14 delegates from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia rated the presentation and course content very highly and Paul has already agreed to return in September to run the course again for a further group of delegate.

CMD has provided training on all aspects of the commercial lifecycle at conferences and in-house session for clients.  To discuss your training needs please contact us at York@cmdirect.org

This conference is the largest of its type in the Gulf and is always well attended by Outsourcing professionals from a number of market sectors and countries.

In addition Paul will also be providing 2 days of post-conference Commercial Management training on the topics of Service Level Agreements and how to add-value through effective Contact Management.

We are proud to continue to collaborate with the International Association for Contract and Commercial Managers (IACCM) and CMD’s Founder Paul Carter Hemlin was a contributing author in their new Contract Management Handbook “Contract and Commercial Management: The Operational Guide”.  This book which is now available in paperback offers practical advice from leading Commercial experts working in numerous market sectors around the world.

For more information on IACCM please visit www.iaccm.com

To purchase the book it is available from numerous sources including Amazon at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Contract-Commercial-Management-Operational-Guide/dp/9087536275/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320237588&sr=1-4

Paul has also been published in August’s CPO Agenda on the subject of Alternative Dispute Resolution where he contributed to a piece drafted by Rima Evans.  This is a topic Paul has considerable hands-on experience with in addition to his Master’s Degree in Law and Arbitration.  CPO Agenda is a respected high-profile publication, it is an international business review designed specifically for chief procurement officers and senior purchasing and supply chain executives in larger organisations.

To read the article please visit http://www.cpoagenda.com/current-issue/features/taking-the-alternative-route/?locale=en

For more information on CPO Agenda please visit www.cpoagenda.com

Paul will be giving training on the subjects of Service Level Agreements and also Tender preparation & evaluation / Bid Writing. He has extensive experience in these areas from working in a number of market sectors as diverse as the Construction industry to IT Outsourcing and has already trained over 300 Commercial and Contract managers on all aspects of the contracting lifecycle. Paul has been a returning guest lecturer on the MBA and MSC Commercial Management programmes at Manchester University’s Business School since 2003.

For more information on these events please visit IBC Asia’s website at www.ibc-asia.com

Contract Management Direct has a wealth of experience in all commercial and contract matters, we have given classroom style training and one-to-one mentoring and coaching to our clients, as well as being speakers at numerous international conferences over the last 4 years. If you would like to discuss your training needs with us, please contact us at york@cmdirect.org

Paul has been a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for over 10 years and has experience of numerous contractual disputes. He also has a Master’s degree in this area. Paul is a regular contributor to Supply Management magazine. CIPS has over 42,000 members worldwide and the magazine has a readership in excess of 50,000.

For more details on Supply Management magazine please go to www.supplymanagement.com

·         Mandatory clauses in ITTs

·         Assessment Criteria

·         Supply Chain Rights

·         Pay-when-paid clauses

·         Standards and Policies

·         Non-core matters

·         Unrealistic commitments for suppliers

·         Payment and withholding payment

·         Attachments including spreadsheets and tables

·         Not defining dispute resolution process

Paul has been a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators for over 10 years and has experience of numerous contractual disputes.  He also has a Master’s degree in this area.  Paul  is a regular contributor to Supply Management magazine.  CIPS has over 42,000 members worldwide and the magazine has a readership in excess of 50,000.

For more details on Supply Management magazine please go to www.supplymanagement.com

With his vast experience in this area Paul was asked when and how to renegotiate, what considerations you should bear in mind and what pitfalls to avoid.

The article can be found at http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/features/1076933/crash-course-in-renegotiating-supply-contracts/

For help in renegotiating your contracts contact Paul directly at phemlin@cmdirect.org

Supply Management magazine, the journal of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

Paul is a regular contributor to Supply Management. With his extensive background in deal shaping and contract formation and CMD’s comprehensive commercial service offering he was an obvious choice for this article. CIPS has over 42,000 members worldwide and the magazine has a readership in excess of 50,000.

For more details on Supply Management magazine please go to www.supplymanagement.com

Kind regards
Paul Carter Hemlin

I hope you have enjoyed looking at the new CMD website which has been refreshed in terms of its
content and overall look. We are now in our fifth year and feel we have grown into a dynamic and
agile company that our clients find easy to do business with, we wanted a new site to reflect the
energy and passion we have for what we do.

We are very proud of what we have achieved with website with the team from Advance Computer
Systems www.acsyork.com who we have worked with for the last 4 years. We look forward to future
collaborations with Carl and his team.

This website should tell you everything you need to know about our service offering and approach. I
would be delighted to hear any comments or questions you have.

Regards

Paul Carter Hemlin
Founding Director