Credit Management November 2022

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CLIMATE CONTROL
Chris Leslie
10
TROUBLED WATERS
Brendan Clarkson FCICM
16
MEXICAN WAVE
Adam Bernstein
NOVEMBER 2022
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CONTENTS
10 – Troubled Waters
Amid rising insolvencies, Government
agencies seem far from united in their
approach.
12 – Dramas and Headwinds
With one crisis after another history
tells us that the predictions carried with
them do not always ring true.
15 – Clear thinking
The importance of transparency in
ensuring corporate commitments to
DE&I are delivered.
16 – Mexican Wave
Mexico offers a significant opportunity
but is plagued by societal issues.
22 – Prompt Action
Evolving the concept of prompt
payment.
28 – Climate Control
How is the collections and debt
purchase sector fairing as we head into
2023?
34 – Power to the People
Manufacturers in both the US and the
UK are facing similar challenges when
it comes to international expansion.
CICM GOVERNANCE
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PROMPT ACTION
Ant Persse FCICM
President Stephen Baister FCICM / Chief Executive Sue Chapple FCICM
Executive Board: Chair Debbie Nolan FCICM(Grad) / Vice Chair Phil Rice FCICM / Treasurer Glen Bullivant FCICM
Larry Coltman FCICM / Neil Jinks FCICM / Allan Poole MCICM
Advisory Council: Caroline Asquith-Turnbull FCICM / Laurie Beagle FCICM / Glen Bullivant FCICM /Brendan Clarkson FCICM
Larry Coltman FCICM / Peter Gent FCICM(Grad) / Victoria Herd FCICM(Grad) / Andrew Hignett MCICM(Grad)
Dave Hindle FCICM / Laural Jefferies FCICM / Neil Jinks FCICM / Martin Kirby FCICM / Charles Mayhew FCICM / Hans Meijer
FCICM / Debbie Nolan FCICM(Grad) / Amanda Phelan MCICM(Grad) / Allan Poole MCICM / Phil Rice FCICM / Phil Roberts FCICM
Chris Sanders FCICM / Paula Swain FCICM / Mark Taylor MCICM / Atul Vadher FCICM(Grad)
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42 – Game changer
How a 19-year-old with a love of sport
became the Northwest’s Apprentice of
the Year.
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