Vince Desmond

Vince Desmond
CEO - Chartered Quality Institute and IRCA.

  • Vince Desmond is a seasoned voice in the UK and global quality ecosystem, currently serving as CEO of the Chartered Quality Institute and IRCA.

  • With over 25 years of experience in quality management, Vince is focussed on promoting the quality management to industry as a competitive tool, and supporting the quality profession to be fit for a digital and sustainable society.

  • Vince sits on a number of industry groups, such as acting as a vice-president of the European Organisation for Quality.

  • He is a member of UKAS policy advisory committee and non-executive director of IRCA Japan. Outside of work Vince sails and sings

www.quality.org


Oliver Dodd
Training Manager - DNV

Oliver Dodd - DNV
  • Oliver has been working in the Certification industry for over 15 years and training for a decade.

  • With a background in Biology and Carbon Verification he has an keen interest in Sustainability and sees this as a growing sector for certification & training services.

www.dnv.com

Dave Treadwell - Valeo

Dave Treadwell  
Quality Director for Northern Europe - VSNE -CQP FCQI Tech IOSH

  • 24 years exposure in the automotive sector - including working alongside Temple QMS with Quality/HSE and Management and a BSI 9001/14001/45001 certified lead auditor.

  • 20 years' experience within Valeo working on product and process quality as its core driver.

  • 8 years as site quality manager and 18 months as extended role as northern European quality director covering the UK, Holland and Germany.

  • Dave has been a CQI Member 9 years and committee member 7 years and holds positions on Advisory Boards at various college’s.

  • Six sigma black belt and trainer in QRQC.

  • Mentor for quality within Valeo.

  • Current World karate champion and England coach.