Samantha Meredith
Job title: Administrative Executive
Organisation name: Equistone Partners Europe
Experience: 40+ years
Sector: Private Equity
Areas of interest:
- Board Level Support
- Diary Management
- Project Management
- Arranging Events
- Arranging Travel
- Client relationship building
- Negotiating contracts with suppliers
Profile:
In the last 40 years I have progressed from team secretary to PA to Administrative Executive meaning that whilst I still do the job of an EA I also have responsibility for various workstreams and office management. My day to day role includes diary management, arranging meetings, travel and events, email management, expense management.
Over the last 15 years I have taken on responsibility for various projects including setting up a new CRM, introducing a new externally supplied expense system, liaising with an outsourced IT company and being the first internal point of contact for any IT issues, looking after some staff benefits, eg private healthcare, dental. I also joined the finance/legal team as EA to our COO and assist with various projects for those functions of the business and split my time between Birmingham and London.