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Ian Wood (other)
Ian Wood may refer to: * Sir Ian Wood (businessman) Sir Ian Clark Wood (born 21 July 1942) is a Scottish billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for his work in the North Sea oil industry with Wood Group, which he was largely responsible for transforming from a company of mod ... (born 1942), chairman of Wood Group, a United Kingdom engineering business * Ian Wood (politician) (1901–1992), Australian politician * Ian Wood (footballer, born 1948), English footballer for Oldham Athletic and San Jose Earthquakes * Ian Wood (footballer, born 1958), English footballer for Aldershot and Mansfield Town * Ian N. Wood, British historian * Ian Wood, the perpetrator of the Ughill Hall shootings {{hndis, Wood, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wood (businessman)
Sir Ian Clark Wood (born 21 July 1942) is a Scottish billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for his work in the North Sea oil industry with Wood Group, which he was largely responsible for transforming from a company of modest size, serving a primarily local market, to a large corporation with operations in over 50 countries. He served as Wood Group's chief executive from 1967 to 2006, and as chairman until 2012. Wood is one of Scotland's wealthiest people, with an estimated net worth of around £1.7 billion (2020). In 2007, Wood and his immediate family set up The Wood Foundation – a venture philanthropy organisation. Early life Wood was born in Aberdeen on 21 July 1942 and educated at Robert Gordon's College, and then the University of Aberdeen, where he studied psychology and graduated in 1964. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wood (politician)
Ian Alexander Christie Wood (31 January 1901 – 7 January 1992) was an Australian politician. Born at Mackay, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a travel agent. He served on Mackay City Council, including some years as mayor, 1930–1933, 1943–1953. He was also President of the Queensland Local Government Association and the Mackay Chamber of Commerce. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1977, taking effect in 1978. Wood died in 1992, aged 90. According to the Australian Parliamentary Library, Wood crossed the floor 130 times during his career, the second-most out of any MP between 1950 and 2019 behind Reg Wright Sir Reginald Charles Wright (10 July 1905 – 10 March 1990) was an Australian barrister and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978. He held ministerial office in the Gorton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wood (footballer, Born 1948)
Ian Thomas Wood (born 15 January 1948 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) is an English former footballer whose fifteen years service and record breaking 525 appearances for Oldham Athletic made him a Boundary Park Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Bound ... legend. References External links * 1948 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester Men's association football defenders Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Denver Dynamos players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Burnley F.C. players Wichita Wings players Radcliffe F.C. players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Wood (footballer, Born 1958)
Ian Wood (born 24 May 1958) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aldershot and Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans .... References English men's footballers English Football League players 1958 births Living people Mansfield Town F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Sportspeople from Kirkby-in-Ashfield Footballers from Nottinghamshire Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian N
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponds to the English name John (given name), John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking world, English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of the name "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Scots language, Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish language, Irish). The Welsh language, Welsh equivalent is Ioan (other), Ioan, the Cornish la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |