Careers Investors Media & Events Worldwide Intertek Industries About Us Knowledge Locations Home / About Us / Management Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Blog MANAGEMENT Intertek Group plc has a highly skilled and experienced team of managers whose backgrounds span a variety of industries. Intertek Executive Management Team André Lacroix Chief Executive Officer Appointed to the Intertek Board as Chief Executive Officer in May 2015. André is an experienced Chief Executive with a strong track record of delivering long-term growth strategies and shareholder value with global companies across diverse territories. André was previously Group Chief Executive of Inchcape Group plc from 2005 to 2015 and prior to this he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney S.C.A. From 1996 to 2003 he was the President of Burger King International, previously part of Diageo. André is currently the Senior Independent Director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. Edward Leigh Chief Financial Officer Appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in October 2014. Joined Intertek in March 2013 as the Group’s Financial Controller. Prior to that, Edward spent nine years at Dixons Retail Plc, where he held several senior financial management positions, including Divisional & Corporate Development Finance Director, UK & Ireland CFO and Group Financial Controller. From 1995 to 2004 Edward held commercial financial leadership roles at Procter & Gamble Co. covering the UK and international markets. Nimer Al-Hafi Senior Vice President, Group ATIC Operational Excellence, North-East Asia and Australasia Joined Intertek in 1995. Nimer is responsible for the Group’s ATIC operational excellence as well as sustainability and health & safety programmes, and has responsibility for North-East Asia and Australasia. Prior to this, he was responsible for the Group's Global Customer Service agenda and President of Intertek’s US Products group covering testing, inspection, certification, consulting and quality assurance services, having started with the Company as an Engineer in 1995. Ann-Michele Bowlin Chief Information Officer Joined Intertek in 2009. Ann-Michele is Chief Information Officer and joined Intertek from Ernst & Young consulting where she led shared services transformation programmes. Prior to Ernst & Young, Ann-Michele held leadership and operations roles in technology companies, including Hotels.com, and in the manufacturing and services sectors. Ian Galloway Executive Vice President, Middle-East, Africa and Global Trade Joined Intertek in 2011. Ian is responsible for the Middle-East, Africa and Global Trade comprising our business lines of Government & Trade Services, Cargo & Analytical Assessment and Agricultural Services. Prior to assuming his current role, Ian held senior finance and business roles within Intertek. He has previously held international roles in finance management with BG Group in the UK, Egypt and Tunisia. Ian is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Tony George Executive Vice President, Human Resources Joined Intertek in 2015. Tony is responsible for Human Resources. He has over 28 years' experience in HR, General Management and Business Development having held senior leadership positions in international FMCG, chemicals, telecommunications and retail companies including Vodafone plc, Starbucks, Diageo plc and ICI. Prior to joining Intertek, he was Group HR & Business Development Director at Inchcape plc. Ken Lee EVP Marketing and Communications Joined Intertek in 2016. Ken has responsibility for Intertek’s marketing as well as internal and external communications. He joined the company from Inchcape plc where he spent 13 years in various senior marketing roles, most recently as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Prior to this he held marketing leadership positions with RAC Motoring Services and Hyundai Car (UK) Ltd. Jan-Jörg Müller-Seiler Executive Vice President, Global Resources Joined Intertek in 2008. Jan-Jörg has responsibility for Global Resources comprising our business lines of Industry Services and Minerals. Prior to assuming his current role, Jan-Jörg was President of Industry Services and Country Managing Director for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Before joining Intertek, he worked for TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, as a member of the Board, with responsibility for their plant engineering and foreign business sectors. Graham Ritchie Executive Vice President, Europe Joined Intertek in 2014. Graham is responsible for Intertek’s operations in Europe, including Russia, and Central Asia. Prior to assuming his current role, Graham was Intertek’s Group Financial Controller. Before joining the company he held senior financial positions at BT Group plc and other technology services organisations, having started his career with PwC. Rajesh Saigal Executive Vice President, South & South East Asia Joined Intertek in 2007. Rajesh has responsibility for South & South East Asia. Prior to this he was Regional Managing Director for Intertek’s South Asia operations. He has over 27 years’ general management and operational experience with Fortune 500 companies covering consumer durables, industrial products and engineering. Before joining Intertek, Rajesh was CEO South Asia for GEWISS and General Manager at Honeywell. Julia Thomas Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Joined Intertek in 2013. As SVP Corporate Development, Julia has responsibility for Intertek's acquisition and disposal activities. Before joining Intertek, Julia spent 12 years in investment banking with J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Rothschild, focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Mark Thomas Group General Counsel Joined Intertek in 2015. Mark has responsibility for Intertek’s legal, risk and compliance functions. He joined Intertek from Inchcape plc where he was Group General Counsel. Prior to this, Mark was in private practice with Slaughter and May in London, advising on a wide range of public and private M&A transactions, equity and debt financing, and general corporate law issues. Gregg Tiemann Executive Vice President, Americas Joined Intertek in 1993. Gregg has responsibility for the Americas. Prior to assuming his current role, Gregg was responsible for the Americas, North Asia and Australasia as well as the former Consumer Goods and Commercial & Electrical divisions, having started as General Manager of the Los Angeles laboratory in 1993. Before joining Intertek, Gregg worked in sales and marketing for the software industry. 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