Craig Shanaghey
President, Operations EMEA, Wood

Craig Shanaghey is President of Operations for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Wood, a role he assumed in 2020 following his previous position as President of Operations Services for Europe and Africa. 

Craig leverages his three decades of multi-industry experience, and diverse expertise developed through operational and strategic roles to lead a resilient and high-performing business, focused on delivering solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

With a focus on achieving business growth and increased quality of earnings, Craig founds his business on building strategic partnerships, enabling decarbonisation, and driving diversification to achieve a strengthened foothold in sectors beyond oil and gas; such as renewables, circular economy, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.

Much of Craig’s ethos is about setting out clear targets, mobilising and empowering a team, and driving focus, effective leadership, and pace to achieve results.

Craig is passionate about dialling up the dialogue on the issues of diversity and inclusion, aiming to drive meaningful action and change, having formally chaired Offshore Energies UK’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Group, as well as in his role as a member of the Energy Leaders Coalition. In addition, Craig is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, a fellow of the Energy Institute and has also been appointed to the Advisory Board of AFBE UK, the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers.