Intertek Group PLC Directorate Change (3188M)
27 July 2017 - 10:35PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3188M
Intertek Group PLC
27 July 2017
27 July 2017, London
Intertek Group plc ('Intertek' or 'the Company') announces Board
changes
Intertek, the leading Total Quality Assurance provider to
industries worldwide, announces the appointment of Graham Allan as
a Non-Executive Director of Intertek with effect from 1 October
2017.
Graham Allan, who is based in Hong Kong, has served as the Group
Chief Executive of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited, a
pan-Asian retailer and a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson, since 2013
and will step down at the end of August, having previously been the
Chief Operating Officer from 2012.
Prior to joining Dairy Farm, he was President and CEO at Yum!
Restaurant International and was responsible for global brands KFC,
Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in all markets except the US and China.
Since 1989, he has held various senior positions in multinational
food and beverage companies with operations across the globe and
has lived and worked in Australia, the US and Europe.
Graham holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne. He is also
a director of Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd in China, where Dairy
Farm have a 20% stake. Graham is a Commissioner of Hero Group, an
Indonesian retailer. Graham was previously a Non-Executive Director
of InterContinental Hotels Group.
Upon joining the Board, Graham Allan will become the Senior
Independent Director and a member of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committees.
Michael Wareing will be stepping down from the Board on 30
September 2017 after serving over six years as the Chair of the
Audit Committee and Senior Independent Director. Michael has played
a major role as a member of the Nomination Committee bringing in
two new Non-Executive Directors in Jean-Michel Valette and Gurnek
Bains both appointed on 1 July 2017 and today with the appointment
of Graham Allan on 1 October 2017.
Andrew Martin, who currently Chairs the Audit Committee, will
now also be appointed a member of the Remuneration Committee with
effect from 1 October 2017.
Under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules, the Company
is not required to make any further disclosures in respect of
Graham Allan.
Sir David Reid, Chairman said:
"I am delighted to welcome Graham Allan to the Intertek Board.
Graham brings strong management knowledge and experience of the
pan-Asian market as well as international experience in consumer
and retail business which will provide a strong addition to the
current skills on the Intertek Board.
On behalf of Intertek, I would also like to thank Michael
Wareing for his dedicated service and valuable contribution as a
Director since he joined the Board in 2011."
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Contact:
For further information, please contact:
Josh Egan, Investor Relations
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3415 investor@intertek.com
Jonathon Brill, Oliver Winters, FTI Consulting
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000 intertek@fticonsulting.com
About Intertek
Total Quality. Assured.
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to
industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories
and offices and over 42,000 people in more than 100 countries,
delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and
Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply
chains. Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered
consistently, with precision, pace and passion, enabling our
customers to power ahead safely.
intertek.com
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