André Lacroix (born 1960) is a French businessman who, from 16 May 2015, is chief executive of the

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multinational company Intertek Group plc. Lacroix began his career as an external auditor with

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in 1983. He was president of Burger King International between 1996 and 2003, before becoming chairman and CEO of Euro Disney SCA, the company that owns and operates

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. He held that post until May 2005 and then from January 2006 to March 2015 was the group chief executive of

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, a British multinational automotive retail and services company. Lacroix is a graduate of

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, a French-European business school.

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