Alison Yapp

Alison was appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary of Amec Foster Wheeler on 1 December 2012. Immediately prior to joining the company she was Company Secretary and General Legal Counsel of Hays plc. She is a solicitor and has more than 20 years’ experience as a senior lawyer in industry.

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