Amec Foster Wheeler appointed Rod Carr to the newly created position of chief information officer, effective Aug. 2, the company said Aug. 3. Carr, based in London, will be a member of the group leadership team.

Carr joined Amec Foster Wheeler from Centrica Energy, where he was group chief information officer. He has 25 years’ experience in technology and energy, and joined Centrica in 2010 from Scotia Gas Networks Plc, where he was IT director. Prior to that, he was IT director at AEP Energy Services between 2002 and 2003.

Carr also previously was a managing consultant with PA Consulting, working in the energy and utilities sectors, and was a consulting director with Arthur Andersen. He began his career at Eastern Electricity Plc and ABB’s energy information services division.