ICONS OF OUR INDUSTRY

ICM Members that have freely given more than their share of time and effort to the Institute - and indeed to the Credit Industry as a whole - are classed in a special form of membership.

Known as Fellow Members this category truly embodies the spirit of what the ICM is all about and the reason why in 1953 a group of Credit Professionals started the Institute in the first place.

These are members whom have truly committed themselves to the Institute’s aim of raising professional standards in credit management; increasing awareness of the crucial management function that credit plays as a vital role in marketing, cash flow and profitability; and in educating and informing our ever-growing membership base.

In short, these are members whom have committed themselves to giving something back to their profession and community.

Fellow members are elected only via a unanimous decision by the Board of Directors of the Institute and we honor the following individuals for their efforts:
 
   
Mr P S Buitendag (FICM) My association with the Institute has been long and varied.

On 20 October 1974 I became a member and studied all that was available. My facilitators were Ken mills and Koot Erasmus.

In 1979 a second Institute was formed as the United Association of Credit Management. Many members had dual membership.

In 1980 I became an Associate member and served on the Transvaal Branch for many years and in different capacities. I was lecturer for the institute and assisted in the development of Credit 2 and 3, and was the first presenter of both the courses.

I served as Chairman of Transvaal Branch and then as President in 1987/88. During my Presidency we negotiated a successful unification of the ICM and the UACM.

I was granted Fellow Membership in March 1986.
   
Mrs C A Carr (FICM)  
   
Mr I Jones (FICM)  
   
Mr J H E Joubert (FICM)

Eugene joined the ICM in 1992 and was Chairman of the Gauteng region. He was elected to the Board of the ICM in the following year. In 1995 he and his wife Heike flew down to Cape Town and brought the National Office back to Johannesburg. During that year he moved to re-unite the 2 movements that was created in the ICM and the United Institute of Credit Management was re-born.

Eugene served as President of the ICM from 1996 till 1999. During the same time he served as President of ADRA (Association of Debt Recovery Agents) and President of the ACB (Association of Credit Bureaux). In 1999 Eugene asked the Board to relieve him of his duties as President as he pioneered the Act on Debt Collectors and was appointed by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to the Statutory Council on Debt Collectors.

Eugene lectured at the various colleges and Technicons that presented Credit Management and he also pioneered the PCP (Professional Credit Practitioner) qualification. As he pioneered this qualification he could not obtain it himself and went on to obtain the highest qualification from the ACA (American Creditors Association) namely MCE (Master Credit Executive) and an MBA with honours in Credit. Further was he a Fellow of the the ICM in South Africa and also a Fellow of the ICM in the United Kingdom.

Eugene started the ICM in Botswana and Namibia and delivered many papers to the international credit arena the likes of CredCon in Earls Court, Canada, America and many more.
 
   
Mr F Taljaard (FICM)  
   
Mr D B Willoughby (FICM)  
   
Mr M R Oates (FICM)  
   
Mr A G Jooste (FICM)  
   
Mr T Lessing (FICM)  
   
Mrs M E van Apeldoorn (FICM)

Mary is the Owner of Mary van Apeldoorn & Associates Recruitment Agency specialising in Financial, Accounting and Credit staff, both permanent and temporary. She is a Certified International Personnel Consultant and has been in the Industry for 26 years of which, 17 years have been on her own.

Prior to that, Mary was Alternate Financial Director of the Motor Spares Centre Group, responsible for Credit and Administration on a National basis.

In 2000 she was appointed as the first female vice President for the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 1804. She serves on their Management Committee and Executive Council.

She is a past Chairman for the Western Cape Chapter of the Businesswomen’s Association.

Mary is also a Director of Business against Crime, and serves on their Executive committee.

She was the first female President of the Institute of Credit Management in 1992 and 1993. She is a Hon.Fellow of the ICM and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

She co-ordinates all credit courses at the Cape Technikon.

Mary has 2 sons and 4 grandchildren.
 
   
Mr T A Morrell (FICM)  
   
Mr P R Jordaan (FICM) &
Mrs C Jordaan (FICM)		 Pieter R. Jordaan
After qualifying in Accountancy at the then University of the Free State Pieter became Cost Accountant and subsequently Company Secretary for Republican Publications in Mobeni, Natal. It was here, in 1967, that he was first introduced to Credit Control, and where he was motivated to obtain a Diploma in Credit Management through Rapid Results College.

He promptly went on to qualify in Marketing Management, Public Relations and Production Management. In 1997 he completed his Masters degree in Business Leadership through UNISA.

Pieter is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management (both RSA and Africa) and holds Full Membership with the Institute of Management Consultants and the Institute of Marketing Management. He is an Associate of the Public Relations Institute of South Africa and the Production Management Institute.

Christine Jordaan
Christine holds a Bachelor of Arts and Education degree which she obtained from the Potchefstroom University and Diplomas in Credit Management and Public Relations. She also has an ITEC Certificate for Beauticians. In 1997 she completed her Masters degree in Business Leadership through UNISA.

Christine is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management (both RSA and Africa) and holds Full Membership with the Institute of Management Consultants and the Institute of Marketing Management. She is an Associate of the Public Relations Institute of South Africa and the ITEC of London.

Together, Pieter and Christine are Principals of Professional Business School and are accredited to offer academic studies throughout Africa in various disciplines of Financial Management, which includes Credit Management.

They have published several academic books, amongst others, the South African Credit Law which covers all aspects of the National Credit Act, and two books that are prescribed for the NQF Levels 5 and 6 in Credit Management titled “Applied Credit Management” and “Supervision of Credit Management”. These three books are published by Van Schaik Publishers.

Presently, together with two other authors from UNISA and Pretoria University, they are writing a book titled “Credit Management in Three Phases” which covers all aspects of Credit Management from NQF level 5 to NQF level 7 (i.e., up to the Diploma level) and is prescribed by all Tertiary Institutions for the 2008 academic year.
 
   
Dr I van Aardt (FICM)