Personal Assistant to the Chairman
ALBWARDY INVESTMENT
Total years of experience :20 years, 2 months
March 2008 till March 2012 ALBWARDY INVESTMENT, DUBAI
Personal Assistant to the Chairman
Albwardy Investment Dubai - The holding company - Main Activities are: Retail Supermarkets - Currently 45 stores branded Spinneys in the UAE and Fine Fair in Oman. A major regional retailer with 100% ownership - also holding the GCC franchise for leading UK supermarket brand Waitrose with first 2 stores now open. Hotels - A portfolio of luxury hotels located in the U.K., Dubai, Zanzibar, Seychelles and Tanzania managed by operators like Four Seasons, Kempinski, Rydges, Per Aquum, Hyatt Regency and Melia.
June 2007 till Jan 2008 C AHEAD INFO TECHNOLOGIES BANGALORE
Executive Assistant to the Managing Director
May 2006 till May 2007 GENERAL MOTORS BANGALORE, INDIA
Executive Assistant to the Director of Engineering & Operations
October 2005 to March 2006 BAHRAIN HOTELS COMPANY, BAHRAIN
Personal Assistant to the Director of Finance & the Director of Operations
May 2005 AVEVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Cambridge, UK
Project Management Coordinator
Sept 2004 to April 2005 MILLS & REEVE CAMBRIDGE, Cambridge, UK
Legal Secretary to Partners, Associates & Solicitors
Oct 2000 to August 2003 AL TAJIR GROUP OF COMPANIES DUBAI
Executive Secretary to the Group Financial Controller
Own and run the following Companies: a. Sheraton Park Tower in London
b. The Media House in Dubai (Advertising Firm)
c. Executrain - Computer Training Institute in Dubai
d. Gulf Powerbeat - Car Battery Factory in Bahrain
e. Al Tajir Glass Factory in Jebel Ali, Dubai
f. Highland Spring Mineral Water in Scotland
JASMINE ELIZABETH JOSEPH MOBILE: +91 99021 44808 / +91 888 457 0830 / +91 74060 66862
E-mail / / .uk
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Cont'd
May 1999 to Sept 2000 BOUYGUES BÂTIMENT DUBAI
Executive Secretary to the Regional Director
June to October 1998 HYATT REGENCY MUSCAT, OMAN
Executive Secretary to the Resident Manager and at the Business Center
Nov 1996 to June 1998 FORTE GRAND ABU DHABI, UAE
Executive Secretary to the Director of Sales & Marketing cum Sales-Coordinator
Sept 1994 to Oct 1996 LE MERIDIEN KUWAIT
Guest Relations Officer cum Executive Secretary at
The Executive Club and in the Business Center of the Hotel
Nov 1993 to July 1994 SAFIR AIRPORT HOTEL, KUWAIT
Public Relations Agent at Kuwait International Airport
Aug 1990 to Aug 1992 EAST WEST TRAVEL & TRADE LINKS, BOMBAY & BANGALORE
International Flight Reservations & Ticketing
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Ashcroft Business School Cambridge - United Kingdom (2003-2005) Organisational Financial Analysis, Managing Information and Communication Systems, Managerial Decision Making, Managing Human Resources, Organisational Behaviour and Analysis, Marketing Analysis, Strategic Information Systems, Competitive Strategy and Business Performance, Financial Strategy, Project Management, Corporate Strategy Processes, Research Methods for Managers, International Business and Management, & Organisational Transformation.
Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Business Management & Commercial French H.R. College (1984-1989) Business Management, Hotelery & Tourism, & Commercial French
7 'O' Levels Hebron School (1983) English Language, English Literature, French, Mathematics, History, Human Biology, & Religious Studies