Experience

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  DNA Payments Group

  • Executive Assistant to CEO, Chairman and Founders

    • Oct 2022 - Present

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  Tungsten Network

  • London

  • EA to CEO, Chairman and CPO

    • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
    • London

    • Be the right-hand person to the CEO with all EA relevant tasks • Helped support and co-ordinate integration through the due diligence process of the sale of Tungsten Network and involved in the redundancy process for the staff leaving the business under the sale of Tungsten • Performing administrative services for EXCO members to enhance the efficiency of the business• Arranging Board meetings and AGM's for the Chairman • Minuting Executive Team weekly meetings • Arranging gifts for long service awards and adhoc rewards • Organising social events for the EMT

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  TFSN Global

  • Mayfair

  • Business and Private EA to the Founder

    • Nov 2019 - May 2020
    • Mayfair

    • Management of email inbox and calendar• Organised all personal and business travel as required • Arranged all meetings and correspondence with clients • Managed all personal invites and appointments, preparing necessary detailed packs, including invitations and any required documentation• All personal shopping and errands • Supervised the housekeeper and external contractors • Arranged all matters relating to the Founders daughter regarding schools and social events and the Founders pets• Oversaw the day to day running of the property to include maintenance and budgeting, contracts with all third parties • Managed personal bank accounts including all household and personal bills

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  FIONA BARRATT INTERIORS LIMITED

  • London

  • Private & Business Executive Assistant to HNWI/celebrities -Fiona Barratt-Campbell and Sol Campbell

    • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
    • London

    • Full management of email and calendar• Arrange and research all personal and business travel as requested, including children and household staff travel• Organise all meeting, invites and correspondence with HNW clients • Managing all personal invites and appointments, updating various diaries, preparing necessary detailed packs• Obtaining bespoke items for the properties and personal shopping • Full Management of the household staff in respect of any matters relating to the HNWI’s children. e.g. schools, clubs, and doctors’ appointments to include arranging and organising any necessary out of hours child minder coverage• Oversaw the day to day running of all private properties associated with HNWI, this is to include maintenance, project management, bill paying and budgeting, contracts with all third parties and any other ad hoc issues• Manage personal bank accounts including all household and personal bills

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  Blue Bay Asset Management

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Executive Assistant (Contract)

    • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Extensive and confidential complex diary management • Arranging travel and accommodation for worldwide trips • Processing and reconciling expense claims and invoicing • Producing confidential documentation and presentations • Organising social events for staff and interns, externally or in-house• Providing sensitive personal support

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  BDO UK LLP

  • London, United Kingdom

  • EA to Assistant HR Director (Contract)

    • Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Involved in the planning and arranging of an induction day for over 200 trainees – liaising with external and internal stakeholders, assisting with travel, venue details and all the admin to ensure it's success • Ensuring best practice procedures are in place• Attending, participating and minuting various meetings

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  QBE Insurance

  • Executive Assistant to Group Chief Claims Director

    • Jul 2008 - Oct 2016

    • Managing and owning a very complex diary as the Director is involved in high level Board and Global meetings• Arranging numerous meetings with members of staff and external clients via conference calls or video conferencing across different time zones• Extensive and complex travel arrangements world-wide, which included arranging cars, hotels, visas and preparing detailed itineraries • Organised, prioritised and handled time-sensitive confidential information, ensuring appropriate action taken where necessary• Setting up monthly Management meets with direct reports, minuting, following up actions a• Completing presentations and reports for regular Board meetings and the Global CEO • PA duties including minute taking, audio, fielding telephone calls, gate-keeping and ongoing updates of organisation charts • Full in-box management • Organising conferences and events internally and externally to include staff drinks, workshops, team building events, accommodation and private dining • Private duties, e.g. booking restaurants, hotels, travel, gift buying and assisted the Director with all aspects of relocation from the States to the UK • Mentored a member of staff from a receptionist role to becoming a successful PA and the onboarding of new staff. • Completing the Director’s expenses monthly and monitoring direct reports’ expenses to ensure we are in budget • Involved in a PA forum to assist new PA’s joining QBE and offer ideas and solutions for existing PA’s to make their jobs more efficient • Building and maintaining relationships at all levels with internal and external senior stakeholders, across a global network of office locations• Adhoc project work when required

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  Liverpool Victoria

  • Executive Assistant to the Head of I.T, Head of E.Commerce and Head of Business Development

    • May 2006 - Jul 2008

    Headhunted from my previous Director at Churchill Insurance to carry out PA duties and manage the office for the 7 Directors and MD in a new start-up venture (May 2006), helping to analyse how to improve company standards and negotiate contracts to reduce costs with suppliers. They were then acquired by Liverpool Victoria in September 2006. • Assisted in the setting up of new offices, the company started with a team of 8, on leaving there were over 200 people • PA duties - typing, setting up various meetings and conferences and minuting them and managing and prioritising emails• Involved in arranging various events to include roadshows and team building days, to include travel and accommodation • Managing expenses for the Director and his direct reports and arranging purchase orders and invoices for suppliers, monitoring budgets to ensure we met our expense targets • Handling comprehensive travel arrangements, booking hotels, all transport and managing visas for India• Answering and making phone calls to internal/external customers, dealing with queries and screening as appropriate • Looking after personal details, which included booking holidays, arranging golf trips and buying gifts

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  Churchill Insurance

  • Bromley, England, United Kingdom

  • Personal Assistant to the Group Operations Director

    • Jul 1991 - Oct 2003
    • Bromley, England, United Kingdom