CONTENTS IS S UE 2 9 8 AUGUST/S EPTEMBER 2 0 2 0 31 09 W ELC O ME From editor Dominic Weaver NE W S 10 FI D I STATE M E N T A special announcement to Affiliates from the FIDI Board 12-1 4 I ND U ST RY L ATE ST COVID-19 plays out; IAM meeting to go virtual while PAIMA conference cancelled; US contract re-awarded; BuzzSurvey services to close S P E C I A L FE ATUR ES 17-1 9 W ER C U PDATE Lynn Shotwell, new CEO of Worldwide ERC, discusses technology, collaboration and the future 46GE N E R A L ASSE M BLY FIDIs first virtual General Assembly was broadcast to Affiliates in June 47N E W BOA R D M E M BE RS In the first of two interviews with FIDIs new Board members, we meet Graebels Dale Collins 50- 52F IN A N C IA L ASSE SSM E N T Results from FIDI s first annual report into the economic status of its global Affiliates 56- 57F IDI SE RV IC E S Read why FIDIs successful customs guides have been published on its public website 31-37R E GION A L FOC US Affiliates in the Asia-Pacific region on dealing with the effects of the pandemic and its uneven recovery REGULA RS 68OBITUA R IE S Edwin van de Vliet; Marcel Boer F ID I B U SI N E SS FF298 AugSept20 pp06-07 Contents.indd 6 G LOBA L V IEW 64-67PE OPL E M OV E S Including: Ron Dunlap, President at Graebel; David Dance, President at Sterling Lexicon; J Kelly OConnor, President at Daryl Flood; and leadership team at Santa Fe 38-4 1 T HE I NT ERV I E W Simone Percy, MD of DASA, on the challenges and rewards of moving 6 60-6239 C L UB Key findings of the 39 Clubs gender and diversity report in conjunction with the University of Goettingen 29AT A GL A N C E The EY Credit Risk Barometer (CRB) 23-2 7 S A NTA FE Yann Blandy, Santa Fe CEO, talks about dealing with a FAIM audit failure and the impact of COVID-19 42-4 5 FA I M D S P Affiliates take part in FIDIs pilot DSP FAIM module ahead of its rollout 58-59F IDI W E BIN A RS Chantal Fera, FIDI Academy Manager, on its webinar programme, offered free of charge to Affiliates during the pandemic 38 70L IGH TE R SIDE Dublin-based AMC Removals helps the homeless during lockdown WW W. F I D I FOC U S . OR G 20/07/2020 15:18