Congratulations go out to Susan Archibeque, CCE on her
upcoming "semi-retirement" from Nicholas & Company. For over 18 years,
Susan's vision and dedication to the credit profession helped foster
excellence and financial success at Nicholas & Company. While she is
stepping down from her role as Director of the Credit Department, she will be a
Credit Business Consultant and will continue to work on special projects.
Susan is the recipient of numerous
NACM Awards, including the prestigious Credit Executive of the Year and
Instructor of the Year. Susan is an accomplished author writing brilliant
articles for NACM's local and national publications. Susan was the winner of the
Credit Research Foundations writing works contest with her article titled Conquering the Challenge of Overridden
Credit Decisions. Her article Three Approaches to Reining in Customer Debt was published in the Wall Street
Journal in 2007. Susan has been a popular presenter, speaking to audiences
locally and at NACM's Annual Credit Congress and Expo.
Susan served tirelessly on the
NACM Board of Directors for several terms, including serving as Board Chair in
2005. Susan taught and mentored countless students in the art and science of
business credit at Salt Lake Community College and within NACM.
This is how Susan describes what
she does: "I take one of the hardest jobs in a company and make it fun,
exciting and challenging. I am an innovative team leader with the ability to
get team members to want to be their very best. I have developed the ability to
connect vital behaviors to intrinsic motives, in coaching the specifics of each
behavior through deliberate practice when building effective teams. I am
self-driven, hardworking, enthusiastic, curious, and believe with a positive
attitude anything is possible. With years of experience, I have developed
excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have a talent for
recognizing and utilizing the skills of others.
I embrace humility because it
helps me to be a better person. I am grateful for opportunities in my past,
both good and bad, because it has molded me into the person I am today. I
welcome change and view it as exciting and challenging because it stimulates my
curiosity and creativity and I believe it is necessary to sustain growth. I am
hungry to learn more and take on bigger challenges that bring value, change
lives and make the impossible possible."
On behalf of your friends at NACM,
thank you Susan your hard work, dedication and contributions to the business
credit profession. We wish you the best in this next phase of your life and a
long and joyous retirement.
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