New Delhi: Edinburgh-headquartered Cairn Energy plc today announced it has appointed Alison Wood as independent non-executive director on the company’s board with effect from July 1, 2019.Cairn Chairman Ian Tyler said Alison brings with her a wealth of public company and energy market experience. “Her appointment will be an important asset to the Board, adding to its strength and depth as we continue our material exploration programme and look forward to additional sustained production and cash flow generation over the long term," he said.
Wood holds a BA in Engineering, Economics and Management from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She began her career with management consultants, Booz Allen & Hamilton, followed by Outram Cullinan & Company, before moving to BAE Systems PLC, where she held leadership roles in strategy and business development, progressing to the role of Group strategic development director.
After 17 years with BAE, she moved to National Grid as global director of strategy and corporate development. She remained at National Grid until retiring from her executive position there in 2013.
In 2011, Woods joined the board of Cobham plc as a non-executive director, where she currently chairs the remuneration committee. She will be retiring from the Cobham board by the end of 2019. Woods is also a non-executive director and remuneration committee chair of Costain plc, TT Electronics plc and The British Standards Institution.
Previously, she was also senior independent director of e2V plc, the technology systems and components manufacturer, until its acquisition by Teledyne in 2017.