Melissa Blake

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  • Timeline

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

    Team Assistant

    Bellwater
    Nov 2002 - Mar 2004

    PA to Chairman

    The London Underwriting Centre
    Apr 2004 - Feb 2006

    PA to MD & Senior Management Team

    STA Travel
    Feb 2006 - Sept 2008

    PA to President

    Expedia
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

    Office Manager

    Mind Candy
    Current Company
    Sept 2008 - now

    Governance Manager

    GSMA
    London, United Kingdom
  • About me

    Governance Manager at GSMA

  • Education

    • Kingston university

      1998 - 2000
      Foundation degree psychology
  • Experience

    • Bellwater

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
      Team assistant
    • The london underwriting centre

      Nov 2002 - Mar 2004
      Pa to chairman

      • 1:1 support and duties that included diary management, overseas travel organisation, presentations, meetings, lunches and dinners and all secretarial duties• Liased with different departments and Board Members to provide reports & documentation for meetings• Compiled and maintained Asset data registry • Managing office supplies and liaising with suppliers - Organising events; seminars, conferences, industry lunches and Annual General Meetings

    • Sta travel

      Apr 2004 - Feb 2006
      Pa to md & senior management team

      • Providing PA and secretarial support for 1 MD & 5 directors, maintaining discretion and strict confidentiality in particularly sensitive situations. • Monthly meeting and conference organisation• Prepared weekly & monthly reports and presentations by liaising with different departments throughout the business• Full Secretarial support and office administration, including travel, expenses and invoice management• Organised Monthly Award dinners and team events

    • Expedia

      Feb 2006 - Sept 2008
      Pa to president

      • Manage Business and Personal Expense Reports and a complex fast changing diary• Handle highly confidential material with discretion • Coordinate Company Projects, Activities and Policies in unison with Human Resources.• Coordinate monthly and quarterly meetings.• Act as Liaison between upper level executives and managers throughout Europe & the USA• Gatekeeper and facilitator to President for all outside calls, emails and visitors. Set up and coordinated teleconferences, meetings and luncheons.• Responsible for event planning and coordination with hotels, restaurants, and 100+ management staff. Presentations, logistical organization, and attention to “last minute” details in a variety of venues. Hotel and travel arrangements. Show less

    • Mind candy

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
      Office manager

      Balancing office budgetsArranging travel, meetings and appointmentsOrdering stationery and equipment Managing filing system'sReviewing and implementing the company's health and safety policyArranging training for staffFacilities

    • Gsma

      Sept 2008 - now

      Working with Board level and senior executives from within the organisation and the 280 member companies, managing the activities and functions of Board level Committees across the globe. Delivering top class events from agenda and speaker management to complex problem solving Executive Assistant to the Chief Government & Regulatory Affairs Officer .Global Event Management, Group & Private travel, Executive & Board Level meetings. Complex Diary Management, Producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations, Carrying out background research and presenting findings. Maintaining a calm head when things get a little hectic.

      • Governance Manager

        Jun 2016 - now
      • Executive Assistant

        Sept 2008 - Jun 2016
  • Licenses & Certifications