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The EMEA Credit Forum ("ECF") has as its members the Senior EMEA / European Credit Professionals from the major ICT manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of hardware, software and services.

Below you will find testimonials from some of our current members.

ECF September 2010 â Dublin â Members Feedback

"Always a pleasure to meet everyone and attend the ECF :O)" Evelyne Legaux EMEA Credit & Collections Manager Logitech "Thanks so much again to Laurie, Lynn and John for organisation and flawless execution!" Joe Grier EMEA Senior Credit Manager Microsoft "Very Good. Included many interesting and varied topics." Dr Eleimon Gonis Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance University of West of England

ECF May 2010 â Amsterdam â Members Feedback

"Very enjoyable, informative and nice informal atmosphere." Joanna Burke Google "Great experience as a new member attending the first ECF meeting!" Laura Jerloeanu EMEA Senior Credit Manager Oracle

ECF Feb 2010 â London â Members Feedback

"My personal thanks to you both for such a brilliant gathering. I really look forward to joining again in the future. Topical speakers, highly insightful and very stimulating to aid in thinking beyond our own contraints as a business and feel well equipped to progress forward having now been to London." Beth Danter Finance Manager Doosan Infracore UK Ltd "One of the best meetings in a long time. Is it just me or is there a real improvement in peopleâs willingness to share? Some terrific networking - still the best Credit training anywhere!" Colin Byrne EMEA Credit Manager Novell "Varied, Topical, Relevant, well presented and debated." Gary Brooks Group Credit Manager Hitachi Europe Ltd "What an excellent couple of days - many thanks!" John Smith Client Relationship Director Company Watch

Testimonial - Colin Byrne, Novell (February 2009)

The ECF has always been held in high esteem in Novell, but within a relatively small circle. Now with the focus firmly on cost reduction (not just cost control) the benefit of networking opportunities has been realised at a higher level. I have always promoted the value of the forum widely in Novell and in recent times the penny has dropped with some key corporate players. Our CFO in the U.S now sees the ECF as a high value knowledge pool, essentially adding more value at less cost than some training courses and will commonly ask "what do your guys at the ECF think of this" etc. Our group is the envy of the U.S - they would love to have something similar. Something that stands out for me is that there are absolutely no egos ! Personally looking around the room last week (19/20 February 2009 - London) you are seeing people with years more experience, higher qualifications, higher positions etc, yet there is no hierarchy, there is no competition. Everyone is willing to learn from each other. This is what makes the ECF tick in my opinion. It is now held in such high regard that a permanent part of my corporate objectives and personal development plan is to develop and learn from the ECF, with a view to improving processes/results etc. I consider it a huge part of my own development and I actually can't put a price on what I have learned and the confidence I have gained from the forum's members. Colin Byrne EMEA Credit & Collections Manager Novell (Ire) Software Ltd (February 2009)

Testimonial - Sean Stevens, Wind River (February 2009)

I have been lucky enough to be a member of the EMEA Credit Forum since 2007. The ECF has provided the opportunity to network and exchange views with some of the most senior credit personal in the industry today. The knowledge you take away after a meeting is so valuable to your day to day work. I am lucky that I have a Manager that is fully supportive of everything I am trying to achieve and fully supportive of the time invested working within the forum. As the Credit & Collections Manager of a relatively small player in the IT industry, it would be fair to say that since becoming a member my career has received a huge boost. I have been fortunate enough to be invited to speak at CCR interactive, write and comment on articles in Credit Collections & Risk magazine and work with a university to help with their credit management course. I don't think any of this would have happened if it had not have been for the support of the EMEA Credit Forum and it's community. One disclaimer I would have to make is that your team may not be all that thankful to the ECF, if like me, you adopt what you learn and they have to make changes :-) Sean Stevens Senior Manager - Credit & Collections Wind River (February 2009)

ECF Meeting Sept 08 - Dublin - Members Feedback

"Delighted to be able to attend once again and see some old faces and meet many new ones!" David Liddy Adobe Systems "Really enjoyed the meeting, great venue." Adam Goff Fujitsu Europe Ltd "Loved the meeting and the venue - Massimo was great host. Lovely to see some new faces too!" Colin Byrne Novell (Ireland) Software Ltd "I really enjoyed listening to the different views that were coming from around the room. Iâve been in credit for a while but not nearly as long as some of the guys/girls who attend. It is great to be able to listen and learn all the time." Sean Stevens Wind River

ECF Meeting Feb 09 â London â Members Feedback

"This was the best ECF since beginning of 2008 in terms of relevance and quality of the presentations." Evelyn Legaux EMEA Credit Control Manager Logitech Ireland Operations Ltd "Being new to this membership I have enjoyed it very much. I have learnt lots by attending and the networking is always especially good in these difficult times. Lynn always does a fantastic job. I have met some great people." Rita Riches Sun Microsystems Ltd "Thank you Laurie & Lynn on a great experience, you gather finance professionals who are willing to share their experiences." Darryn OâKeefe Sun Microsystems Inc Australia "Excellent meeting/conference - I enjoyed the company and learnt a great deal." Brian Golden EMEA Credit & Collections Manager Symantec "Although a heavy meeting it worked very well and was enjoyable as well as informative. It was good to build on the success of the last Dublin meeting - I look forward to Amsterdam." Sean Stevens Credit & Collections Manager, EMEA Wind River Gmbh

ECF May 09 â Amsterdam â Members Feedback

"Big thank you to Lynn and Laurie for inviting me to the excellent ECF Credit Forum in Amsterdam, I enjoyed every minute of it." Ovidijuis DIkcuis Regional Credit Manager Doosan Infracore International "I would like to thank you and the whole team for a splendid 2 days. Good topics and a really great atmosphere to discuss them in. Thanks and Best Regards." Geert Jan Van Haastrecht Manager Credit, UK&I, Nordics, Benelux, Germany, Russia & CIS Global Credit Organisation Cisco Systems International BV "I enjoyed the two days and have added to what I expected from this. Look forward to the next meeting." Romeo Pracht Apple "Thank you for a very good meeting!" Peter Koopman EMEA Credit Manager Cisco Systems International BV "I was very pleased to be invited and got to meet a nice bunch of people. Thanks!!" Meredith Bartholomeus EMEA Credit & Collections Manager Electronics for Imaging "The idea of having the meeting in the form of a workshop/brainstorming session is very good instead of having just passive presentations; from my standpoint interactive sessions are much more informative." Piotr Bodek Motorola "Thanks to Laurie and Lynn for organising and to Robert and David for hosting." Colin Bryne EMEA Credit Manager Novell (Ireland) Software Ltd "On the whole it was a worthwhile and enjoyable forum." Diane Brannan Credit Manager Sony SES "Another great job done! Great job by Robert and the team at NetApp. Looking forward to the next one and hopefully another large turnout - keep up the good work Mr Beagle." Sean Stevens Credit & Collections Manager, EMEA Wind River Gmbh

ECF September 09â Dublin â Members Feedback

"My first ECF meeting. Thoroughly worthwhile and useful. I look forward to the next one!" Neil Curran Cadence "Again, Thank you for a very well organised and informative two days." Jamie Griffin EMC "I have attended 5 or 6 forums in total and this was the best so far. I found the subjects useful and enjoyed the forum very much. Thank you for your continous hard work and efforts." Ernst Hanouwer Unsisys "Thank you to Joe for the excellent job of hosting the event. As always the Irish guys do the ECF proud." Seans Stevens Windriver

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