, with a focus on sustainable technologies, from January 2016 until June 2022. Served as Chief Operating Officer and an executive member of the Wood Group Board of Directors from January 2013 to January 2016. Served as a director and senior manager at Petrofac, working in a variety of roles in service and investment delivery. Began his career in management and engineering at Mobil Oil in the United Kingdom. Non-Executive Chair of Forth Ports Ltd., one of the UK's largest port groups. Non-Executive Director and Audit and Risk Committee Chair on the National Gas Transmission Board (NGT), the owner-operator of the UK's gas transmission network. Engaged as an Operating Partner at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde. Previously served on the UK Government's Investment Council and as a Non-Executive Director at the UK Institute of Directors. Qualified as a chartered mechanical engineer and a Fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Energy Institute and the Institute of Directors. Wealth of experience in unlocking opportunities in carbon capture, hydrogen, bio-refining, minerals processing, and solar and wind energy. Demonstrated experience in helping organizations deliver a more sustainable future. Significant knowledge of mechanical engineering, project delivery, automation and digitalization of complex facilities and processes, and service to international trade. Extensive leadership and management experience with a well-established track record of implementing strategic change and operational delivery. Brings extensive board-level experience overseeing organizations in highly regulated industries.