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MY CV

​SKILLS

  • 19 years of increasingly responsible PA/EA roles, at board/chairman level since 2007.

  • Both private and business work undertaken.

  • Proactive approach to managing both my own and my Directors work. 

  • Possess a clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality and discretion.

  • International event management experience.

    • Annual “thank you” dinner for 80 distributors held in a different country/city each year, such as Dubai, Toronto, Vienna, Hamburg, Glasgow, Barcelona, Cannes, Istanbul.

    • Oversee all of the FT commercial events with approx. £85k per annum budget, including lunches and dinners for key advertisers held in our board room and offsite events such as canapé and cocktails events for approx. 120 guests, formal dining for approx. 80 guests. 

    • Senior Team awaydays and offsite meetings.

    • Full event management from designing invitations through to attending on the night to ensure seamless flow.

  • Proficient at generating PowerPoint presentations.

  • Skilled at managing complex International travel schedules for multiple executives.

  • Excellent written & oral communication skills.

  • Ability to multi-task successfully within a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

  • Able to provide full administrative support of the day-to-day business activities. 

  • Confident and comfortable dealing with people at all levels.

EXPERIENCE

Financial Times - 2000 to 2017

Positions here include:

  • 2012-2017: EA to the Global Commercial Director & Deputy CEO and also to the Chief Production Officer.

  • 2007-2012: PA to the Global Circulation Director & President of the Americas.

  • 2004-2007: PA to the Global Ops Director (after split of divisions).

  • 2000-2004: PA to the Ad Production Director and Global Ops Director.

 

Linklaters LLP – June 2000 to September 2000

Temp Float Legal PA

After returning from Bermuda I temp’d with Linklaters LLP whilst looking for a full time role.  Starting off in the document centre I was asked to become a float PA for the partners.

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Appleby Global – February 2000 to June 2000

Temp Legal PA - Whilst in Bermuda I worked for Appleby Global as a PA to one of the Partners.

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