(WO) — John Wood Group Plc has enhanced its executive leadership by welcoming Marla Storm as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Michael Rasmuson as Group General Counsel.

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.

“I want to sincerely thank Lesley and Martin for their valuable contribution as long term leaders at Wood and wish them the very best,” CEO Ken Gilmartin said.

“I am pleased to welcome Marla and Michael to Wood’s leadership team,” Gilmartin added. “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 Wood’s new CFO, Arvind Balan who will join Wood in April 2024.