Intertek Group PLC — Board/Management Information 2016

May 25, 2016

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Intertek Group PLC

25 May 2016

25 May 2016, 7.01 am London (UK)

Intertek Group plc ('Intertek')

Directorate Change

Intertek, the leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, announces the appointment of Andrew Martin as a Non-Executive Director of Intertek with effect from 26 May 2016.

Andrew Martin currently holds a non-executive directorship with easyJet plc where he is a member of the Audit Committee and chairs the Finance Committee.  From 2012 to 2015, Andrew was the Group Chief Operating Officer for Europe and Japan for Compass Group PLC and prior to that served as their Group Finance Director from 2004 to 2012.  Before he joined the Compass Group, he was the Group Finance Director at First Choice Holidays plc.  Andrew also previously held senior financial positions with Forte plc and Granada Group plc and was a partner at Arthur Andersen.  He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

Upon joining the Board, Andrew Martin will become a member of the Audit Committee and then from 1 March 2017 will Chair the Audit Committee, replacing Mike Wareing, the current chairperson.  Mike Wareing will remain the Senior Independent Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee. 

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 Andrew Martin.

Sir David Reid, Chairman said:

"I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the Board of Intertek.  His wide-ranging experience, including within large international organisations, will be a strong addition to the Intertek Board."

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Contacts:

Investor Relations, Intertek Group plc - Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400   

investor@intertek.com

Richard Mountain, FTI Consulting - Telephone: +44 (0) 20 3727 1340

richard.mountain@fticonsulting.com

Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 40,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains.

www.intertek.com 

Bringing quality and safety to life

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