14th Apr 2015 11:10
14 April 2015
Amec Foster Wheeler plc - update re Simon Thompson - non-executive director
Pursuant to listing rule 9.6.14 (2), we hereby advise that Simon Thompson, non-executive director of Amec Foster Wheeler plc, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of 3i Group plc ('3i') as a non-executive director with effect from 13 April 2015. He will become non-executive Chairman of the Board with effect from the close of 3i's 2015 annual general meeting, which is expected to be convened for 25 June 2015.
Simon is Amec Foster Wheeler plc's Senior Independent Director and chairman of the Remuneration Committee and will be stepping down from the Board following the conclusion of our annual general meeting on 14 May 2015.
3i is a FTSE 100 leading international investment manager focused on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management.
C L Fidler
Deputy Company Secretary
Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.
With pro-forma 2014 annualised scope revenues of £5.5 billion and over 40,000 people in more than 50 countries, the company operates across the whole of the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.
Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.
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