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Credit Where it's Due - The Credit Today Awards 2005

Hailed as the "credit industry's night of the year", over 1,500 guests attended the Credit Today Awards 2005 gala dinner and ceremony held at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on 5 May 2005.

The Credit Today Awards 2005 are once again being run in association with the Finance & Leasing Association with Fredrickson International Limited as the overall sponsors.

Shortlist and Winners 2005

Commercial collector of the year - Sponsored by BCW Group Plc

• Anna Coates, Credit Controller, CBS
• Sharon Males, Telephone Collector, Commercial Collection Services (WINNER)
• Tanya Richards, Collector, Bank of Scotland

Consumer collector of the year - Sponsored by Talgentra

• Darren Field, Senior Collector, Red Castle Recoveries
• Helen Lillie, Debt Liaison Agent, Commercial Credit Services Group
• Wendy Wallace, Telephone Negotiator, Debt Managers Ltd (WINNER)

Fraud prevention team of the year - Sponsored by CIFAS

• Capital One (WINNER)
• Esure Insurance
• GB Group
• GMAC RFC
• Lloyds TSB Asset Finance

Debt counsellor of the year - Sponsored by Allied International Credit

• Ryan McAllum, Customer Service Adviser, Close Credit Management
• Silvina Simmonds, Senior Debt Counsellor, Northampton Borough Council (WINNER)
• Karen Wilson, Application Adviser, Baines & Ernst

Risk manager of the year - Sponsored by Call Credit

• Michael Cox, Head of Retail Lending Systems, Ulster Bank (WINNER)
• Neil Morris, Client Risk Manager, Ventura
• Rajeev Sharma, Strategy Manager, Credit Policy & Risk, Britannia Building Society

Litigation specialist of the year - Sponsored by Complete Credit Management

• Barry Hogg, Associate, Irwin Mitchell (WINNER)
• Steve Houghton, Legal Collections Manager, The Lewis Group
• Karen Savage, Partner, Lester Aldridge

Export credit professional of the year - Sponsored by Atradius

• John Beaney, Head of International, HSBC Invoice Finance (WINNER)
• Bernard Dennis, Export Sales Director, Conren International
• Fergus Fergusson, Broker, IRC Europe

Commercial credit manager of the year - Sponsored by Experian

• Sharon Barrett-Legg, Director of Working Capital, Brakes Group UK
• Jason Goodger, UK Debt Recovery Manager, Sovereign Credit Manager
• Simon Johnson, Group Credit Manager, SIG Trading (WINNER)

Consumer credit manager of the year - Sponsored by Intrum Justitia

• Karen George, Operations Manager, Cabot Financial (Europe)
• Wendy Groves, DCA Support Manager, Dwr Cynru Customer Services (WINNER)
• Lynn Marshland, DCA Performance Development Manager, British Gas
• Morag McColm, Senior Manager, Mortgage Collections, Nationwide Building Society
• Claire Rodham, Motor Legal Team Leader, Close Credit Management
• Martin Roseweir, Collection Manager, Allied International Credit (UK)

Home credit provider of the year

• Bristol Finance & Credit Services
• Provident Financial (WINNER)
• SD Taylor

Asset finance firm of the year - Sponsored by Direct Legal & Collections

• Bibby Asset Finance
• CIT Inc (Europe) (WINNER)
• State Securities

Personal Finance Lender of the year - Sponsored by Clarity Credit Management

• Cahoot
• Nationwide Building Society (WINNER)
• The Funding Corporation

Factor & Discounter of the year

• Cattles Invoice Finance
• HSBC Invoice Finance (UK)
• Venture Finance (WINNER)

Credit Card Provider of the year - Sponsored by Legal & Trade

• Capital One
• John Lewis Financial Services (WINNER)
• Business Lender of the year - Sponsored by Equifax
• Clydesdale Bank
• Co-operative Bank (WINNER)
• HSBC

Mortgage Lender of the year - Sponsored by Cabot Financial

• Bradford & Bingley
• Homeloan Management
• Kensington Mortgages
• Nationwide Building Society (WINNER)
• Southern Pacific Mortgage

Credit Student of the year - Sponsored by Coface UK

• Clair Castlehouse, Credit Analyst, Loop Customer Management (WINNER)
• Maurice Chellan, Team Leader, Cabot Financial (Europe)
• Matthew Wright, Frontline Collections Team Manager, British Gas (Oxford)

Contribution to the credit industry - Sponsored by Robinson Way

• John Goodfellow, Chief Executive, Skipton Building Society

Commercial credit team of the year - Sponsored by Graydon

• Barclays Asset Finance, Intensive Support Team
• Brakes Group UK, Ashford & Dundee Credit Team
• Ecclesiastical Insurance, Group Credit Management Team (WINNER)
• Emerson Process Management, Leicester Credit Control Department
• HSBC Invoice Finance (UK), Customer Credit Team
• SIG Trading, Credit Control Department

Consumer credit team of the year - Sponsored by Link Financial

• Britannia Building Society, Credit Risk Team
• Commercial Credit Services Group, Collections Department
• Nationwide Building Society, Retail Credit Risk Team
• One.Tel, Credit Management Team (WINNER)
• Dwr Cymru Customer Services (Thames Water), Debtor Management, Consumer Collections
• SX3, Home Energy Current Debt Team
• Ulster Bank, Retail Lending Systems Team