Newsletter - August 2007

ISTANBUL – A HISTORIC CITY SITUATED ON TWIN CONTINENTS

Why not join our October Conference in Istanbul from 14 to 16 October– our 40th birthday in Europe – featuring a pivotal International Workshop on The Impact of Organised Crime, Corruption and Terrorism on International Finance given by Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence, USA.

The Conference will also feature:

1. FCIB’s Unique Question & Answer Session on the Key International Credit Issues of the Day
2. Turkish Delight: Opportunities & Challenges in the New West
3. 6 Sigma: How to Successfully Introduce it into your Company
4. Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA): Are you ready for its Introduction?
5. European Payment Index: Discover the latest risks and trends across 25 key European Markets

Full details and Conference & Hotel registration may be found on http://www.fcibglobal.com/events/intl125/intl125_index.shtml.

The Next International Credit Management – 16 September
AND
Foreign Exchange Management Course – 7 October

FCIB commends these educational offerings to you, your team members and colleagues. Full details may be found on: -

Online Credit Management Course:
http://vu.msu.edu/preview/fcib001/

Online FX Management Coursehttp://www.fcibglobal.com/events/FX_Course.html

Thank you, good bye and good luck, Natalye
I am very sorry to report that Natalye Turner will be leaving FCIB on 7 August after almost 8 years with us. She will be joining a local company here in Oxfordshire as PA to the HR Director. He is a lucky man. As you know, Natalye's contribution to FCIB Europe - and memorably at FCIB's First China Conference - has been very significant and she will be sorely missed.

Tim Is Emigrating (Temporarily)!

Tim is taking advantage of a family wedding in Sydney to take a three weeks trip to Australia and will be away from the office from Monday, 13 August, to Friday, 31 August, inclusive. During that time any communication from our European members will be handled by our US colleagues, whilst the switchboard here at the Regus office in the UK will also be able to take messages.        

Job’s Corner

Can You Help This MICM and CICP Qualified UK Member Seeking To Relocate To The Midlands?
A highly experienced Credit Control Manager with an extensive track record of influencing value added change to teams, processes and procedures which have delivered a positive impact to revenues, including reductions in debtor days, enhanced credit vetting policies and improved management information.  Experience is further enhanced by strong management skills having led and motivated teams to develop their abilities and exceed business objectives. Tim Lane has a CV available for review.

Or How About These Tremendous Opportunities in Germany & Switzerland?

GERMANY - Cooper Crouse-Hinds GmbH is looking for a Manager Credit & Risk Management.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the financial risk assessment and management of a wide portfolio of domestic and international customers.   Responsibilities will include assessing and recommending credit limits within credit policy, risk mitigation, oversight of all of Cooper Crouse-Hinds European and Middle-East receivables, ensure compliance with credit policy and procedure, familiar with assessing country risk & export credit insurance and involvement/compliance with internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).  The position consists of 5 direct reports, reporting to the Director Finance, Controlling & IT with a dotted line to the Cooper Crouse-Hinds Division Credit Manager.  The position is based in Soest, Germany.  For more information or to apply, please contact the FCIB website or Matthias_Stelzer@ceag.de

SWITZERLAND - Parker Hannifin Corporation seek a Credit Manager EMEA eventually to be located in Switzerland. The successful candidate will have seven years of Europe and International credit experience with a multinational company. Requires a broad and in depth knowledge of Credit, Accounts Receivable and Finance. Degree in Finance or Accounting required. Advanced degrees are a plus. Willingness to travel significantly is essential. Reports to the Director of Corporate Credit. Resumes should be forwarded by FAX to the attention of Ernest Wachs, Director of Corporate Credit, Parker Hannifin Corporation, at 00 1 216 896 4042 in the USA.

FCIB warmly welcomes these new member companies

New Members:
The Mersey Docks & Harbour Company, UK
David Briody
Group Credit Manager
Email: dave.briody@merseydocks.co.uk
Telephone: 00 44 151 949 6239
Facsimile: 00 44 151 949 6199

IRC Europe Ltd have subscribed to three new memberships.
Alan J. Wallace
Joint Managing Director
Email: alan.wallace@irc-group.eu.com
Telephone: 00 44 141 248 9300
Facsimile: 00 44 141 275 6111

David Rose
Operations Director
Email: david.rose@irc-group.eu.com
Telephone: 00 44 141 248 9300
Facsimile: 00 44 141 275 6111

Phil Simmons
Director of Broking
Email: phil.simmons@irc-group.eu.com
Telephone: 00 44 207 337 9050
Facsimile: 00 44 207 337 9056

Amgen Europe, The Netherlands
Lise Castro
Customer Finance Manager
Email: lisec@amgen.com
Telephone: 00 31 76 573 2456
Facsimile: 00 31 76 573 2832

Lise's colleague Dariusz Lachowski, Customer Finance Manager, replaces Cataldo Cameriere as Amgen's second European member.

M-Real Corporation, The Netherlands
Mark Butterworth
Vice-President, Credit Management
Email: Mark.Butterworth@m-real.com
Telephone: 00 31 20 572 7080
Facsimile: 00 31 20 572 7028

Membership Changes:
Aon Trade Credit, UK
New representative: Vanessa Fetzner
International Sales Coordination
Email: vanessa.fetzner@aon.co.uk
Telephone: 00 44 207 882 0454
Facsimile: 00 44 207 882 0490

Advancing Trade, Italy
New representative: Maria Ferrante
International Key Account
Email: m.ferrante@advtrade.it
Telephone: 00 39 035 416 1149
Facsimile: 00 39 035 228 6271

Cooper Crouse-Hinds GmbH, Germany
New representative: Heinz Nengelken
Credit Manager
Email: Heinz.Nengelken@ceag.de
Telephone: 00 49 2921 69 722

Barclays Bank PLC, UK
Representative: Nick Hall
New email: nick.hall@barclays.com
Address: 1 Churchill Place,
11th Floor,
London E14 5HP

Norske Skogindustrier ASA, Norway
New representative: Per Aukner
Credit Management
Email: per.aukner@norskeskog.com
Telephone: 00 47 67 59 9116
Facsimile: 00 47 67 59 9198

Coface, Latvia
New representative: Maris Lukins
Member of the Board
Email: maris_lukins@coface.lv
Telephone: 00 371 6 784 7621
Facsimile: 00 371 6 782 0380

Have a Query?
Contact Tim Lane
Email: timl@fcibglobal.com
Tel: 00 44 (0) 1865 481 630
Fax: 00 44 (0) 1865 481 541

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