Careers Investors Media & Events Worldwide Intertek Industries & Services About Us Knowledge & Education Locations & Contacts 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 and Chairman of Good Restaurants AG. Edward Leigh Chief Financial Officer Joined Intertek in 2013. Appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in October 2014. Edward is responsible for the Group's global Finance, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and Company Secretariat functions. Edward joined Intertek from Dixons Retail Plc, where he held several senior financial management positions. Prior to that he held a variety of commercial finance roles at Procter & Gamble. He has over twenty years' experience in driving financial transformation and business performance programmes. Edward is a Chartered Management Accountant. Ann-Michele Bowlin Chief Information Officer Joined Intertek in 2009. Ann-Michele was appointed Chief Information Officer in September 2010. She joined Intertek from Ernst & Young consulting where she led shared services transformation programmes in industries including oil & gas, manufacturing and services. Prior to Ernst & Young, she held leadership and operations roles in technology, manufacturing and services. Stefan Butz Executive Vice President, Industry & Assurance, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Joined Intertek in 2008. Stefan has responsibility for the Industry & Assurance and Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals divisions. He joined Intertek from TÜV SÜD, where he held the position of CEO Americas, with an earlier role as Head of Corporate Development. Prior to this he was a Strategy Consultant with Accenture Germany. Ian Galloway Executive Vice President, Minerals and Government Trade Services, Australasia and Sub Saharan Africa Joined Intertek in 2011. Ian Galloway is responsible for the Global Minerals and Government Trade Services business lines and Australasia and Sub Saharan Africa. 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 Tony was appointed as EVP, Human Resources on 1 July 2015. He also leads Sustainability, Health & Safety and Internal Communications. Tony has over 28 years' experience in Human Resources, General Management and Business Development in International FMCG, chemicals, telecommunications and customer service oriented retail companies. From 2007 to 2015 Tony was Group Human Resources & Business Development Director at Inchcape plc and prior to that he was HR Director, Corporate Functions for Vodafone plc. Tony's previous roles have included SVP International Partner Resources for Starbucks Coffee Company based in the US. He was also the first Global Management Development Director UDV (Diageo plc) and SVP International HR at Burger King. During his career Tony has lived and worked in India, the UK, USA and Australia. Jay Gutierrez Executive Vice President, Commodities Joined Intertek in 1997. Until the end of 2014, Jay had responsibility for the Commodities division. Previously, he was Vice President for the Oil, Chemical & Agri division in the Americas. Jay has decided to retire from Intertek, later in 2015, and handed his responsibility for the Cargo & Analytical Assessment businesses to Manfred Klepacz during the course of 2014. Manfred Klepacz Executive Vice President, Cargo & Analytical Assessment Joined Intertek in 2014. Manfred has responsibility for the Global Cargo & Analytical Assessment businesses. Manfred has a long international career in the chemicals and industrial products sectors and was most recently Chief Executive of Al Rajhi Industrial Holdings based in Saudi Arabia. He has previously held international roles in general management and business development with the LyondellBasell and BASF groups in the USA, Singapore and Australia. Julia Thomas Vice President, Corporate Development Joined Intertek in 2013. Julia has responsibility for Intertek's acquisition and disposal activities, and oversees Group Marketing. Before joining Intertek, Julia spent 12 years in investment banking with J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Rothschild, focusing primarily on mergers and acquisitions. Gregg Tiemann Executive Vice President, Consumer Goods, Commercial & Electrical Joined Intertek in 1993. Gregg has responsibility for the Consumer Goods and Commercial & Electrical divisions. Prior to assuming his current role, Gregg was President of Intertek's Commercial & Electrical division, 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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