Philippe Cayrel, EMEA Credit Manager, Western Digital - France
Mr Cayrel has worked in credit management for over twenty five years. He started his career in London as an internal auditor for the Intercontinental Hotel Group. After 3 years in the U.K he returned to Paris where he worked in the Treasury and Credit departments of Rohm and Haas France. Philippe joined Western Digital in 1990 and is currently their Credit Manager in charge of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region. He is a regular attendee at FCIB’s European Conferences since 1995 and achieved the CICP accreditation in January 2004. He is also a member of the Association Française des Credit Managers et Conseils (AFDCC). In September, he was elected to FCIB’s European Advisory Council.

Tim Davies LLB MBA FICM, Group Credit Manager, British Vita Group, UK
Mr Davies has had a long and varied career in credit and working capital management, working in banking, publishing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and now the foam and plastic industries. Following a five year spell of residency in Switzerland, Tim has returned to the UK to create and manage a new function within the World’s largest foam manufacturer. A regular writer on credit and general management topics, Tim is also a member of Council of the UK’s Institute of Credit Management.

Katarzyna Kompowska, Managing Director, Coface Austria AG & Coface Poland Credit Management Services, Poland.
Mrs Kompowska was responsible for setting up and developing Coface Poland Credit Management Services. Since 2003 she has been responsible for developing credit insurance activities for Coface in Poland as the Managing Director of Coface Austria Kreditversicherung AG. Mrs Kompowska was recognised in 2005 as the most entrepreneurial Woman of the Year by the Businessman Magazine.

Arkadiusz Krzesniak, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Polska S.A., Poland
Mr Krzesniak is responsible for economic research at DB Polska. His role is to analyze economic, political and financial market developments in Poland and other CE-3 countries. He joined Deutsche Bank Polska in 2001 from Bank Zachodni WBK, where he worked as Chief Economist from 1999. Before joining Bank Zachodni WBK Mr Krzesniak worked at the University of Warsaw, Department of Economics. He graduated from Warsaw University with an MS in Computer Science in 1991 and completed postgraduate studies in International Economics at HEI, Geneva in 1995.

Chris Kuehl, Ph.D., Managing Director, Armada Corporate Intelligence, USA
Dr Kuehl works with major clients including Yellow Transportation, Hallmark International, Lighthouse Communication and Texas Utilities. He has held many higher learning positions in Finance and Economics at institutions such as Baker University, Avila College, Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Tartu University and Min-Chuan College in Taipei. He currently serves as a senior faculty member for the Keller Graduate School of Management. Dr. Kuehl received his Ph.D. in Political Economics.

Scott Lander, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Vastera., UK
Mr Lander started his career in HM Customs and Excise in the UK performing a wide range of compliance duties. Following spells with a Dutch logistics provider and as EMEA Shipping Manager for an American Telecommunications company, Mr. Lander became a Trade Consultant with PwC. Having joined Vastera in 1999, and following the acquisition of Vastera by JPMorgan Chase, he was appointed as Vice President responsible for business development for EMEA. He regularly contributes to Global Customs studies on international trade simplification and speaks at the WCO in Brussels. Mr Lander is a Member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Annelize Roberts, Finance Director, GSK Export Ltd, UK
The Export Division supports various offshore branches in Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa and provides in addition, a platform for trading arrangements with other GSK entities across the world, including multimarket warehousing & tolling arrangements. From 1997 Mrs Roberts worked in the Consumer Healthcare business for GSK and heritage companies, after she relocated to the UK from South Africa, where she completed her Chartered Accountant qualification with KPMG based in Pretoria.

Peter Sargent, Director, Head of Sales, Corporate Transaction Services, Lloyds TSB UK.
Mr Sargent’s team is responsible for understanding client needs up and down the supply chain and for devising, managing and selling solutions that meet those needs. He joined Lloyds TSB in May 2003 to head their International Trade Finance team in order to re-focus their efforts in the trade services and finance market. Until March 2003 Mr Sargent was Head of European Trade Sales at Citibank, and in addition, led their trade and e-commerce strategy. Prior to that he spent time with ABN Amro where he was Head of Trade, Export and Commodity Finance and Creditanstalt Bank Verein. He learnt the basics of the business doing a 10 year stint at Royal Bank of Scotland. Mr Sargent is a regular speaker on international trade matters throughout Europe and has previously served on several governmental advisory committees on behalf of the banking industry.

Mats Weckström, MBA, Vice President, UPM-Kymmene, Finland
Mr Weckström has a long standing experience from the Paper industry in Finland. He joined it in 1978 as Head of Internal Audit for the Finnish sales organisations for Paper, Board Pulp and Converted paper. Later on he joined the paper sales organisation - Finnpap - as Finance and Administrative Director. During this time Mr Weckström was also in charge of the credit risks for sales to emerging markets. Upon the merger of UPM and Kymmene he organised the newly created paper company's credit risk management. He was also nominated as Head of the Sales Network Administration and nominated to Chairman of the Sales Companies' Boards. He has worked abroad for some years gaining experience and knowledge of sales operations.

Ron Wells, Credit Manager, Chevron Corporation, UK
Mr Wells is the author of Global Credit Management, an Executive Summary published by John Wiley & Sons. He is a Certified Credit Executive, a Chartered Management Accountant, a qualified International Banker (ACIB) and a Chartered Corporate Secretary (FCIS). Mr Wells participated in the NACM Graduate School for Credit and Financial Management in 1996/97, passed with distinction and was elected Best Student. Prior to joining Chevron, he worked for various companies and commercial banks becoming a specialist in financial analysis, corporate credit management, trade operations management and trade finance-related marketing. Mr Wells frequently participate in FCIB Conferences by sitting as a Panelist and Presenter. He is also a member of the European Advisory Council.