A Farewell to Denis Hennequin

March 28, 2023 | | | 1 comment

This article is written in English and French.

"Selling is good, collecting is better" is what Denis Hennequin, Credit Manager for the Europe, UK and Export markets for the past 6 years, has regularly used as his spearhead.

Denis will be leaving us on March 31st for a well-deserved retirement, leaving behind him a solid department and a team that he has strengthened and developed in terms of knowledge and know-how.

 

Denis joined Colart in June 2017 as Credit Manager, to finalize the centralization of the management of the Nordics client portfolio and then of the UK clients in 2018, after having participated in the creation and reorganization of the Colart Creative export portfolios.

As a true interface between the sales team, the customer service department, the accounting department and, of course, the customers (!), Denis fulfilled his role with an eternal good mood, a spirit of openness, facilitation, and a desire to teach and pass on the knowledge to help his team evolve. "The most financial of the salesmen or the most commercial of the financiers", he also brought his legal eye to bear on various projects and was a solid support for the review of the T&C and contracts.

Denis says: "I have enjoyed working at Colart, and I can't believe that 6 years have gone by so quickly. I really appreciated the spirit of the Colart France Finance team, solidarity, involvement and good mood, but above all the constant search for performance and process improvement. I had previously worked for manufacturers or IT distributors, but I discovered another world, different in many ways, with products that give meaning to the mission. How can I not finish without underlining the excellent working relationship I have had with everyone, so a big thank you to everyone, N/Europe, France, UK, Spain, Italy and export. And a little emotion when it comes to saying good luck, I have confidence in you, to Isabelle, Aurélie, Cyrille and Alexis."

Thierry Collot said: "I would like to personally pay tribute to Denis' contribution and involvement during his years at Colart. Denis brought us his experience, his rigor, his organization and his ability to listen, both to each employee and to our customers! I will always remember him as a great professional and, what's more, as someone with a good sense of humor!"

A programme to transition and train credit controllers has been managed by Denis Henequin in the lead-up to his retirement at the close of this week. Credit controllers will now take ownership of their dedicated markets. They will be responsible for collection, customer risk management and cash flow forecasts in their market and will report directly to Patricia. This new structure creates new responsibilities for Isabelle Herisson as coordinator for Amazon and credit management. 

I wish Denis a happy retirement, which he can use to enjoy his many passions and cultural activities, and I wish the whole team a successful continuation in a key role to support the business in a sustainable and profitable development. I would also like to thank him personally for his contributions and support over the past six years.

Patricia Le Mauff
Europe Finance Director

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