as lse itrk industry testing founded 1888 ; 128 years ago 1888 headquarters london united kingdom key people david reid chairman andr lacroix ceo revenue 2 166.3 million 2015 1 operating income 343.4 million 2015 1 net income 347.0 million 2015 1 number of employees 38 000 2016 2 website www.intertek.com intertek group plc is a multinational inspection product testing and certification company headquartered in london united kingdom . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . contents 1 history 2 leadership 3 operations 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit intertek can trace its origins from a marine surveying business formed by caleb brett in the 1890s a testing laboratory formed by milton hersey in montreal in 1888 and a lamp testing centre established by thomas edison in 1896 . 3 these businesses were all acquired by inchcape during the 1980s and early 1990s . 3 in 1996 inchcape testing services was acquired by charterhouse development capital and was renamed intertek . 3 the company was divested by charterhouse in 2002 when the business was first listed on the london stock exchange . 4 in april 2010 intertek acquired ciba expert services environmental safety & testing and regulatory businesses including cantox health sciences cantox and ashuren health sciences ashuren . 5 intertek acquired moody international in march 2011 . 6 leadership edit on 16 may 2015 andr lacroix succeeded wolfhart hauser as chief executive of intertek group plc. 7 8 operations edit main article intertek consumer goods and retail the company is the largest tester of consumer goods in the world and has a network of more than 1 000 laboratories across around 100 countries . 9 see also edit etl semko references edit a b c preliminary results 2015 . intertek . retrieved 25 march 2016 . about us . intertek . retrieved 25 march 2016 . a b c history . intertek . retrieved 15 march 2015 . false data charges threaten intertek flotation . the independent . 22 september 2000 . retrieved 15 march 2015 . intertek buys ciba expert services division . presswire . 7 april 2010 . retrieved 15 march 2015 . intertek buys moody international for 450m . the telegraph . 8 march 2011 . retrieved 15 march 2015 . directorate change andr lacroix to become chief executive in may 2015 press release . intertek group plc. 30 september 2014 . retrieved 16 may 2015 . treanor jill 15 may 2015 . incoming intertek chief forgoes bonus after shareholder backlash . the guardian . guardian news and media limited . retrieved 16 may 2015 . armitstead louise 23 april 2009 . intertek shares soar on speculation of bid from swiss rival sgs . london the telegraph . retrieved 30 august 2010 . external links edit official site v t e ftse 100 companies of the united kingdom ftse 250 3i admiral group anglo american antofagasta ashtead group associated british foods astrazeneca aviva bae systems bhp billiton bp babcock international barclays 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