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flag Wood Group’s shareholders vote Oct. 23 on a £216M Dubai takeover amid financial turmoil and leadership change.

flag Wood Group, an Aberdeen-based engineering firm, faces job uncertainty as shareholders prepare to vote on a £216 million takeover by Dubai’s Sidara, with CEO Ken Gilmartin stepping down after the vote. flag The deal, reduced from an initial offer, comes amid financial struggles, including a debt breach and delayed 2024 results due to audit issues. flag Iain Torrens, the interim CFO, will succeed Gilmartin as CEO. flag A special meeting on October 23 aimed to lift borrowing restrictions to keep the takeover viable. flag The outcome will determine the company’s future in Scotland and the North Sea.

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