Willbros Appoints Charles W. Jenkins III to its Board of Directors

HOUSTON, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Charles W. Jenkins III to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Jenkins' appointment fills a vacancy on the Board and is for a term commencing on August 1, 2012 and expiring at the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2014 or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Jenkins to serve on the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

John T. McNabb II, Chairman, commented, "Our Nominating Committee sought to bring additional industry leadership, knowledge and operating experience to bolster the oversight of our broader market exposure and business activity. With over 40 years of engineering, management and executive positions in the electric utility business, Charles has achieved great respect and success in the industry and we are fortunate to add his experience to our board.  We welcome his participation and are confident that he will bring additional value to Willbros going forward."

Willbros Group, Inc. is an independent contractor serving the oil, gas, power, refining and petrochemical industries, providing engineering, construction, turnaround, maintenance, life-cycle extension services and facilities development and operations services to industry and government entities worldwide. For more information on Willbros, please visit our web site at www.willbros.com.

SOURCE Willbros Group, Inc.

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