appointed as convener of the ISO Joint Technical Coordination Group Task Force responsible for the revision of these rules, which were subsequently published in the May 2021 version of the ISO/IEC Directives. Awards In 2017, Croft was awarded the American Society for Quality’s Freund-Marquardt medal, with a citation that reads “For his passion, dedication and leadership in the application of quality management principles to the development, promotion and implementation of quality management system standards on a global scale, for over twenty years”, and in 2018 an Honorary Award from the UK's Chartered Quality Institute. According to the CQI website: "This award recognises those who have moved the quality profession or the quality discipline forward over a number of years. Nigel won this award for his substantial contribution to the evolution of the ISO 9000 family – the world’s most popular set of quality management standards. His leadership on the development of ISO 9001, among other major standards, has given companies worldwide the tools to drive improvement and embed quality across all aspects of the business". Publications “Remote Conformity Assessment in a Digital World - Opportunities, Challenges and Implications for Developing Countries” United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria, 2022 “Trust but Verify – Managing Supply Chain Risks” (with E.J. Fletcher) Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, Houston, USA, May, 2022. “Supply Chains and ISO 9001 – What to expect and How to get it” ISO Focus (April 2010) “ISO 9001:2008 – Small Changes, Big Opportunities”, , published by Sustainable Success Alert (USA) “Preserving the credibility of ISO 9001:2000 certification” (with R. Dougherty) ISO Management Systems (Sept/Oct 2007) “ISO 9001:2000 – What does it mean in the Supply Chain?” ISO Management Systems (April/May 2005) “Credibility and Integrity of the ISO 9000 Standards” – ISO Management Systems (March/April 2003) “The ISO 9000:2000 standards – some common misconceptions”, EOQ 46th Congress, Harrogate, UK, Oct 2002 American Society for Quality ISO 9000 Handbook (Author of Chapters 19 and 42), 2001 “Revving up Health Care, US Style”, Quality World, July 2001 “ISO 9000:2000 – A lesson in peace processes” Quality World, Dec 2000 References External links ISO Official website Harkness Fellowships Official website Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1956 births Living people Harkness Fellows People from Rotherham Alumni of the University of Sheffield