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My values, my background, my expertise
Bilingual Senior Executive Assistant (French, English) with more than 25 years of experience in France and the UK in demanding and fast-paced international organisations, I am organised, reliable, flexible, autonomous, analytical and synthetic , with thorough attention to details, able to identify priorities and objectives in the initial phases, and to meet deadlines.
Moreover, based on my experience as Project Coordinator at Mckinsey & Cie, I could share my working methods with you and provide you with operational solutions adapted to your environment.
I have a great sense of service and confidentiality.
It is driven by these values that I would be happy to serve you.
Professional experience
Executive Assistant to the President of the Professional Products Division (Excom member)
L'Oreal (Levallois-Perret)
March 2020 - March 2022
Organise agenda, conference calls and video conferences, travel, visas, manage correspondence, monitor inbox and flag hot topics/respond, screen incoming phone calls, liaise with teams in France and abroad, gather and prepare materials ahead of meetings, translate, proofread, organise management team events, supervise the General Management's budget, manage the chauffeur, supervise a trainee, manage expenses.
Executive Assistant to the Industrial Director
BIC (Clichy-la-Garenne)
May 2018 - February 2020
Organise agenda, conference calls and video conferences, travel, visas, monitor inbox and flag hot topics/respond, screen incoming phone calls, liaise with teams in France and abroad, polish and help create presentations to be presented to the Excom, gather data and prepare monthly KPI reports, translate, proofread, organise events in France and abroad, prepare agendas for recurring meetings, gather and prepare materials ahead of meetings, draft new comers’ announcements, anticipate and flag “to dos” (e.g. sign off on team’s holidays, sign expenses, deadlines to submit feedback/documents/have conversations on various topics -e.g. evaluation of team), manage expenses.
Executive Assistant, then Project Coordinator for the Public & Social Sector Practice, Western Europe
McKinsey & Company, Inc. France (Paris)
October 2009 - March 2018
- Project Coordinator for the Public & Social Sector Practice, Western Europe (2010 - 2018):
Reporting of the budget and client activity, editor of the internal Public & Social Sector global newsletter, create presentations for meetings with Partners and Senior Partners, define and implement a mentorthip programme strategy alongside the Partner in charge of the programme (create and update a database of consultants serving the sector, search and match mentors and mentees, prepare presentations for the Partner in charge of the programme to use during meetings, draft emails for the Senior Partner in charge of the region, align complex agendas for video-conference meetings, takes minutes, and follow-up on identified actions to be taken), manage internal transfers and onboarding of colleagues onto the Practice books, develop a promotion programme for more junior consultants' careers with the Practice Managers of other regions, draft biographies/celebration paragraphs for promoted Associate Partners, organise internal events from A to Z (definition of the guest list, draft, send and follow-up invitations, define agenda items with the Senior Partner in charge of the region, organise speed-datings between junior consultants and Partners, organise catering and transfers of guests, produce an event impact report), create of a library of case studies of client assignments and names of internal experts to help consultants in their business development, organise competitions for innovative projects for junior consultants worldwide, update the Practice intranet, train junior colleagues on dedicated tools.
- Executive Assistant to two Partners (2009 - 2010):
Organise agendas, conference calls and video-conferences, travel, visas, screen incoming phone calls, liaise with teams and clients, monitor inbox and flag hot topics/respond, polish PowerPoint presentations, translate, proofread, manage expenses, invoice clients, mail merge.
Executive Assistant to the Deputy CEO
Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA (Paris)
May 2008 - October 2009
Organise agenda, conference calls and video-conferences, sreen incoming phone calls, monitor inbox and flag hot topics, produce press reviews, polish presentations, translate, proofread, supervise the General Management's receptionist, manage expenses.
Executive Assistant to two Partners
Whitehead Mann - now a subsidiary of Korn Ferry (Paris)
June 2001 - May 2008
- Administrative scope:
Organise agendas, conference calls and video-conferences, travel, screen incoming phone calls, liaise with clients and candidates, proofread, translate, polish presentations, update a database, manage expenses.
- Business development scope:
Cold-calling to set up meetings, produce press reviews and collect market information to prepare for the meetings.
Office Manager and Assistant to the CEO
Portscope Ltd (London)
July 1999 - May 2001
Organise agenda, travel, liaise with clients, monitor inbox and flag hot topics, manage expenses, set-up new offices, manage supplies, manage client invoicing, manage sub-contractors' contracts, manage petty cash.
Office Manager and Assistant to the site manager
Bouygues (UK) Ltd (London)
October 1997 - June 1999
- Assistant's scope:
Organise agenda, travel, liaise with the client and sub-contractors, translate, manage correspondence and expenses.
- Office Manager's scope:
Set-up new offices, recruit and supervise three team Assistants, manage supplies, create and implement a documents circulation system, organise internal events, manage petty cash and stationery.
Telemarketing
The Personal Number Company (London)
December 1996 - September 1997
Cold-calling, sale of alphanumeric telephone numbers.
IT skills
Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, etc.), Google Drive, all video-conferences platforms, PC and Mac environments.
Education
1993 - 1994
Master's degree in Modern Languages (English and Spanish),
Erasmus programme
School of Languages and European Studies of Wolverhampton Polytechnic, UK
1990 - 1993
Degree in Modern Languages (English and Spanish)
Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
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