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The council's role and current members.

The CQI Council is made up of a broad set of stakeholders for quality management and the quality profession. Ordinary Members are elected by the membership and stakeholder members are elected by the CQI Council. A number of Membership Council members will continue to serve on the Council to ensure a smooth transition.

The Council will:

  • Bring to the Board’s attention any threats or opportunities relating to the achievement of the CQI’s purpose and strategy

CQI Council Ordinary Members only will: 

  • Elect/re-elect members of the Board of Trustees, except those co-opted by the Board, in accordance with the Charter and Bye-laws. The CQI Membership Council may remove any members of the Board in accordance with the Charter and Bye-laws.
  •  Elect stakeholder members of the CQI Council.
  • When appropriate, request an Extraordinary General Meeting. 

Council members

Chair

Dave Smith

Ordinary Members 

  • Tom Antony
  • Tony Brachmanski 
  • Abigail Carpenter
  • Michelle Clark
  • Nicola Cornforth
  • David Edwards 
  • Mark Eydman
  • Andy Garner 
  • Sarah Harper 
  • Leigh Henderson
  • Martin Jackson
  • Simon Jordan
  • Mehrdad Kamali 
  • Cheryl ORourke
  • Fiona Payne
  • Steve Savage 
  • Nicola Selway 

Stakeholder members

  • Aerospace Defence Security (ADS)
  • Association of British Certification Bodies (ABCB)
  • British Quality Foundation (BQF)
  • British Standards Institute (BSI)
  • Chartered Institute of Trading Standards
  • Engineering Council
  • Get It Right Initiative (GIRI)
  • Home Office
  • Institute for Business Ethics (IBE)
  • Institute for Continuous Improvement in Public Service (ICIPS)
  • Military Aviation Authority (MAA)
  • Ministry of Defence (MoD)
  • Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
  • United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

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