Sir Ian Clark Wood (born 21 July 1942) is a Scottish billionaire businessman and philanthropist. 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 ...

5 days ago · Ian Wood transformed a family-owned fishing business based in Aberdeen, Scotland into John Wood Group, a multinational oil services company listed on the London Stock Exchange. He joined the...

Committed to the importance of philanthropy, Sir Ian Wood and his family established The Wood Foundation in 2007, where he was the Chairman of the board of Trustees until January 2025 when he passed the baton to his son Garreth Wood.

The definitive journey through the rise of one of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in modern business history—Sir Ian Wood transformed his small family fishing boat repair company into a $12 billion global juggernaut.

May 17, 2024 · Aberdeen oil and gas tycoon Sir Ian Wood and family have retained third place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2024. It comes as Anders Holch Povlsen was named the richest person in Scotland for the third year in a row.

Sir Ian Clark Wood (born 21 July 1942) is a Scottish billionaire businessman and philanthropist. 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.

2 days ago · British photographer Ian Wood is this year's winner with his snap No Access - showing a badger glancing at a Banksy graffiti version of itself on a wall in St Leonards-on-Sea.

Chairman of JW Holdings Limited, one of Scotland’s largest fishing groups. Chairman of Opportunity North East (ONE), established by the private sector to broaden and boost the economy of the North East of Scotland. Founder Chairman of The Oil & …

Oct 19, 2020 · Energy Focus talks with Sir Ian Wood, the man behind Wood Group’s massive global growth, Chair of Opportunity North East (ONE) and a vocal advocate of accelerating the energy transition to more sustainable sectors

Jan 27, 2022 · As of 2022, his net worth is estimated to be $1.6bn, making him the 1,931st richest person in the world and 43rd richest person in the UK, according to the Forbes billionaires list.