FinTech Magazine April 2019 | Page 97

COMPANY FACTS
• Finning has accrued a world-class network of product support services across Canada , the United Kingdom , Ireland and South America .
• Embedding next generation multi-tool sets has seen the business to improve its response , detection and management capabilities .
• Finning looks not only to longstanding players , but towards start-ups that can bring something unique to the table .
• Collaborating with CrowdStrike has allowed Finning to gain chip intelligence , security protection and detection across its endpoints . approachable and relatable ,” she explains .
At Finning , Smibert is keen to stress that its employees are its strongest assets , and so upskilling its workforce will not only benefit employees but will also protect the organization , leading the business to avoid common cultural pitfalls across its various geographies . “ We are in different countries in South America , and for someone that ’ s not going very frequently , they might think a Chilean and an Argentinian think the same and both speak Spanish , so everything should then be the same . In reality , it ’ s not ,” she states . “ There are subtleties , even if they both speak the same language , operate and retain data . Our communications groups were fantastic in helping us avoid addressing employees or
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