# John Wood Group strengthens Executive Committee with new leadership appointments

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- Published: 2023-12-20T07:35:02+00:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**John Wood Group PLC** (LONlWG) has today announced the changes to its Executive
Committee with the appointment of two new executive leaders.

**Marla Storm** **and Michael Rasmuson** will join Wood as Chief Human Resources
Officer (CHRO) and Group General Counsel respectively. These appointments follow
the retirement of Wood’s current human resources leader, Lesley Birse, and its current
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Martin McIntyre, who will remain as
Company Secretary until a successor for this role is appointed.

**Marla** **Storm** joins Wood from Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure
group, where she was CHRO for its buildings, civils and investments business in 
the U.S. Prior to this she held HR leadership positions in Boeing and McKesson.

**Michael** **Rasmuson** joins Wood from Nabors Industries, a global provider of
advanced technology for the energy industry where he was SVP, General Counsel & 
Chief Compliance Officer. Having started his career as a private practice lawyer,
Michael was formerly a long-term leader at Baker Hughes, one of the world’s largest
energy services companies, latterly serving as Executive Counsel for its product
lines.

The changes will be effective on January 2, 2024. Both leaders will be based in 
Texas, the U.S. and report to Wood’s CEO.

> **Ken Gilmartin, John Wood Group CEO said:**
> “I want to sincerely thank Lesley and Martin for their valuable contribution as
> long term leaders at Wood and wish them the very best.
> “I am pleased to welcome Marla and Michael to Wood’s leadership team. They are
> both accomplished business leaders with highly relevant experience in their key
> disciplines.  I am confident a balanced executive team across the U.K. and the
> U.S. enables us to best support our clients and employees as we continue to progress
> on our strategy to deliver sustainable growth.”

These appointments follow the announcement of John Wood Group’s new CFO, Arvind 
Balan who will join Wood in April 2024.

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