Deborah Medforth Email & Phone Number

Kingston Upon Hull, England, GB

Appointed as Board Member and promoted to Company Secretary 01.12.2020

Beverley, East Yorkshire

Executive Assistant to the MD of Catfoss / Personal Assistant to HNWI - A hybrid role managing both personal and professional schedules that constantly change in a fast pace environment Member of the Catfoss Senior Management Team Assist the MD with executive support, business administration and reports required by the Board & ShareholdersAttend Board.

Beverley Polo Club, Tickton

• Provide PA duties to the Chairman for private and business support
• Work closely with Investors, providing company information, attending meetings with the Chairman/Investors
• Schedule Board Meetings, organise board packs and distribute, attend and take minutes and circulate accordingly
• Prepare company presentations and client packs as and when required
• To implement and maintain a client facing executive office with impeccable front of house service for all client meetings
• All office management duties that are associated with the running of an efficient office

Cumbria & London

• Liaise with Casting Directors/Directors on a daily basis regarding the availability of our Clients
• Book meetings (auditions), and arranging travel to and from casting suites etc
• Ensure scripts and sides are sent to clients by whatever means necessary in preparation of their meetings, ensuring they are fully briefed on role & shoot dates
• Check contracts are correct and agreed with clients before signing
• Update clients CV’s/PDF Press Files and Spotlight information
• Responsible for Castings - checking that Breakdowns sent by Casting Directors of new TV series, films and commercials have the appropriate client against the appropriate role in order for the client to be submitted and.

Hull, United Kingdom

• Outlook – fully responsible for the Finance monitor the Directors email account
• Collated and processed Directors expenses in accordance with Group policy
• Collated from each subsidiary, weekly cashflow projections, providing Finance Director with Group cashflow
• Prepared and collated monthly Board reports from each subsidiary for the Board
• Assisted FD with management accounts, budgets, general secretarial duties on both company and personal matters
• Deputised for the Chairman’s PA and Group Managing Director’s PA during absences

Leeds

• Managed the diary of the Director to maximise effectiveness, arranging UK and European meetings, ensuring Director is fully briefed and prepared for all meetings using Microsoft Outlook.
• Scheduled and maintained the frequency of regular meetings and International conference calls, minuting appropriate actions and issuing action lists accordingly.-
• Screened and monitored all telephone calls and incoming correspondence.
• Managed e-mail accounts, responding and alerting the Director when necessary to important or urgent e-mails.- Made up folders and filed accordingly.
• Ensured all reports required by the business were submitted by the necessary deadlines, including the timely collation of appropriate inputs.
• Ensured Director completed all necessary administrative procedures in accordance with the Group requirements, including Performance Reviews. Ensured each employee received Performance Reviews and a completed report.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Diary management, co-ordinated activities, arranged appointments and meetings, pro-actively co-ordinating information and reports for future diary dates.
• Screened and monitored telephone calls, incoming correspondence and e-mails, responding and acting on behalf of the Manager where appropriate, on a pro-active basis.
• Completed general administration including letters, reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other documentation as required.
• Designed and maintained all reports required in order to measure each Account Manager against their relevant targets and commitments. Monitored trends which included a series of line graphs, bar / pie charts and Excel.
• Attended regular 1-1 training sessions with other PA-s to help and share knowledge with their own reporting procedures.
• Completed general office duties including filing, photocopying, ordering of stationary and ensuring the office was run efficiently.

London

Tempsford

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: Swimming for the County