CM September 2020

ADVISORY COUNCIL
Shaping the future
CICM Advisory Council gains new members.
AUTHOR – Iona Yadallee
THE CICM Advisory Council
has gained eight newly
elected members who took
up their positions in June
and who will be bringing
their individual insights and
experience to the Council.
The success of the Advisory Council
is centred around having members from
different specialisms and regions so
that it reflects the diverse range of skills
and experience amongst the Institute’s
membership. All those on the Advisory
Council, currently comprising of 19
members in total, are making a valuable
contribution to the credit profession and
the CICM, sharing ideas and opinions to
help formulate strategy and helping to
shape the future direction of the Institute.
They are also tasked with actively raising
the profile of the credit management
community to a wider business audience.
Alice Purdy MCICM(Grad), E.ON Heat
squad lead at E.ON UK was motivated
to join the Advisory Council as she is
passionate about the Institute and what
it can do to support others like her: “I
have been a member since 2013 and have
enjoyed my learning experience, and so I
want to give back to the Institute and help
other members.
“I want to help members by listening
and acting on what is important to them.
The next few years are going to be really
tough in the credit industry due to the
COVID crisis and Brexit and I want to
ensure the Institute can do everything it
can for our members and partners to help
this vital industry thrive.”
Similarly, Brendan Clarkson FCICM,
Director of CVR Global stood for election
as a natural step in a profession that he
respects and one that is at the heart of the UK
economy: “I started in credit 26 years ago,
and whilst my career veered to Insolvency
I have never been that far away. My
advisory position of Credit Services is one
where I believe I can add great value too.
I intend to champion the Institute
and raise the understanding of a credit
team.”
As another newly elected member,
Charles Mayhew FCICM, Director of
Global Credit Recoveries hopes to share
the knowledge and contacts he has built
up over a quarter of a century in credit:
“I am hoping to be able to assist members
who may be looking to gain experience on
export debt collection, and to add to the
CICM knowledge bank, and encourage
new students and members, especially
in overseas territories such as the Middle
East.”
“I want to help members by listening and acting on what is
important to them. The next few years are going to be really
tough in the credit industry due to the COVID crisis and Brexit
and I want to ensure the Institute can do everything it can for
our members and partners to help this vital industry thrive.”
Alice Purdy MCICM(Grad)
Sarah Aldridge
FCICM(Grad)
Debbie Nolan
FCICM(Grad)
Chris Sanders
FCICM
Victoria Herd
FCICM(Grad)
Larry Coltman
FCICM
Laurie Beagle
FCICM
Glen Bullivant
FCICM
Alan Church
FCICM(Grad)
Niall Cooter
FCICM
Advancing the credit profession / www.cicm.com / September 2020 / PAGE 32