Intertek announced 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 since 2013 and will step down at the end of August, having previously been the Chief Operating Officer from 2012. 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 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.
Intertek Group plc is one of the world's leading groups specializing in analysis, control and certification of products and systems. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- control and certification services for consumer goods (63.4%): including food, pharmaceuticals, textiles, beauty products, consumer electronics, toys, shoes, home appliances, cars. Also, the group is developing an activity to monitor the certification of international standards;
- monitoring and assessment of petroleum and agricultural products (19.9%). Besides, Intertek Group plc offers inspection services to government system and regulators to support commercial activities, contributing to the movement of goods across borders;
- development of quality assurance solutions (16.7%): for the supply chain of oil, gas, nuclear and mining industries.
At the end of 2022, the group operated more than 1,000 inspection offices and laboratories in the world.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (6.4%), the United States (30%), China and Hong Kong (18.5%), Australia (5.5) and other (39.6%).
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