Director&Organisation Change

11 Dec 2007 07:01

Intertek Group PLC11 December 2007 11 December 2007, 7:00am (UK) Executive director board appointment and organisational changes Intertek Group plc ("Intertek"), the leading international provider of qualityand safety services to a wide range of industries, announces the appointment ofa new Executive Director to the Board of Intertek Group plc and organisationalstructure changes to some of the Group's businesses. Mark Loughead, currently Executive Vice President of Intertek's Oil, Chemical &Agri division, joins the Board of Intertek Group plc with effect from 1 January2008. Mark also assumes a new role as Chief Operating Officer, withresponsibility for global integration of sales, key account management, globalinformation systems and country-focused sales and support across the Group. To better capture rapid growth opportunities in certain sectors and to increasethe focus on customers in their specific industries, from 1 January 2008Intertek will be organised into seven divisions: Consumer Goods; Commercial &Electrical; Analytical Services; Minerals; Oil, Chemical & Agri Cargo;Industrial Services; and Government Services. Vanni Treves, Chairman of Intertek, commented:"I am delighted to welcome Mark to the Board. His wealth of experience, from his30 years in the industry, 19 of which have been with Intertek, will be an assetto the Board and will support our ongoing focus on increasing value for ourcustomers and shareholders." Wolfhart Hauser, Chief Executive Officer of Intertek, commented:"These structural changes will increase our ability to capture marketopportunities in the many industries and regions we serve, further strengtheningIntertek's leadership in these areas. I congratulate and welcome Mark to his newrole as Chief Operating Officer, and look forward to his pursuit ofopportunities to increase our growth and sales by leveraging group widesynergies, resources and investments." Under the UK Listing Rules, Intertek is required to make the followingdisclosure: There is no further information that is required to be disclosed as requiredunder paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Rules in respect of Mark Loughead. -ends- ContactsAston SwiftTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3400aston.swift@intertek.com Richard Mountain / Susanne Yule, Financial DynamicsTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7831 3113richard.mountain@fd.com / susanne.yule@fd.com Notes to Editors ABOUT INTERTEK Intertek (LSE: ITRK) is the leading international provider of quality and safetyservices to a wide range of global and local industries. Partnership withIntertek brings increased value to customers' products and processes, ultimatelysupporting their success in the global market place. Intertek has theexperience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customersthrough its extensive network of laboratories and offices, with over 20,000people in more than 100 countries around the world. www.intertek.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange