Wood has appointed Stephanie Cox as CEO of its Americas business on Oct. 16, succeeding Andrew Stewart who has been appointed executive president of strategy and development for the global business.
Responsible for the firm’s $4 billion, asset solutions business which employs around 20,000 people working across the U.S., Canada, Trinidad, Brazil, Mexico and Guyana, Stephanie will be based in Houston, TX, and report directly to Wood’s CEO Robin Watson.
Stephanie is a seasoned energy industry leader with a proven track record in leading high performing teams and diverse global businesses during her 28-year tenure with Schlumberger.
She joins Wood from her role as president of Schlumberger’s North America land drilling business. Prior to this she was vice president of Human Resources for Schlumberger Ltd. and held various other senior leadership positions for the company, including president of North America, president of Asia, and GeoMarket manager for the Gulf of Mexico.
“Stephanie’s leadership, vision and authenticity are ideally suited to Wood’s culture and I am very confident she will help further establish our Americas business and drive next level growth to position Wood as the premier partner in cleaner energy, sustainable infrastructure and built environments,” Robin Watson, CEO of Wood, said.
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