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
Oliver Dodd
Training Manager - 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.
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.