Experience

A professional and proactive Executive Assistant with considerable responsibilities and wide-ranging experience at top management level in various national and global organisations.  Has strong commercial awareness and business knowledge (acquires a high degree of knowledge about the company’s operations, strategic priorities, policies, stakeholders to successfully achieve the whole job).

Skills and Abilities

Excellent presentation, skills and abilities:  administrative, planning, organising, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, a team builder and problem-solver, uses sound judgement and initiative, maintains confidentiality and discretion, provides accuracy and attention to detail, manages competing demands/deadlines, sets priorities and multi-tasks.  Achieves results, adds value, is open to change, has a strong work ethic, a self-motivated, flexible and energised individual.

Technical Skills

MS Office Suite 2007 – intermediate to advanced level
Email – Lotus Notes and Outlook

Internet research

Various office equipment and systems, e.g. audio-visual, video-conferencing, printers, scanners, etc.

Employment History

Title:                      Executive Assistant to President & General Manager, Australia & New Zealand

Company:            Avon Products Pty Limited

Avon is the world’s largest direct seller, and one of the world’s largest FMCG companies, with over US$10 billion in annual revenues and operating in over 100 countries.

Date:                      1998 to present

Title:                      Assistant to President Asia Pacific

Company:            Conde Nast Asia Pacific

Conde Nast is one of the largest publishers in the world – Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveller, Glamour,  New Yorker, House & Garden and Architectural Digest.

Date:                      1995-1998

Title:                      Executive Assistant to Managing Director Exploration

Company:            CRA

CRA merged with Rio Tinto to form the world’s largest and most successful mining and exploration company.

Date:                      1987-1994

Achievements:

Continues to successfully manage and organise by being proactive in providing excellent skills and support, anticipating needs, using sound judgement and discretion, resolving issues, simplifying matters and alleviating the boss of numerous tasks, e.g. review and respond to routine emails, drafting various correspondence and presentations, resolve or redirect communication thus providing the boss with valuable time to deal with strategic matters.  Resulting in me making contributions, adding value, being proactive instead of reactive, stepping-up when required, and not ‘missing a beat’.

Continues to successfully liaise with all levels of senior management, Representatives, Customers, various professional individuals and associations.  Achieves successful and long-term relationships with stakeholders, by showing integrity and respecting other people’s views and by having active partnerships on all levels based on mutual respect, commitment and trust in understanding the issues that are important to all stakeholders.

Continues to successfully organise and manage frequent and varied meetings, functions and events, e.g. conferences, workshops, farewells, recognition events – involved in venue selection and negotiation, complex planning and organising of all travel, accommodation and event requirements, recreation activities, gala dinners, team building activities, catering, etc.  Outcomes continue to be successful, seamless, within budget requirements.  Have been acknowledged by being told that I “lifted the bar” for others to follow.

Continues to successfully negotiate competitive travel and accommodation rates, and various other office requisites, thus achieving cost effectiveness and significant savings.