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Intertek Reshapes Finance Leadership as CFO Deasy Moves to Asia Pacific Role

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  • Intertek is shifting CFO Colm Deasy into an operational Executive Vice President Asia Pacific role in Vietnam.
  • Regional CFO Laura Crespi will become Group CFO and board member, reinforcing Intertek’s leadership for future growth.
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Intertek Reshapes Finance Leadership as CFO Deasy Moves to Asia Pacific Role

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An announcement from Intertek ( (GB:ITRK) ) is now available.

Intertek has announced a senior leadership reshuffle, with current Group Chief Financial Officer Colm Deasy moving into an operational position as Executive Vice President Asia Pacific, based in Vietnam, effective 10 April 2026. He will step down from his roles as Group CFO and Executive Director on the same date, with no payment for loss of office.

Laura Crespi, currently Regional CFO for Europe, Middle East and Africa and a former Group Financial Controller at Intertek, will be promoted to Group Chief Financial Officer and join both the Board and the Group Executive Committee from 10 April 2026, reporting to CEO André Lacroix. The changes, which leverage Crespi’s extensive finance experience and Deasy’s operational track record, signal Intertek’s focus on strengthening its regional execution and financial leadership to support future growth in key markets, particularly in Asia Pacific.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:ITRK) stock is a Hold with a £3887.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Intertek stock, see the GB:ITRK Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on ITRK Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, ITRK is a Neutral.

The score reflects strong underlying business quality (steady growth, solid margins, and positive free cash flow) and supportive valuation (low P/E and ~4% yield). These positives are tempered by clear technical weakness (trading well below key moving averages with negative MACD) and rising balance-sheet/cash-flow risk signals in 2025, despite constructive 2026 guidance.

To see Spark’s full report on ITRK stock, click here.

More about Intertek

Intertek Group plc is a global Total Quality Assurance provider serving industries worldwide. Through a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in over 100 countries, it delivers bespoke assurance, testing, inspection and certification services that support quality, safety and sustainability across customers’ operations and supply chains.

Average Trading Volume: 549,203

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: £5.71B

See more insights into ITRK stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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