obituary NORMAN TRIBBLE (TT JanFeb05 p10)

Norman Tribble, Honorary Life President (1927- 2005)
If there was one man who could claim credit for the creation and establishment of The Association of Corporate Treasurers it was Norman Tribble. The treasury function began to emerge as an important area of corporate activity in the UK in the 1970s although it had for a long time had a position of considerable standing in US companies – and indeed some of the largest UK companies such as Shell, BP, ICI and Unilever had a separate treasury function for many years.