Chynine Schapira, Executive assistant

Chynine Schapira

Executive assistant

D’aguilar International

Location
France
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce, Economics and Marketing Management
Experience
19 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 2 Months

Executive assistant at D’aguilar International
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2004 to January 2011

Sourcing and finding Corporate Sponsors as co-branding partners for our Pop-Up Arts
Exhibition/Events
* Commercial match-making of sponsors to ensure they have non-competitive activities with
a similar client demographic, eg (Aston Martin Monaco with Sotheby’s Realty)
* Costing the event and selling the benefits to the Sponsors
* Creating and managing the budgets for the events
* Sourcing locations/venues
* Designing the Invitations
* Compiling the guest lists and following up on invitation to ensure desired attendance
* Organising the logistics of presentation and display materials and art
* Managing the delivery of return of all the art, so that it is not damaged
* Organising the drinks, canapés, musicians, sound equipment
* Hosting the event, receiving the guests, introducing key people to each other, socialising and
circulating
* Public Speaking, I always write and deliver a speech thanking and introducing sponsors,
including mentioning their products and services, Galerie Oscar’s services etc.
* Selling of Artwork either directly at our events or through key partnerships such as interior
decorators, retail spaces or our collaboration with other galleries
* Writing all the marketing copy
* Manage and administrate the website and Facebook page
* Correspond and communicate mostly by email/phone with sponsors, buyers, artists, venue
owners/managers
Examples of past and recent events - for photos of event www.facebook.com/galerieoscar
1. Carlton International event at Villa Guide in Cap D’Antibes
2. Meet for Coffee Launch - professional business networking concept in Denmark
3. Sotheby’s Real Estate and Aston Martin Monaco corporate event at Chateau la Cima in
Villefranche
4. Estee Lauder Villa in Cannes with Club Vivanova and Claudia Kempen Interior Design
5. NyKredit Bank with DK Interiors Cannes at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes
6. Illums Bollighus - (famous Danish design house) in Copenhagen.
7. Zest restaurant in Monaco Event with Lisa Rinnevuo
8. Upcoming……We have been appointed by Sotheby’s International to organise the Palais
Maeterlinck launch with event partners Fraser Super Yachts, Aston Martin, Barclays,
Diva etc.
Deveo Nice (Free lance 2015) Campaign Manager
Two Marketing campaigns for companies within the Telecommunications industry.
CRM usage and editing, Business development and research, generation of new leads, organisation
of meetings of senior executives at Conferences and Trade Fairs.

Director at SCI Churchill and SCI Forsythe
  • January 1997 to January 2010

landlady and rental agent (property
management)
Tasks and duties
* I project-managed several renovation projects on these two properties.
* Marketing to find both long-term and seasonal tenants
* Drafting/modifying the rental contracts
* Managed the change-overs, restoring the property, taking inventory, utilities etc.
* Managed the deposits, rental income, followed up on payments and non-payments
* Dealt with issues/problems which came up from tenants

broker at Seeff Real Estate
  • South Africa
  • January 1996 to January 1997
broker at Pam Golding Properties
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 1995 to January 1996

I joined Pam Golding Properties, (which is one of the top real estate companies in South Africa, with

  • January 1991 to January 1994

I decided I need further education and went to University to complete
my bachelor’s

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce, Economics and Marketing Management
  • at University of Witwatersrand and UNISA
  • December 1994
Bachelor's degree, Commerce - first part of my degree
  • at University of Witwatersrand and UNISA
  • December 1991
Diploma, Marketing and advertising
  • at Boston House College
  • December 1990
High school or equivalent, High school diploma with university entrance
  • at Collegiate High School for Girls
  • December 1987

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Administration
Marketing
Communications
ADMINISTRATION
BANKING
COMMODITIES
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DRAFTING
EDITING
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
GESTIÓN
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Languages

Afrikaans
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English
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French
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