t
Intertek Group plc announced on 26 March 2026 that Colm Deasy will cease to be Group Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director, effective 10 April 2026, to move to Executive Vice President Asia Pacific, with no payment for loss of office. Concurrently, Laura Crespi is promoted to Group Chief Financial Officer and will join the Board as an Executive Director and the Group Executive Committee, also effective 10 April 2026.
| Date | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:10 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 2459Y |
26 March 2026, London
Intertek Group plc ('Intertek' or the 'Group')
Directorate change
Intertek Group plc ('Intertek') today confirms the following change to the composition of the Board and information required under section 430 (2B) of the Companies Act 2006.
Colm Deasy, currently Group Chief Financial Officer will move into an operational role as Executive Vice President Asia Pacific, based in Vietnam and effective 10 April 2026. As a consequence he is ceasing to be an Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of Intertek with effect from the same date. No payment for loss of office has or will be made to Colm Deasy.
Laura Crespi, currently Regional Chief Financial Officer, Europe Middle East and Africa is promoted with effect from 10 April 2026 to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer reporting to the Group CEO, André Lacroix and will join the Intertek Board as an Executive Director and the Group Executive Committee.
Laura has a stellar career in senior finance roles including being Group Financial Controller for Intertek Group. Prior to joining Intertek in 2023, Laura spent 5 years with Deloitte LLP and 12 years with RLEX Group plc, latterly as Chief Financial Officer, Global Nexis Solutions. Laura is a qualified chartered accountant.
André Lacroix, Group CEO, commented: "I am delighted with these two organisational changes. Colm has been with the Group for over 9 years and in that time has been an excellent contributor in both operational and finance roles with a strong track record of delivering quality growth on a consistent basis for all our stakeholders. I am looking forward to working with Laura to take Intertek to greater heights and seizing the exciting growth opportunities ahead, capitalising on our science-based customer excellence advantage."
-ENDS-
Contacts
Denis Moreau, Investor Relations
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7396 3415 [email protected]
Jonathon Brill/James Styles, DGA Group
Telephone: +44 (0) 7836 622 683 [email protected]
About Intertek
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 that brings Quality, Safety and Sustainability to Life.
Our Science-based Customer Excellence USP and the 24/7 mission critical Quality Assurance solutions we provide, ensure that our clients 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.