Simon Crowe designated Wood Mackenzie Chief Financial Officer

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Simon Crowe to its global executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 27.

Crowe, who brings a wealth of experience in private and public companies in the US, Europe and Asia, joins Wood Mackenzie after nearly five years as CFO of ERM, the world’s largest Sustainability and Environmental Consultancy where he played a key role in their rapid growth, diversification, and successful investment from KKR.

In a statement, Mark Brinin, CEO of Wood Mackenzie said: “Simon is a commercially minded CFO, with a breadth of international experience, having worked with private equity backed ERM and companies listed on New York, London and European stock exchanges.

“He has strong financial management and strategic leadership skills. Simon’s diverse background in environmental consulting and global energy markets brings deep knowledge of our end markets.”

Meanwhile, Crowe said: “I am really excited about joining the Wood Mackenzie team. The global energy, renewables and commodity markets are in transition to net zero and Wood Mackenzie has a new strategic partner in Veritas Capital.

“The world will be increasingly reliant on the critical insights, data and knowledge that Wood Mackenzie’s research and consulting teams have developed over the last 50 years.”

Wood Mackenzie is a trusted source of commercial intelligence for the world's natural resources sector. It empowers customers to make better strategic decisions, providing objective analysis and advice on assets, companies and markets.

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-- BERNAMA