SBM Offshore announced that the supervisory board has nominated Mr. D.H.M. Wood as Management Board member and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). On February 10, 2016 the company announced the intention of the current CFO, Mr. P.M. van Rossum, to retire after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2017. The Supervisory Board assigned the Appointment & Remuneration Committee to lead the selection process for a successor and make a recommendation to the Supervisory Board.

On August 10, 2016 the Supervisory Board nominated Mr. Wood at the recommendation of the Appointment & Remuneration Committee. The Company will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on November 30, 2016 where it will be proposed that Mr. Wood be appointed as a member of the Management Board for a period of four years until the 2021 AGM. This means that during the EGM of November 30, 2016 Mr. van Rossum will step down as Management Board member and CFO.

Mr. Wood worked most recently as CFO of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. in Japan. Mr. Wood will join the Company per October 1, 2016.