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Robin Watson CBE

Robin Watson CBE

Shareholder Nominated Director

Robin joined the Board in February 2025.

Robin has more than 35 years of business, industry and engineering experience, and over 20 years in executive and non-executive positions across a variety of market sectors around the globe. Robin has extensive experience of several government and industry bodies, most recently as a board member of the UK Government’s Investment Council, and on the board of the Institute of Directors (IoD). Has previously served as Chief Executive of Wood plc, prior to which, he held a number of senior positions at Petrofac, having started his professional career at ExxonMobil. 

Other appointments:
Robin is a non-executive director of Honeywell Inc., the non-executive chair of Forth Ports Ltd, a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company and chair of Edinburgh Business School’s international advisory board. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde.

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