John Wood Group PLC ('Wood Group') - Directorate change (LR 9.6.11)

Wood Group confirms that Mike Straughen has advised that he intends to retire
from the Board during 2014. The Board have asked him to take oversight of the
Group's HSE activities in the interim. Mike will therefore join the Board's
Safety & Assurance committee, replacing Trish Sentance, Group Head of HSE, who
is leaving the Group to pursue other opportunities.

As part of the planned transition arrangements, Group CEO, Bob Keiller, will
assume direct responsibility for Wood Group Engineering.

These changes take effect from 1 October 2013.

For further information, please contact:

John Wood Group PLC

Nick Gilman/Andrew Rose

01224 851000

Notification authorised by:

Robbie M.B. Brown, Company Secretary