Céline Van Driessen, Personal Assistant

Céline Van Driessen

Personal Assistant

Al Barsha Veterinary Clinic

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business Economics
Experience
16 years, 6 months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 6 months

Personal Assistant at Al Barsha Veterinary Clinic
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2016

Versatile and committed high level experienced personal assistant.

Act as a first point of contact, dealing with internal and external enquiries using own judgement and discretion when dealing with highly sensitive and complex information, maintaining strict confidentiality

Supervising HR Administration for all employees.

An effective communicator with excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Effective team player, ability to liaise with all levels of internal and external personnel

Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines

Self-motivated, proactive with a flexible approach and the ability to use own initiative

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Relocation Consultant at Nutwood
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2013 to December 2015

At Nutwood we offer a tailor made personalised approach to help our clients settle in quickly. We focus on the needs of the client not a broad based "off the peg" approach. Companies move their people around to leverage their skills and we see it as our mission to add value by helping their staff to become effective in their jobs as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The most important services we offer our clients were Orientation, Home Search, School Search, Settling in Services etc
Being a relocation consultant is assisting relocating individuals or families in terms of home search, school search, preview tours and settling in assistance amongst other programs.
It's important to have an outgoing personality, good "knowledge" of UAE, be customer-oriented, Knowledge of the schooling system is very important.
Also in this role the consultant should involve to provide excellent customer service to all Corporate Client employees relocating into and out of a given country through the provision of administrative, telephone support, consulting schooling and housing related issues. Review tenancy agreements, liaise with client, other consultant, liaise with realtors, and generally proactively assist the review, amendment and signing of lease documents. Seek approval from client and coordinate all settling in service and close out the deal.

Production and Sales Manager at Pagaille
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2012 to June 2014

November 2012 - Present
Pagaille
Pagaille is a Belgian Children's fashion brand for boys and girls of the ages between 2 and 14 years old. The brand was created in 2008 by Stephanie Deleval in Dubai and is in full development and expansion.

Function Production and Sales Manager
Work Sales - Logistics - Production Management
Responsibilities

- Account Management
- Prospection
- Follow up on production with tailors making them meet our deadlines
- Follow up on stock with the sales on a daily basis
- Preparing and shipping orders and aftersales

Relationship Manager Companies at ING Bank NV
  • Belgium
  • October 2007 to October 2012

October 2007 - October 2012
ING Bank NV
ING Belgium is the Belgian subsidiary of the ING Group, an international banking company. It provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in Belgium, together with related financial products such as insurance and asset management.

Division Midcorporates and Institutionals
Function Relationship Manager SME
Work Sales - Portfolio Management - Prospection - Projects
Responsibilities

- Portfolio owner of companies with annual revenues between EUR 4M and 10M (USD 5, 1M and 12, 9M)
- Financial advisor in a broad range of financial products such as Commercial credit, Financial and Operational Lease, Real Estate Lease, Deposits, Family Business, Commercial Finance,
- Key account manager, being a client's premier contact with the bank for all of their questions or concerns.
- Prospection on a daily basis for new clients via cold calls and investing in a network through PR events and various business associations

Education

Master's degree, Business Economics
  • at University Of Ghent
  • July 2007

Dissertation: ’Productontwikkeling en productinnovatie bij Vlaamse KMO’s’ (Product development and product innovation within Flemish SME’s), Promotor : Prof. Hans Crijns http://lib.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/001/243/472/RUG01-001243472_2010_0001_AC.pdf International Exchange Year (2005-2006): Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

High school or equivalent, Latin-Math
  • at Sint-Bavo Humaniora
  • June 2003

Specialties & Skills

Commercial Credit
Organised
Account Management
Banking Domain
ACCOUNT MANAGER
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BANKING
CLIENTS
COMMERCIAL BANKING
COMMERCIAL CREDIT

Languages

Dutch
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
German
Beginner
Spanish
Intermediate

Memberships

Youth Lions Club (Leo Club Gent Klokke Roeland)
  • Former Chairman
  • January 2004