WOOD Group has appointed North Sea veteran Alan Johnstone to lead the European arm of the division that maintains and modifies oil and gas facilities such as production platforms. Mr Johnstone joins the Aberdeen oil services giant as president of its Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in Europe from Amec Foster Wheeler, where he was managing director for upstream asset solutions. Mr Johnstone has spent almost three decades working in the industry in the North Sea and Caspian regions. He chaired the Offshore Contractors’ Association for three years until August.