Wood PLC has appointed DS Smith finance director Adrian Marsh will as a non-executive director.
The former head of tax, treasury and corporate finance at Tesco and divisional CFO at AstraZeneca plc and Pilkington will join the board on May 10 after the Annual General Meeting.
He will also become chair of the Aberdeen-based energy engineering group's Audit Committee from September 1.
March will replace Jann Brown, who will retire as a non-executive director and chair of the Audit Committee on September 1, 2019.
Wood chairman Ian Marchant said: "I am delighted to welcome Adrian to the Board. His strong financial expertise and broad experience in senior finance roles with listed multinational companies will strengthen the Board and the Audit Committee, which he will chair following his appointment.
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"I would also like to thank Jann for her dedication to Wood. As I have previously stated, she has provided invaluable support to Wood at a time of significant development and we wish her the very best for the future."
