Lydia Cotton

Experience

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  Deutsche Numis

  Dec 2003 - May 2010

  Executive Personal Assistant or Team Secretary (Freelance)

  • Dealing with both personal & business diary management for Chief Executive• Event management for conferences• Organising travel arrangements • Preparing meeting schedules• Timely completion and client allocation of expenses• Database management• Trusted with sensitive information• Fast‐paced, corporate environment

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  Freelance

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  Actor

  Various contracts including Opera North and P&O Cruises

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  Ryedale Classical Music Festival

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Assistant to Artistic Director

  • Overall assistance in the day-to-day running of and lead-up to the Ryedale Festival, including within rehearsals for the Festival Opera• Organising artists and creative team• Dealing with artist contracts and queries• Promotion of the Festival’s first short film competition

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  Ken McReddie Associates (now The Artists Partnership)

  May 2010 - Jun 2011

  Agent's Assistant

  • Working for top acting agency’s international agent/manager and assisting in personal management of clients• Detailed schedule organisation for high profile clients• High pressure and fast-paced environment• Liaising with casting directors and building relationships • Accompanying clients and representing manager where appropriate (press interviews / premieres)• Dealing with and prioritising time sensitive and confidential information• Arranging complex international travel and diary management for clients• Client invoicing using Agentfile for all fees • Fielding press enquiries and fulfilling requests• Creating and maintaining filing/admin systems Show less

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  Deutsche Numis

  Jul 2011 - Mar 2014

  Associate, Private Client Fund Manager Team Co-ordinator

  • Responsible for leading the Investor Relations side of the 6-strong PCFM team• Organisation, in conjunction with The London Stock Exchange, of bi-annual FTSE 100 and smaller in-house conferences, attended by UK fund managers • Scheduling individual programmes for over 35 clients and running of the team’s master timetable • Corporate hospitality arrangement for entertainment events throughout the year• Co-ordination of research analyst sector teach-ins for fund managers • Line management responsibility • Travel and accommodation logistics, including budgeting • Constant multi-tasking in high pressure environment to ensure all client accounts are running to schedule• Liaising with clients to ensure each company receives the correct service per their individual plan and being aware of any client issues that may be happening• Development and maintenance of nationwide 2000+ fund manager distribution list• Key internal contact for new business and the compilation of new business submissions• Accompanying clients to fund manager meetings • Keeping fund managers up to date with client daily news flow Show less

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  Donmar Warehouse

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2021

  Working closely with the Board, Executive, and Senior Management Team on organisational oversight, whilst providing key support on internal and external stakeholder management, and HR administration Supporting the Donmar's Board and Executive on oversight of the organisation and delivery of the upcoming essential works to the theatre Supporting the Executive of the Donmar Warehouse, with a primary focus on the board and its committees, working with the Senior Management Team.

  • Planning & HR Manager

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Planning & Capital Manager

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Executive Administrator

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Executive Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  • PA to the Executive

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2015
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  National Theatre

  Sept 2021 - now

  Secondment to support the Executive in delivery of organisational strategy rollout, assist smooth leadership transition, and oversee management of the Directors’ Office team

  • Business Partner (Directors’ Office)

    Sept 2023 - now

  • People Business Partner

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2023