Ian Wood (businessman)
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Sir Ian Wood GBE |
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| Born |
21 July 1942 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Residence | Aberdeen |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Robert Gordon's College |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Former CEO of Wood Group |
| Net worth | £2.15 billion |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Wood |
| Children | 3 |
Sir Ian Clark Wood GBE (born 21 July 1942) is a Scottish businessman. He is best known for his work in the North Sea oil industry with Wood Group, which he was largely responsible for transforming from a company of modest size, serving a primarily local market, to a large corporation with operations in over 50 countries. He served as Wood Group's chief executive from 1967 to 2006 and as chairman until 2012. Wood is one of Scotland's wealthiest with an estimated net worth of around £2.15 billion (2015).
In 2007, Wood and his immediate family set up The Wood Foundation - a venture philanthropy organisation.
Wood was born in Aberdeen on 21 July 1942 and educated at Robert Gordon's College, and then the University of Aberdeen, where he studied psychology and graduated in 1964.
After leaving university he joined the family business, becoming managing director in 1967. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours and was knighted in the 1994 New Year Honours.
He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Aberdeen in 1984, The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in 1998,Glasgow Caledonian University in 2002, and Heriot-Watt University in 2012. Since 2004, he has served as Chancellor of The Robert Gordon University.
In April 2010, Aberdeen City Council accepted his conditional investment of up to £85m (£50m confirmed, £35m pledged should the project exceed its budget), towards a project of £140m to redesign the Union Terrace Gardens, The project was supported by some local businesses though opposed by a large number of local residents. The Union Terrace Gardens project was passed by referendum but was later rejected by the council.
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