UKAS Executive

Matt Gantley is the CEO of UKAS, a leading global Accreditation Body and major contributor to the UK and global quality infrastructure. Accreditation by UKAS means that conformity assessment bodies (testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification (TIC) bodies) have been assessed against internationally recognised standards to demonstrate their competence, impartiality and integrity.

With more than 25 years of experience in the assurance marketplace, Matt has a distinguished career in the TIC sector. Before joining UKAS, he served as the Managing Director of NQA Certification and held senior Directorship roles in certification, training and consultancy firms. His notable accomplishments include strategic and commercial leadership, as well as international management experience in Europe, North America, China and India.

After completing an MBA at Manchester Business School, Matt returned as a business strategy lecturer on the Executive MBA Programme. He also served in Non-Executive roles for Elmhurst (Energy Efficiency Certification), was a Board Director of SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) and chaired the Association of British Certification Bodies. Recently, Matt has held committee Chair positions at the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).

Matt is a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and has more than nine years of experience as an Environmental Management and Sustainability Consultant.

Georgia is the Chief Finance & Digitalisation Officer and Deputy CEO of UKAS responsible for finance, corporate services and systems. Georgia is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over 14 years’ experience working as a Board level Director with commercial experience in the professional services and financial services sectors, and a proven track record of maximising stakeholder value through strategic planning, adept risk management, dynamic business transformation and cultural change.

During her time at UKAS, Georgia has led the transformation of business support services into the adaptable team that they have become today, enabling UKAS to continue to meet its customers’ needs.

Lynsey joined UKAS in 2023 and brings with her 18 years of experience in the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry, managing operational teams and leading transformational change.

Lynsey is a member of the UKAS Executive team and is responsible for oversight of the accreditation of all UKAS’s conformity assessment body (CAB) customers and with an operations team of around 170 staff.

Richard Collin is UKAS’s Executive Director – External Affairs, a role he has held since 2021. He is responsible for setting and leading UKAS’s policy outreach and stakeholder engagement strategy, with a focus on public affairs and the sustainability area.

Richard has more than 35 years’ experience across the quality infrastructure. First qualifying and working as a local authority Trading Standards Officer, he then advised on the upgrade of market surveillance in Hungary as part of European Union accession, on behalf of the UK government. He subsequently worked for six years in the European Commission on EU standards policy, based in Brussels.

Immediately prior to joining UKAS, Richard spent 11 years at the British Standards Institution, the UK’s National Standards Body. As Head of European and National Policy, he led the work of BSI’s standards division on EU exit, trade, regulatory and consumer policy.