Atkins, the international design consultant, has signed Gretchen Watching, chief operating officer at Maersk Oil, to its board as a non-executive.
Watkins, COO at the oil company since 2014, will joins Atkins’ remuneration committee under the chairmanship of Dr Raj Rajagopal.
Watkins has 25 years as an energy industry executive with BP, Marathon Oil and Amoco.