Newsletter - June 2006

FCIB 2006 Teleconference Series
Free For FCIB Members

A 1 Hour Presentation on INCOTERMS – A PRACTICAL APPROACH – will take place on TUESDAY, 6 JUNE, at 4.00pm UK TIME / 5.00pm CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME. Full details may be found on http://www.fcibglobal.com/events/teleConf/index.shtml. Why not take advantage of this further free service from FCIB?

Warsaw Conference – 15 to 17 October 2006

We have an excellent Conference in prospect, so please make a note in your diaries now. Dr. Chris Kuehl of Armada Corporate Intelligence will present Tuesday’s Workshop on ‘How to Take Advantage of a New Global Market Place: Focus on Central and Eastern Europe’ and the main Conference will include presentations from Coface Central Europe and JPMorgan Chase Vastera.

The Programme will be published by the end of June and FCIB will be introducing a full Online Registration facility for the first time in Europe.

FCIB’s Online International Credit & Risk Management Course

70 students are participating in the Online Course which commenced on 21 May. The next Programme will start on 17 September and full details may be found on http://vu.msu.edu/preview/fcib001/ Remember, it is open to your credit colleagues wherever they may be based in the world.

Calling Our Scandinavian Members

You may be interested in the launch of a new credit website in Norway. The annual subscription for registration is NOK 960 and full details may be found on www.creditnews.no.

Be part of our stimulating programme if you are serious about international credit. Networking opportunities are incalculable.

Why Not Consider Global Corporate Membership?
I am delighted to report a record number of new European members in May and trust that they will all enjoy long and beneficial memberships of FCIB.

Solutia Inc. is the latest to join those companies subscribing to our 10-member Global Corporate package. If you have international credit operations throughout Europe and the wider world we strongly commend this US$1,900 per annum cost effective facility, which keeps you and your colleagues directly in touch with all FCIB’s programmes and services.

For further details, please contact Tim Lane at timlane@fcib-europe.org or 00 44 (0) 1865 484 630

New Members

Coface IGK Holding, Latvia
Type of Membership: Associate
Sergey Zargarian
Business Development Manager
Email: sergey.zargarian@coface.lv
Telephone: 00 371 7323460
Facsimile: 00 371 7820380

Juniper Networks Ireland Ltd., Ireland
Type of Membership: Associate
Melissa Kenny
Credit & Collections Manager EMEA
Email: mkenny@juniper.net
Telephone: 00 353 18203606

Association of Credit Professionals, UK
Type of Membership: Full
Jon Swan
Director Communications
Email: jsassoc@btinternet.com
Telephone: 00 44 115 9899900
Facsimile: 00 44 115 9899902

Telogic, Denmark
Type of Membership: Full
Thomas Sandera
Director
Email: thomas@telogic.dk
Telephone: 00 45 70233336
Facsimile: 00 45 70233335

Cargill International SA, Switzerland
Type of Membership: Affiliate
Olivier Doeblin
Credit Manager
Email: Olivier_Doeblin@cargill.com
Telephone: 00 41 227032574

Tate and Lyle, Belgium
Type of Membership: Affiliate
Anne-Lise Sergant
Credit and SSC Manager
Email: anne-lise.sergant@tateandlyle.com
Telephone: 00 32 5373 3333
Facsimile: 00 32 5373 3099

Canali Spa, Italy
Type of Membership: Full
Vinicio Zanin
Credit and Receivable Manager
Email: vinicio.zanin@canali.it
Telephone: 00 39 039 201 4226
Facsimile: 00 39 039 232 3005

Solutia Europe S.A. /N.V., Belgium
Type of Membership: Global
Stefan Schramke
Manager, Credit and Treasury Operations, Europe and Africa
Email: ssschr@solutia.com
Telephone: 00 32 10 48 12 23

Solutia Srl, Italy
Type of Membership: Global
Marco Colombo
Credit Manager, Southern Europe and Middle East
Email: mmcolo@solutia.com
Telephone: 00 32 10 48 13 70

Solutia UK Ltd., UK
Type of Membership: Global
Caron Macgregor-Jones
Credit Analyst, UK, Eire, Scandinavia and Africa
Email: ccmacg@solitia.com
Telephone: 00 44 1633 754369

Solutia Europe S.A. /N.V. Belgium (2nd membership)
Type of Membership: Global
Veronique Lobet
Credit Analyst, Benelux, France, Central and Eastern Europe
Email: wlobe@solutia.com
Telephone: 00 32 10 48 1511

Membership Change

Sony Business Europe, UK
New representative: Emma Nelson
Head of Sony Financial Services (Business)
Email: emma.nelson@eu.sony.com
Telephone: 00 44 1256 48 33 73
Facsimile: 00 44 1256 32 10 04

2007 European & Middle East Conference Venues

Rome – 11 to 13 February

Dubai – 18 to 20 March

Frankfurt – 17 to 19 June

Istanbul – 14 to 16 October (TBC)