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Laila Alrefai, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Laila Alrefai

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer·Miral Medical Trading

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, French literature

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 6 months

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

January 2018 - January 2026

Miral Medical Trading

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2018 - January 2026

• Provided high-level executive and administrative support, including calendar
management, meeting coordination, and preparation of reports, presentations, and
business correspondence.
• Managed office operations and administrative workflows, ensuring efficient
coordination between procurement, sales, logistics, and customer service functions.
• Coordinated with international suppliers and local clients, handling communications,
order processing, and documentation to ensure smooth procurement and delivery
cycles.
• Maintained accurate records and documentation, including contracts, invoices,
regulatory files, and compliance-related materials in line with medical trading
requirements.
• Supported sales and marketing activities administratively by managing client
databases, tracking orders, preparing quotations, and monitoring customer accounts.
• Assisted in financial and administrative control, including invoice processing, expense
tracking, and coordination with accounting for accurate reporting and audits.

Company industry:
Medical & Healthcare Equipment

Senior Officer in the Knowledge and Innovation Department

January 2016 - January 2018

Roads and Transport Authority

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2016 - January 2018

• Overall responsibility for the smooth running of the directors office, ensuring that the
sections of managers are following the standards set by the director.
• Handling the correspondence, letters, and memos after getting the directors
instructions.
• Receiving calls, faxes, emails, couriers, and assisting in making the right action, or
directing the matter to the right person.
• Managing the departments internal meetings, writing the minutes of the meeting, and
following up the action plan.
• Staff attendance control and coordination with the HR department by using the RTA
software.
• Updating the RTA portal with the departments news and achievements.
• Archiving all the documents, agreements, and contracts in a professional manner.
• Member of the Innovation Auditing Committee.
• Processing and managing public suggestions.
• Handling various administrative tasks.

Company industry:
Public Administration

Office Manager / Personal Assistant to the Chairman

October 2015 - January 2016

El Hebri General Trading, a Fashion Retail Company

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2015 - January 2016

• Handling the chairmans correspondence.
• Managing the chairmans agenda and meetings schedule.
• Reviewing the business, legal, and services contracts and giving comments to the
chairman.
• Arranging the chairman trips (hotel, ticket, cash money, agenda, taxi driver etc.)
• Arranging the internal and external meetings and following up with the attendees for
the action plan.
• Translating documents from English and French to Arabic and vice versa.
• Filing important documents like contracts, agreements, MOUs, etc. as a hard and soft
copy.
• Cooperating with the HR and the finance department to proceed as per the chairmans
instructions.
• Handling the correspondence with the services of companies like insurance, fire
control, maintenance, and hotels.
• Managing three employees and giving them daily tasks.

Company industry:
Fashion & Apparel

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

December 2013 - January 2015

Makkah & Madinah Holdings

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

December 2013 - January 2015

• Providing secretarial support to the CEO and handling the correspondence to run the
daily operations.
• Translating from English to Arabic all the official documents like the annual financial
report, the annual meeting script and agenda, agreements, contracts, title deeds,
minutes of meeting and other documents.
• Translating from English to Arabic and vice versa the business correspondences for the
non-English speakers in the companys associates in Saudi Arabia.
• Collaborate with the Saudi management to share the information about the mutual
projects.
• Dealing with the governmental departments to get legal information and professional
approvals.
• Managing the shareholders relationship by providing them with information about the
companys updates and news.
• Handling the shareholders requests to sell or buy shares and obtaining shares,
certificates, and other related issues.
• Coordinating with the companys broker in London and providing specific information
about the shareholders.
• Providing specific information from the internet and the concerned governmental
departments to form a basic study for the forthcoming businesses and future planned
projects.
• Updating the information on the companys website and posting the news and
resolutions.
• Managing the companys proposals and handling general relations like the services,
the maintenance companies, tourism, and hospitality firms.

Company industry:
Real Estate

the Director of Brand and Corporate Communications

January 2010 - November 2013

Emirates National Oil Company,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2010 - November 2013

• Handling the correspondence in English and Arabic with the government departments,
and various companies, screening daily mail/faxes and e-mails for proper routine and
action
• Providing administrative support to the different sections in the department.
• Budget control: ensure that our expenses are within the limits and prepare financial
reports for the department quarterly.
• Handling the request of sponsorship, business proposals, services, and cooperation
proposals, making the right action as per the management advice
• Processing the purchasing requisitions using the company software to buy gift items
and specific materials.
• Handling payments and getting approvals to pay for sponsorship, advertising fees and
materials.
• Handling various administrative tasks.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Office Manager

January 2006 - January 2009

Luxembourg Board of Economic Development, Trade and Investment Office

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2006 - January 2009

• Providing full support and information to the Luxembourg investors and companies
about UAEs market and laws
• Providing full support to the Luxembourg companies who look for importers, partners
clients etc.…
• Holding meetings with the local clients on behalf of the Luxembourg companies and
coordinate with the two parties
• Encouraging the businessmen to invest in Luxembourg and provide full information
about the strong and attractive points in the business filed in Luxembourg.
• Handling all the preparation of the political, official, and business delegations to the
gulf area
• Providing full support for the Luxembourg participants in the exhibitions in UAE
• Full responsibility of the administration tasks (renewing the trade license, the leasing
contract, issuing visas, recruiting new staff)
• Handling all the financial works and general accounting including the monthly reports,
the annual balance sheet, the general expenses etc....)

Company industry:
Trading & Commodity Trading

Electrical Contractors

January 2003 - January 2006

Cegelec Dubai Branch,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2003 - January 2006

• Handling the purchasing of stationery, consumable items, and equipment.
• Administration matters (Visas, Contracts, Salaries …).
• Commercial support (Contracts with clients, Meeting with agents preparing power point
presentations).
• Follow up a specific database on the Internet to update business information.
• Company visitors to UAE (Hotels and tickets booking, Visas, Organization of meetings).
• Handling the general accounts of payments, petty cash, and expenses.

Company industry:
Electrical Engineering

Commercial Assistant for the Textile Department

January 2001 - January 2003

Carrefour Hypermarket

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

January 2001 - January 2003

• Dealing with the suppliers and processing the orders.
• Adding new items and new supplier information to the system (Logali).
• Updating the cost and selling price in the system.
• Following up with the suppliers concerning the delivery date, the quantity, and the
prices if they are not as ordered.
• Auditing the invoices, quantities, and prices.
• Making monthly and quarterly reports.

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale

Education

faculty of Letters, University of Damascus

January 2002

January 2002

Bachelor's degree, French literature

Syria

GPA (percentage): 55%

GPA (percentage): 55%

Skills

Organization & Time Management
Expert
Organization & Time Management
Expert
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE
Expert
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE
Expert
Discretion & Problem-Solving
Expert
Discretion & Problem-Solving
Expert
Communication & Coordination
Expert
Communication & Coordination
Expert
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROCUREMENT
Intermediate
PROCUREMENT
Intermediate
SUPERVISION
Intermediate
SUPERVISION
Intermediate
TRANSLATIONS
Intermediate
TRANSLATIONS
Intermediate

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert

Hobbies

  • Creative Writing