Intertek Vice President of Chemical Services Sherri Bassner Joins Board of Industrial Research Institute
30 Apr 2015
Chicago – Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, today announced that Sherri Bassner has been elected to the board of directors of the Industrial Research Institute (IRI). She joined the 12-member board yesterday during an official initiation at IRI’s Annual Meeting in Seattle.
“IRI continues to deliver value for innovation professionals facing the same managerial challenges across every industry,” said Ed Bernstein, IRI President. “Delivering such value, however, is only possible thanks to exceptional leaders, like Sherri, who step up to guide this rich and diverse organization of ours.”
As the Vice President of Chemical Services at Intertek, Bassner supports clients with chemical testing and investigative needs throughout the various stages of product development, including a range of research and development (R&D) and problem solving needs, material evaluation and selection, regulatory compliance and failure analysis.
“Sherri has extensive knowledge and experience that our clients depend on to help them develop innovative products,” said Gregg Tiemann Chief Executive of Products at Intertek. “We congratulate her on the opportunity to bring her insights and understanding of research and design to more organizations and individuals through her membership on the IRI board.”
IRI is governed by an elected Board of Directors, consisting of the Chairman, Chairman-Elect, Vice Chairman, immediate Past Chairman, and 12 other directors. As a director, Bassner will serve a 3-year term.
About Intertek
Intertek is a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and certification, Intertek adds value for its customers by helping improve the quality and safety of their products, assets and processes. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 38,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports companies’ success in the global marketplace, by helping customers to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability, performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market worldwide. Visit www.intertek.com.
About the Industrial Research Institute (IRI)
The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) is an organization of 200+ industrial and service companies having a common interest in the effective management of technological innovation. IRI member companies span diverse industries and represent a substantial portion of our nation’s gross domestic product. IRI is the only cross-industry organization creating innovation leadership solutions and best practices in innovation management developed through collaborative knowledge creation. For more information, call 703-647-2580 or visit www.iriweb.org.
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