Bridget Diestel Email and Phone Number

Provide administrative support to three Managing Directors and real estate analysts. I also provide graphic support for property flyers and offering memorandums.

Executive Assistant: Liaison for the Chairman & CEO with other line and staff members within the organization and the public. Responsible for Chairman’s schedule, presentations, correspondence, expense reporting, BOD meetings and company plane travel. Planned/coordinated executive holiday trips and annual management meetings. Also served as the Cooper Industries Foundation Administrator for two years. Responsible for preparing annual budget and processing approximately $1 million in grants per year.

Provided executive level support to the Chairman, President & CEO, and Vice President, Human Resources and Administration. Responsible for planning and coordinating all BOD related activities.

• 06/01-12/03: Office Manager/Corporate Secretary/Accountant. Managed a 4-person office. Coordinated the filing of a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for eleven legal entities in 90 days, including the preparation of a communication package for distribution to employees, vendors and customers. Responsible for a cost savings relocation, BOD meeting minutes, corporate record books, financial reporting and planning, company-wide treasury management, bank compliance reporting, and executive-level support to the Chairman and President/CEO. • 04/00-05/01: Corporate Accountant. Set up and maintained corporate legal entities on Peachtree Accounting software. Supervised cash management activities, financial statement consolidation and bank compliance reporting.• 01/98-03/00: Administrative Assistant/Treasury Manager/Network Manager: Created and maintained a database of prospective investors, established a consolidated treasury program, processed intercompany transactions, accounts payable and bank reconciliations. Maintained the corporate computer network and provided support to the CFO and accounting staff.

Provided support to senior level management team. Oversaw Moorco International corporate office closure due to acquisition by FMC.

Corporate Finance. Responsibilities included treasury management (daily cash management, debt/interest calculations, bank account reconciliations, and letters of credits), preparation of BOD meeting documentation, pension/welfare plan tax reporting, state annual report filings, accounts payable, general ledger maintenance and provided clerical support to CFO and accounting staff.

• 05/83-07/88 Executive Secretary for manufacturing, sales/marketing and controller functions. Administrative support (correspondence, presentations, travel) for each group. Appointed Software Trainer for 40 employees on Sperrylink Word Processing System.• 06/80-04/83 Sales Department Secretary: Administrative support to Sales Department personnel, bid preparation, travel arrangements, greeted customers, answered phones, department filing.• 08/78-05/80: Marketing Department Clerk (part-time): Responsibilities included typing and distribution of invoices, office correspondence and filing.