Consulting and engineering firm Wood has appointed Jennifer Richmond as executive president of strategy and development, adding the latest member of the executive leadership team.
Richmond will assume executive responsibility for Wood’s growth through strategic planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing and communications.
“Throughout my career I have reshaped business portfolios and operations to drive accelerated, profitable growth and help my teams become the partner of choice for clients,” Richmond said. “Wood has many of the solutions required to deliver a net-zero future and I look forward to growing the business as the energy transition gathers pace.”
Richmond joins Wood from Jacobs, where she held a variety of leadership roles throughout her 19 years at the firm. A member of the senior leadership team since 2018, her most recent role was as senior vice president of sales for the federal and environmental solutions business.
Before that, she served as senior vice president for the advancing national security and defense business.
“I’m delighted to welcome Jennifer to Wood at a pivotal time as we evolve our strategy to focus more on energy transition and industrial de-carbonization,” said Robin Watson, chief executive at Wood. “She has an outstanding track record in delivering best-in-class solutions for clients, leading transformational programs and identifying strategic growth areas.”