Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8949K

Intertek Group PLC

23 December 2022

 

23 December 2022, London

Intertek Group plc ('Intertek' or the 'Group')

Appointment of a new Non-Executive Director

Intertek,   a leading  Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, announces the appointment of Kawal Preet as a Non-Executive Director of Intertek with effect from 31 December 2022.  

After a career of over twenty-five years at FedEx Express in various roles spanning service quality assurance, ground operations, and planning and engineering for the air and ground network, Kawal Preet is currently President, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, a position she has held since 2020. In that role, Kawal has responsibility for a region encompassing 103 countries and territories with nearly 40,000 employees. After working for Tata Motors as a Graduate Engineer Trainee in India, Kawal joined FedEx Express in 1997 as an Associate Engineer in Singapore. She is currently serving on the boards of US-ASEAN Business Council and Junior Achievement, Asia Pacific.  Kawal was previously a Non-Executive Director of Asia Airfreight Terminal Co. Ltd, a private company from 2016 to 2020. Kawal Preet has a degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA.

Andy Martin, Chairman of Intertek, commented: 

"I am delighted to welcome Kawal Preet to the Intertek Board.  Kawal is an accomplished senior executive with 25 years of extensive experience characterized by crossfunctional leadership responsibilities in the fast-paced and dynamic express transportation and airline industry and provides a strong addition to the current skills on the Intertek Board."

Additional information

Intertek is not required to make any further disclosures in respect of Kawal Preet under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules.  

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Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Denis Moreau, Investor Relations

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Jonathon Brill/James Styles, Dentons Global Advisors

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Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains. Intertek is a purpose-led company to Bring Quality, Safety and Sustainability to Life. We provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in each of their operations. Our Customer Promise is: 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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