Board of Directors

Sir David Reid

Chairman
Appointed to the Board in December 2011 and became Chairman in January 2012. Sir David Reid retired as Chairman of Tesco PLC in November 2011 after serving in that role since April 2004. Prior to that he was Deputy Chairman of Tesco PLC and had served on the Tesco Board since 1985. Sir David was Chairman of the charity Whizz-Kidz from 2008 until 2019. He was formerly the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (now RELX Group plc), Chairman of Kwik-Fit Group Ltd, Non-Executive Director at Greenalls Group Plc (now De Vere Group), Legal & General Group plc, Westbury plc, and Member of the Global Senior Advisory Board of Jefferies International Limited.

André Lacroix

Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to the Board as Chief Executive Officer in May 2015. André Lacroix 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 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 was formerly the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc.

Ross McCluskey

Chief Financial Officer
Appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer in August 2018. Ross McCluskey joined Intertek in August 2016 as the Group’s Financial Controller. Prior to that, he spent five years at Inchcape plc, where he held senior operational financial positions, including Finance Director of Inchcape’s Australasian and UK businesses. From 2002-2011, Ross worked within the investment banking sector, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, and held roles at JP Morgan, Gleacher Shacklock and Greenhill & Co.

Graham Allan

Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in October 2017. Graham Allan is a Non-Executive Director of Associated British Foods plc and a member of their Audit and Remuneration Committees. Graham is also Chairman of Bata International, a private footwear company, a Retail Council member of IKANO Pte Ltd, an Asian retail and property company, a Non-Executive Director of Kuwait Foods (Americana) Ltd, and a Strategic Advisor to Nando’s Ltd. Until August 2017 he was the Group Chief Executive of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited, a pan-Asian retailer and a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson, after serving for five years with the Group. Prior to joining Dairy Farm in 2012, he had been President and Chief Executive Officer at Yum! Restaurant International and was responsible for global brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in all markets except the US and China. Since 1989, he has held various senior positions in multinational food and beverage companies with operations across the globe and has lived and worked in Australia, Asia, the US and Europe. He was previously a Non-Executive Director of InterContinental Hotels Group plc, Yonghui Superstores Co. in China and a Commissioner of Hero Group, an Indonesian retailer.

Gurnek Bains

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2017. Gurnek Bains was the co-founder of YSC, a premier global business psychology consultancy. He led the business as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for 25 years to a position of global pre-eminence, and a client base comprising over 40% of the FTSE 100. Gurnek has worked extensively with multinational organisations in the areas of culture change, vision and values, executive coaching and assessment, Board development and strategic talent development. Gurnek is also a Trustee of the School of Social Entrepreneurs. He has a doctorate in psychology from Oxford University.

Dame Louise Makin

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2012. Dame Louise Makin is a Non-Executive Director of Theramex Group, a pharmaceuticals company focussed on women’s health. She is also the Chair of the 1851 Trust, a Trustee of The Outward Bound Trust and an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College Cambridge. Louise was Chief Executive Officer of BTG plc, an international specialist healthcare company from 2004 until August 2019. Before joining BTG, Louise was at Baxter Healthcare from 2000, holding the roles of Vice President, Strategy & Business Development Europe, and from 2001, President of the Biopharmaceuticals division of Baxter Healthcare, where she was responsible for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Prior to her time at Baxter, she was Director of Global Ceramics at English China Clay, and in her earlier career, held a variety of roles at ICI between 1985 and 1998. She was, until 1 October 2019, a Non-Executive Director of Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc and previously a Non-Executive Director of Premier Foods plc.

Andrew Martin

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in May 2016. Andrew Martin is Chairman of Hays plc and Chairman of their Nomination Committee, a Non-Executive Director of easyJet plc where he is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees, and Chairman of the Finance Committee; and a Non-Executive Director of the John Lewis Partnership Board and Chairman of their Audit and Risk Committee. From 2012 to 2015, Andy was the Group Chief Operating Officer for Europe and Japan for Compass Group PLC and prior to that served as their Group Finance Director from 2004 to 2012. Before he joined the Compass Group, he was the Group Finance Director at First Choice Holidays plc (now TUI Group). Andy also previously held senior financial positions with Forte plc and Granada Group plc and was a partner at Arthur Andersen.

Gill Rider CB

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2015. Gill Rider currently holds non-executive directorships with Pennon Group Plc, where she chairs the Sustainability Committee and Charles Taylor Plc where she chairs their Remuneration Committee. She is the Senior Independent Director at both. Gill is Pro-Chancellor of the University of Southampton (previously Chair from 2012 to 2018) and was the President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development for five years until 2015. Formerly Gill was head of the Civil Service Capability Group in the Cabinet Office reporting to the Cabinet Secretary and prior to that held a number of senior positions with Accenture culminating in the post of Chief Leadership Officer for the global firm. She was previously a Non-Executive Director of De La Rue plc.

Jean-Michel Valette

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2017. Jean-Michel Valette currently serves as an independent advisor in the US to select branded consumer companies and has more than 30 years’ experience in management, US public company corporate governance, strategic planning and finance. He is currently the Chairman of Sleep Number Corporation and the Lead Director, Chairman of the Nomination Committee and member of the Audit Committee of The Boston Beer Company, both US listed companies. From 2004 to 2012, Jean-Michel was Chairman of Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Inc. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Lena Wilson

Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in July 2012. Lena Wilson acts as Senior Independent Director of Argentex Group PLC, Chairperson of their Nominations Committee and as a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Lena is also a Non-Executive Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and ScottishPower Renewable Energy Limited. Lena is an Ambassador for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, a visiting professor and advisor to the University of Strathclyde Business School and also acts as Chairperson of the advisory board of Turtle Pack. Lena was appointed as Chairperson of Chiene & Tate, an Edinburgh professional services firm, with effect from 1st December 2019. Until October 2017, Lena was the Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland's national economic development agency, a member of Scotland's Financial Services Advisory Board and Chair of Scotland Oil and Gas Task Force. She was also a Senior Advisor to The World Bank in Washington DC on private sector development for developing countries