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RNS Number : 2655A  Intertek Group PLC  12 March 2025

12 March 2025, London

 

Intertek Group plc ('Intertek' or the 'Group')

 

Appointment of new Non-Executive Directors and directorate change

 

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries
worldwide, announces the appointments of Hilde Merete Aasheim and Robin
Freestone as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 April 2025.

 

Hilde Merete Aasheim has had an extensive career in the energy, metals,
mining and chemical industries having served as a senior executive in Elkem,
Hydro and Statoil (now Equinor). In her most recent executive role, she was
President and CEO of Norsk Hydro until last year. Hilde has a Masters in
Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Hilde served as Non-Executive Director at Yara International ASA and Veidekke
ASA, both Norwegian listed companies, and was appointed an independent
Non-Executive Director at ECOnnect Energy AS in February 2025. She has also
been nominated to become a board member of Outokumpu Oy, a global stainless
steel company headquartered in Finland, from April 2025.

 

Robin Freestone brings significant leadership experience within global
businesses and has served as both an Executive and Non-Executive Director of a
number of listed companies. Until 31 December 2024, Robin led the Board at
Mony Group plc (formerly Moneysupermarket.com) as Chair of the Board and their
Nomination Committee. He served as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the
Audit and Risk Committee of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC, from
which he retired in February 2025, and Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair
of Smith & Nephew plc until 2021. Until 2015, Robin held a number of
senior executive finance roles, the last nine years of which he served as
Chief Financial Officer at Pearson plc.

 

Currently, Robin is the Lead Director of Capri Holdings Limited (formerly
Michael Kors Holdings Limited) and serves as a member of their Audit Committee
and Compensation and Talent Committee. He is a qualified chartered accountant.

 

Lynda Clarizio will be stepping down from the Board of Intertek as a
Non-Executive Director on 31 March 2025.

 

Andy Martin, Chair of Intertek, commented:

 

"The Board is delighted to welcome Hilde and Robin to Intertek. Both bring
valuable experience and credentials that enhance our strategic capabilities
and their insights will play an important role in capitalising on the exciting
opportunities ahead of us.

 

On behalf of Intertek, I would also like to thank Lynda for her valued
contribution as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee member."

 

Additional information

 

Intertek is not required to make any further disclosures in respect of Hilde
Merete Aasheim and Robin Freestone under paragraph UKLR 6.4.8R of the UK
Listing Rules.

 

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CONTACTS

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Denis Moreau, Investor Relations

Telephone:           +44 (0) 20 7396 3415
investor@intertek.com

 

Jonathon Brill/James Styles, DGA

Telephone:           +44 (0)7510 385 554
intertek@dgagroup.com (mailto:intertek@dgagroup.com)

 

 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 to Bring Quality, Safety and Sustainability
 to Life. We provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our
 clients to ensure that they 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.

 intertek.com

 

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