Montgomery, AL– The International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) has re-elected Kristy Weighall of ICS to the IAOIP Board of Advisors. Ms. Weighall, a Certified Manager of Innovation (CMI), is the Lead Integration Engineer of the ICS Labs Innovation Research & Development Division and has served in an advisory role to the IAOIP Board of Directors since 2020.

Dr. Brett Trusko, President & CEO of IAOIP, said, “On behalf of the board of directors, we are excited to see Kristy Weighall re-elected to our board of advisors. Her consistently valuable contributions and breadth of experience in innovation management have been very beneficial over the last two years, and we look forward to her work helping us bring forth the ISO 56000 series of Innovation Management standards.”

Steve Goldsby, CEO of ICS, said, “We are excited to see the work Ms. Weighall has been doing on behalf of the IAOIP in their advancement of the global ISO 56000 Standards for Innovation Management. We proudly support the IAOIP, which as Secretariat of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group working on these standards, will help to ensure the United States is prepared to maintain its innovation leadership.”

About the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAIOP)

With over 3000 members in 120+ countries, the International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP) is the world’s largest global certifying body for innovation professionals, providing members with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to deliver real change in their industry or field. IAOIP leads the U.S. TAG (technical advisory group) for ISO Technical Committee 279, which is formalizing the ISO 56000 Guidance Standards which will allow organizations to integrate best practices in all facets of Innovation Management. To learn more about IAOIP, visit www.iaoip.org.