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Claire Cunningham, Executive Assistant to CIO

Claire Cunningham

Executive Assistant to CIO·Magellan Capital

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Psychological Research Methods

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 1 months

Executive Assistant to CIO

October 2024 - Present

Magellan Capital

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2024 - Present

Company industry:
Banking

Executive Assistant to CEO

October 2024 - Present

Magellan Capital DIFC,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2024 - Present

• Diary and calendar management
• International travel arrangements
• Recruitment; managing the recruitment process from intern to senior level roles
• DIFC portal management and submissions
• Office management/arranging office move
• CRM management
• Compliance management - working closely with the outsourced compliance provider

Company industry:
Banking

Executive Assistant To CEO

January 2024 - October 2024

OMX Digital

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2024 - October 2024

Company industry:
Video Gaming

Executive Assistant to CEO/Founder

January 2024 - October 2024

OMX - Gaming/Tech startup

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2024 - October 2024

• Calendar management
• DMCC portal and HR administration: Managing the company licenses and renewals. Maintaining and updating employee
files, processing visa and medical insurance, employee onboarding and off boarding.
• Managing offshore companies, understanding of regulations, filing requirements and due diligence.
• Office operations and management
• Travel arrangements
• Reports and analysis for the CEO

Company industry:
Video Gaming

Executive Assistant to CFO

June 2023 - December 2023

Omnicom Media Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2023 - December 2023

Company industry:
Media Production

Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer

June 2023 - December 2023

Omnicom Media Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2023 - December 2023

• Extensive, complex and multi-time zone calendar management
• Arranging multi-stop global travel and itineraries
• Legal; preparation of contracts and clauses, reviewing contracts and NDAs & liaising with our legal team
• Handover management; preparation and management of all documents
• Project management: Managing the RHQ KSA requirements and the opening of our new HQ in KSA, including; managing the
board resolution process, PoA, notary and attestation process, liaising with our legal team, creation of company stamp,
preparing the office in KSA and new lease, preparing all requirements for the hiring of staff in KSA.

Company industry:
Advertising
Job role:
Administration

Executive Assistant

June 2022 - June 2023

Neom

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2022 - June 2023

Company industry:
IT Services

KSA/Remote Executive Assistant, Chief of Digital and Strategy

January 2022 - January 2023

NEOM

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2022 - January 2023

• Recruitment; in the absence of a recruitment team, project managed the recruitment of the M&A team (8 roles, ranging
from M&A analyst to Head of M&A) and various other roles within the Strategy team; writing the job descriptions, liaising
with recruitment agencies, scheduled 100+ interviews, created feedback forms and collated feedback, kept an accurate and
up to date tracker, wrote a daily report for the Senior Leadership Team, liaised with the candidates liaised with NEOM
Investment Fund for their recommendations and NEOM HR, created forms for CV rating and maintained an accurate record
for compliance.
• Extensive and complex, multi time zone scheduling of meetings and calendar management
• Preparing daily reports for the Chief of Strategy
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations
• Arranging complex multi-stop global travel, itineraries, visas and logistics.
• Onboarding and training of new joiners
• Office management; ordering and management of supplies, office equipment, liaising with reception and building manager

Company industry:
Construction & Building

Executive Assistant to Vice Chairman

September 2018 - June 2022

Expo 2020 Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2018 - June 2022

Company industry:
Events Management

Executive Assistant to Executive Vice-Chairman, Director General Office

October 2018 - January 2022

EXPO 2020 Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2018 - January 2022

Supporting the Executive Vice Chairman. Responsible for departments; International Affairs, Government Affairs, Political
Affairs, Protocol, Communications and Marketing, District 2020 and Business Engagement.
• Managing a complex and demanding calendar, with multiple last minute changes of high-level meetings
• Managing and maintaining briefs for each meeting/contact
• Managed programming and logistics of 180+ bilateral meetings with Ministerial and Government delegates from all
over the world at the International Participants meeting. Working closely with protocol, security, country management
and operations.
• Organizing high level delegations and VVIP meetings daily; with Minister of State, Royal courts and foreign delegations
from all over the world. Working closely with protocol and security.
• Management of the Expo venue, 5071; a Government platform and delivery of its events and programming.
• Stakeholder and relationship management; responsible for managing both internal and external stakeholders
• Organizing complex international travel and high-level international meetings
• Supported the Vice-Chairman in the management of over 300 staff
• Handling of highly confidential and sensitive information, maintaining discretion and confidentiality
• Organizing events; both internal and external events with delegates
• Key support between the Vice-Chairman and various departments, ensuring effective communication
• Research and preparation
• Writing letters and correspondence on behalf of the Vice-Chairman
• Preparing reports and presentations

Company industry:
Entertainment

Executive Assistant To CEO

April 2017 - April 2018

Nadara

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

April 2017 - April 2018

Company industry:
Energy & Renewables

Executive Assistant to CEO

January 2017 - January 2018

Nadara

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

January 2017 - January 2018

• Recruitment of staff at all levels, liaising with recruitment firms, writing job descriptions and advertisements, reviewing
and selecting CVs, conducting both phone and first round interviews, producing offer letter and contract
• Office management; ordering and monitoring of supplies, managing the facilities staff and cleaners, reception staff
• Project management of the refurbishment of the office and new meeting rooms.
• Marketing and branding
• HR administration
• PR and Media; first contact for the media and managing and organizing PR.
• Proactive calendar management
• Organizing complex international travel, coordination of flights, itineraries, check-in, VISAs, accommodation
• Organizing executive meetings, conference calls, video conferences, dinner/lunches
• Events Management
• Supporting the Board with preparation of the Board and Committee papers and materials

Company industry:
Public Administration

Executive Assistant to CEO

January 2016 - January 2017

Scottish Building Society

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

January 2016 - January 2017

• Extensive and demanding diary management for the CEO
• Arranging international travel and complex travel itineraries
• Management of the Board meeting and Board papers; organizing the meeting and submissions from each department,
• minute taking.
• Organizing and coordinating meetings; itinerary, agenda, venue, catering, speakers, documents.
• Event management
• Production and maintenance of policy and procedure documentation
• Maintaining a complex HR database of staff information; personal details, holiday entitlement, sickness absence etc.
• Preparation and issue of offer letter documentation, on boarding, exit letters, reference check, credit search
• Managing the HR inbox with all HR enquiries
• Tracking new starts through first three months of employment
• Production of monthly HR information to be presented at the monthly board meeting
• Payroll and pension administration; using MoorePay HR to produce and submit payroll information
• Collation, preparation and submission of monthly pension scheme information and management of staff benefits
• Office management

Company industry:
Banking

Assistant

January 2012 - January 2016

Deloitte

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

January 2012 - January 2016

• Reporting to a Senior Executive Assistant and Office Manager of 40 years with Deloitte; supporting a Partner and
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Extensive and complex meeting and calendar management
• Complex and demanding meeting room management; responsible for a floor of 14 client meeting rooms and
• management of the calendar and events
• Organizing and overseeing important client meetings, events and conferences. Responsible for organizing venue,
• meeting room, fine dine private dinner and lunch, speakers, IT, VC, caterers, presentations.
• Responsible for organizing events of 300 + people.
• Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Team for Scotland and Northern Ireland; Responsible for implementing
• Deloittes employee well-being strategy across the region. Managing the budget and project.
• Active member of the Community Investment Team, reporting to a Senior Director. Organized Deloitte Edinburgh
• Community Investment Day across five charities and 400 staff. Also organized various charity runs/fundraising events.
• Effectively managing a busy events email inbox
• Office Management; Ordering and monitoring supplies, health and safety, overviewing maintenance, cleaning etc.
• General admin updating and maintaining spreadsheets, creating reports, preparation of client documents, writing
• letters, minute taking, filing and archiving

Company industry:
Accounting

Education

The University of Edinburgh

December 2010

December 2010

Master's degree, Psychological Research Methods

United Kingdom

Edinburgh Napier University

December 2009

December 2009

Bachelor's degree, Psychology

United Kingdom

GPA (point): 2.1 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.1 out of 4

Skills

Event Planning
Expert
Event Planning
Expert
MS Office tools
Expert
MS Office tools
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
CALENDAR MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CALENDAR MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
Intermediate
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
COORDINATING
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Intermediate
MEDICAL INSURANCE CLAIMS
Intermediate
MEDICAL INSURANCE CLAIMS
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
Intermediate
FILING
Intermediate
FILING
Intermediate
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
Expert
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK
Expert
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Expert
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Expert
SPREADSHEETS
Expert
SPREADSHEETS
Expert

Languages

English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Prince2 Foundation
Jan 2018