Sir Ian Wood

Birthname

Sir Ian Clark Wood

Birthdate

July 21, 1942

Education

University of Aberdeen

Profession

Entrepeneur

Net worth

$1,900,000,000

Source of Wealth

Oil

Nationality

Scottish

Country

United Kingdom

Marital Status

Married (Helen)

Children

3

Sir Ian Wood is a Scottish businessman which has an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion.

Sir Ian Wood joined the family business, Wood Group after leaving the University of Aberdeen, he became the managing director of the said company in 1967.

In 1982, he was awarded the CBE and was knighted in 1994 that was included in the New Year Honours List. Wood also received honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Aberdeen in 1984, Doctor of Business Administration by The Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in 1998 and Doctor of Technology by Glasgow Caledonian University in 2002. He served as Chancellor of The Robert Gordon University since 2004.

Wood stepped down as the Chairman of the Wood Group Board on July 19, 2012, Allister Langlands took over the said position.

Sir Ian Clark Wood was born on July 21, 1942.