About Us

Our background

SMMT Oversight was established by IATF in 1999 as one of the five (UK, USA, France, Germany, Italy) global oversight offices to administer the IATF ISO/TS16949 Certification scheme.

The Oversight offices were established to:

1. Conduct office assessments and witness audits of the certification body
2. Provide interpretations and guidance through the issuing of Sanctioned Interpretations (SIs) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Manage the IATF database to ensure timeliness and accuracy
4. Monitor certification body activities
5. Qualify 3rd party certification body auditors
6. Handle the application of new Certification Bodies

Meet the team

If you have any questions please do direct them to a member of our team.

Rob Brown Oversight Manager E-mail: rbown@smmt.co.uk	Niall Kealey Oversight Technical Officer E-mail: niall.kealey@industryforum.co.uk	Sophie Meeson UK Oversight Office Controller SMMT / SMMT Industry Forum E-mail: sophie.meeson@industryforum.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 121 717 6628	Louise Lewis UK Oversight Office Controller Please note that Louise is currently on maternity leave.