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Tell us a bit about yourself?
In a career spanning 40 years, I have had senior credit management roles in the high-tech and communication sector and in distribution and retail, which included spells at Olivetti and Vodafone. I was appointed Director General of the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) in 2005, and later Chief Executive and was behind the Institute’s drive to become a Chartered body (which became the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) in 2015.
The CICM is responsible for administering the voluntary Prompt Payment Code. Signatories to the Code sign up to pay 95% of invoices in 60 days, with an ambition to move toward 30-day payment terms.
What are your plans in this new role?
I don’t see this interim role as that of a caretaker. Rather, I want to work with the team to make a real difference and ensure the permanent appointee in due course has great foundations
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