Sonja Van Eck Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

• Conduct initial deal qualification and internal deal approval presentations.
• Desktop research and assess target destinations, competitors, and markets.
• Coordinate due diligence activities with various internal departments.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses for project evaluations and track competitive market data.
• Assist in creating investment packages, deal memos, presentations, and market analyses.
• Maintain and update internal deal information/database crucial for project evaluation processes.

• Project-managing and supporting the pursuit of development projects and other departmental activitiesDuties include, but are not limited to:
• Project-managing the implementation of the Development function’s Deal Qualification Process with respect to the pursuit of each development project
• Assisting with the development of the project-management software and systems designed to implement the Deal Qualification Process most efficiently
• Monitoring systems for improvement
• Ensuring adherence to processes through follow-up with stakeholders i.e. ensuring that each required step has been fulfilled, and that the relevant parties who are ‘Responsible’, ‘Accountable’, ‘Consulted’ and.
• Identifying and documenting exceptions to processes

• Duties included, but were not limited to:
• Extensive travel arrangements, including visas, flights, trains, hotels, airport transfers, restaurant reservations, managing itineraries, booking meetings and collating travel expenses
• Diary management and planning ahead
• Publishing the company’s quarterly earnings release, including composing the earnings release date announcement, researching competitor earnings release dates, booking the analysts’ conference call and ensuring the.
• Collecting and filing quarterly certification reporting of all Belmond entities. Ensuring that the Finance department has the information required for the company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings
• Board meeting preparations – Travel, Ad hoc assistance with editing and formatting Finance and Development presentations, preparing board packs, setting up and being on hand to assist on the day

Cape Town, South Africa

• Duties included, but were not limited to:
• Performing full secretarial and administrative functions to the CEO of MIH Internet Africa and the GM of Kalahari.com, including diary management, call screening, arranging conference calls, setting up appointments.
• Extensive local and international travel, including flights, trains, hotels, visas, airport transfers, restaurant reservations, managing itineraries and booking meetings and collating travel expenses
• Liaising with external procurement suppliers In order to secure the best rates and services
• Coordinating and processing of invoices; placing orders (stationery, coffee, catering etc.)
• Arranging and co-ordinating conference events

London, United Kingdom

• Duties included, but were not limited to:
• Diary management for CFO and Head of Risk & Assurance. Planning, co-ordinating & managing meetings including venue, refreshments, on-line and AV set up, agenda preparation, allocating preparation time, co-ordinating.
• Monitored team's whereabouts
• Local & international events
• Managing projects - writing project briefs & schedules, setting up project teams, managing budgets
• Leave requests, absence processes, checking expenses, new starter set up (including IT equipment and network set up) & co-ordinating performance review processes

London, United Kingdom

• Duties included, but were not limited to:
• Diary management for Head of Group Finance & Head of Finance Services
• Act as a focal point for communication for all internal and external contacts
• Organising various meetings and events including venue and catering, typing agendas and minutes as required
• Preparing letters, presentations and general correspondence as required
• Collating monthly UK and international expense claims, as well as approving invoices

London, United Kingdom

• Duties included, but were not limited to:
• Diary management for two directors, including gatekeeping, booking meetings, shoots and viewings
• Travel arrangements, hotel reservations, travel itineraries
• Updating sickness and holiday records, as well as expense records, monthly invoicing and paying bills
• Formatting documents, creating new documents and spreadsheets, filing
• Ordering office supplies and stationery