The Weir Group PLC announced the appointment of Brian Puffer to the company's Board of Directors as Executive Director. Brian will join the Board on 1 April 2024 at the latest. Brian is currently Chief Financial and Risk Officer of BP plc Integrated Supply and Trading and has over 30 years' experience in driving commercial and financial performance in both industry and as a Partner in PwC.

Brian will succeed John Heasley who, as announced on 27 July 2023, will be leaving Weir to take up a new role as Finance Director of Anglo American plc. John will step down as Chief Financial Officer and resign from the Board on 30 November 2023. Brian Puffer will join Weir from BP plc where he is currently the Chief Financial and Risk Officer for BP Integrated Supply and Trading.

Prior to that he was Senior Vice President of BP's Global Business Services between 2012 and 2017, having joined BP in 2009 as Senior Vice President of Group Finance (group financial controller). Prior to BP, Brian spent 18 years at PwC, initially in various roles in the US and UK before being appointed Partner in 2002. Brian is a dual British and American citizen and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Niagara University.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant.