Directorate Change

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the appointment of Robert (Bob) Card, as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 March 2017. Bob will be a member of the Audit Committee and of the Health, Safety, Security, Environmental and Ethics Committee.

Bob has over 40 years of experience in the oversight, operations and management of infrastructure, power, mining and energy projects.

Bob has spent most of his career at CH2M where he held a variety of executive management positions, including nearly 14 years as a member of its board. While at CH2M, he also served as deputy programme manager for the London 2012 Olympics for the Delivery Partner, CLM. Between 2012-2015, Bob was the President, Chief Executive and a board member of SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. He remained with SNC-Lavalin as a Senior Advisor until November 2016. Bob is currently President of The Card Group LLC.

Bob was the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy between 2001-2004.

John Connolly, Chairman, said: "Bob will bring many years of relevant business experience to our Board and I and my fellow directors look forward to his insight and input."

Except as stated above, no further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.13.

For further information contact

Rupert Green (investors) +44 (0) 7429 7500

Achilleas Georgiou (media)

Notes to editors:

Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors. Employing around 36,000 people in more than 55 countries and with 2015 revenues of £5.5 billion, the company operates across the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets. Amec Foster Wheeler offers full life-cycle services to offshore and onshore oil and gas projects (conventional and unconventional, upstream, midstream and downstream) for greenfield, brownfield and asset support projects, plus leading refining technology.

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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