I have been a PA/EA in the corporate world for 29 years. Between 1997 and 2010 I worked at Royal Dutch Shell in a variety of roles, latterly as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Upstream International.
In this role I was responsible for calendar, email and travel management of the Executive Director. I communicated with national and international oil companies, royal houses and governments. The Executive Director was responsible for a multi-billion dollar business with 100,000 staff and contractors.
My day-to-day responsibilities included:
- overseeing the logistics for the Executive Director, drivers, planes, advisors, multiple locations;
- communications on behalf of the Executive Director to direct reports, staff and business relations;
- handling incoming ´phonecalls and emails plus other correspondence:
- arranging speaking engagements and help prepare presentations.
This job has given me a unique insight in business dealings and politics. It is a job o