Darby Group Companies, one of the nation’s largest privately owned healthcare distributors recently promoted Garfield Thomas to the position of Director of Financial Systems.
In his new role, Thomas will lead Darby’s finance area and will have direct responsibility for all the company’s Treasury Department functions, which include Credit and Collections, Cash Management and Credit Card Processing.
In addition, Thomas will be responsible for providing all of Darby’s financial departments with the vital systems information, detailed reports and business intelligence needed to provide its customers and management team with timely and accurate information.
In his previous position as Darby Group Companies’ Business Analyst, Garfield proved his dedication and effectiveness by contributing to many strategic and functional improvements to the internal processes of the finance department.
Among Garfield’s specific achievements was the creation of new systems and procedures that successfully streamlined Darby’s receivables processes and had a positive impact on the company’s efficiency and bottom line. In addition, he worked with the credit department behind the scenes to improve order processing by automating the analysis of customer credit limits and order history.
“This is an extremely important position with far-reaching responsibilities that impact Darby and its customers on a day-to-day basis,” said Jim Conklin, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. “I’m confident that Garfield will be successful in his new position and help Darby Group Companies continue on its path to growth and profitability.”