Directorate Change

John Wood Group PLC ("Wood Group") board changes. As previously announced, Allister Langlands will retire from the Board and IanMarchant will become Chairman of the Board following the conclusion of the 2014Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled for 14 May 2014. Wood Group nowconfirms that David Woodward will succeed Ian as Senior IndependentNon-executive Director following the AGM. Ian Marchant, Chairman-elect, said "I congratulate David on his appointment.David has been a source of wise counsel as a non-executive director since 2007and as chair of the Remuneration committee since 2012 and is ideally suited toserve as our as Senior Independent Non-executive Director." Wood Group also confirms that Jann Brown will join Wood Group as anon-executive director on 15 May 2014 and will chair the Board's AuditCommittee and join the Nomination Committee. Jann is Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cairn Energy PLC whichshe joined in 1998 before being appointed Finance Director in 2006. She is thePresident-elect of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and anon-executive director of Troy Income & Growth Fund. Jann was previously anon-executive director of Hansen Industrial Transmissions and of Cairn IndiaLimited. Ian Marchant said "I am delighted to welcome Jann to the Board. Her extensiveexperience of the international oil & gas industry and her finance expertisewill further strengthen the Board and the Audit Committee, which she will chairfollowing her appointment." There are no other details which require to be disclosed under the ListingRules LR 9.6.13. and Ms. Brown does not have any interest in the shares of WoodGroup. Notification authorised by:

Robbie M.B. Brown, Company Secretary