Wood Mackenzie staff in the money

Wood Mackenzie, the energy consultancy and long-term supporter of the ICIS Aromatics Conference, was sold yesterday for £533 million, in a deal whereby 100 of the company's staff share a total payout of about £100 million.

The Blog was delighted to hear only this week that Wood Mac's Matthew Chadwick, managing consultant of its Downstream Oil, will be speaking at the next Aromatics Conference (a jv between ICIS and Paul Hodges' International e-Chem) in Amsterdam in November 2009. The Blog is hoping that Matthew will use his newfound riches to bring a much-needed touch of bling to the occasion.