Key Achievements• Achieved substantial savings for the Blackburn Office, in 12 months of taking the Facilities position.• Owned & facilitated global Board meetings on a regular basis. Assisting with floating the company on the Stock Exchange in 2010.• Successful review of Global Mobile policy which has resulted in a large cost reduction to the business.• Global lead and point of contact for offices and establishments globally. This includes the opening of new offices from core build up.• Employee of the year recognition for Global Administration Services• Travel Director & main point of contract globally for any travel related issues/needs.

Duties and ResponsibilitiesI am currently employed as PA to Chief Financial Officer & Chairman. I also provide secretarial support for the Global Head of IT and The Group Financial Controller.My responsibilities include:-General secretarial duties, handling and responding to internal/external/electronic mail including the handling of strategic company sensitive/confidential information.Filtering of all incoming calls/mail (external and electronic), dealing with and responding to where appropriate, allowing the Director to concentrate on more pressing company matters.Maintaining diaries for the CFO.Attending and minuting a variety of meetings.Travel Director for our global online travel booking portals, from implementation to everyday amendments.Producing and interrogating group travel reports.Arrangement of Board and Senior Management team offsite meetings.Producing Board Packs and associated documents on a monthly basis. Maintenance of Investor records.Production of Presentations/Spreadsheets.Greeting suppliers and visitors to the department. Sourcing and arranging venues and refreshments for meetingsFull responsibility for the organisation of the Christmas Party. This includes sourcing of venue, catering and entertainment, assisting with the design/distribution of the invitations and collation of responses. Personal attendance at the function to ensure all runs smoothly.Booking of car hire/hotels/flights and making necessary travel arrangements in the UK and overseas.Introduction and maintenance of an efficient filing system.Liaising with other departments as required.

PA to Philip Poile Overseas Purchasing Director