Alexander Ezrakhovich Lead developer of the ISO 9001–2015 standard Date of Birth: 01.11.1949 Country: Australia

1. Academic and Professional Background
2. Career in Certification and Standards Development
3. Leadership in ISO 9001 Auditing Practices
4. Global Influence and Consulting
5. -Heads the consulting firm AEConformity Pty Ltd.

Academic and Professional Background

-1973: Graduated from Kalinin Leningrad Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Engineering Physics (Thermophysics), specializing in physical mechanics.

Career in Certification and Standards Development

-1987-2012: General Manager of SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd., overseeing systems management, food safety, and product certification within the SAI Global multinational conformity assessment organization.

-20-year tenure as an authorized representative for Standards Australia in ISO/TC 176 ("Quality Management and Quality Assurance"), as well as the ISO Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO).

-Contribution to the development of ISO/IEC 17021-1 ("Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems").

-Active involvement in the development of ISO/CASCO standards, including ISO/IEC 17021 parts 2, 3, and 4, as well as ISO/IEC 17000, ISO/IEC 17065, and ISO/IEC 17011.

Leadership in ISO 9001 Auditing Practices

-2003: Founded and led the IAF-ISO/TC 176 joint working group on the development of ISO 9001 auditing practices (APG and AAPG).

-Member of the technical committee of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), contributing to the development of IAF mandatory documents (IAFMDs).

Global Influence and Consulting

-As a representative of ISO and CASCO, provided consultations and seminars in numerous countries, including Russia, India, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Japan, the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Portugal, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Georgia, and Armenia.

-Contributed to the development and official Russian translation of ISO 9000 family standards.

-In 2019, received the I.A. Ilyin Medal of Honor from the Russian Organization for Quality for outstanding practical achievements in the field of quality.

-Heads the consulting firm AEConformity Pty Ltd.

-Member of the expert council of the State Duma Committee on Health Protection on the quality of medical activities.

-Co-author of books on the establishment and audit of quality management systems in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.