Samar El Hayek

CMA CGM - MEA Regional Office
Beirut, Lebanon
- Act as the point of contact between executive and employees/clients.
- Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports to determine their significance and plan their distribution.
- Attend meetings with the executive, take minutes of meetings and follow up on completion of action items.
- Complete projects by assigning work and following up with other staff.
- Coordinate executive’s calendar and plan appointments and events.
- Create regular reports and update databases.
- Suggest more efficient ways to run the office and troubleshoot malfunctions.
- Train and supervise clerical staff.

Zimmer Biomet - MENA, Greece & Balkans
Beirut, Lebanon
- Handled a broad variety of administrative tasks to support the executive in a fast paced industry.
- Provided smooth communication between the executive and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility,
trust and support with senior management staff.
- Accompanied the executive to out of town meetings to provide support and participate in meetings.
- Conserved executive's time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence, including executive’s emails.
- Maintained executive's appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel.
- Managed a significant part in the integration of the two merged companies (Zimmer & Biomet), for 31 countries, 65 distributors.
- Represented the executive in his absence and held meetings on his behalf.

Provided executive level administrative support by maintaining and managing calendars and emails, coordinated conferences and
managed meeting agendas to increase efficiency of the Executive's variety of roles which includes being General Manager, Member of
the Board of Directors and Chairman to several Committees.
- Screened and analyzed incoming memos, deliverables and reports to identify their significance and plan their distribution.
- Researched, compiled and assembled data for presentations and reports and proofreading executive documentation.
- Reviewed correspondence and material prepared by others for approval to assure procedural and typographical accuracy.
- Composed e-mails, faxes, letters and memorandums.
- Developed and managed financial spreadsheets and reconciled credit cards accounts while investigating and resolving discrepancies.
- Interconnected with department heads, managers, employees, lawyers and customers to assist with information exchange, requests and
ongoing projects.
- Relayed requests for action or information to appropriate personnel to maintain continuity during executive's absence or unavailability.

Alpha Capital Management, Royal Star International, First Lebanese Trading)
Beirut, Lebanon
- Implemented and managed many resources, objectives and strategies, set up goals, schedules and guidelines and develop solutions for
operational problems.
- Monitored policies and procedures and suggested improvements.
- Managed the office and the family’s warehouse.
- Managed the family’s lifestyle assets (properties, cars, boats, etc.).
- Audited and approved payments related to the companies and to the family’s personal expenses.
- Assisted the Chairman and CEO in planning, developing, coordinating, implementing and administering projects and programs.
- Scheduled travel, arranged meetings, handled information requests, prepared reports and correspondence and liaised with the board
members.
- Acted as the first point of contact between people and the Chairman and CEO.

Planned the country manager’s schedules and meetings.
- Replied, took action and followed up on the country manager’s emails.
- Closely followed up with all departments on different aspects including finance, operation and human resource.
- Assisted in Board meeting presentations preparation.
- Audited payments before signatures and final submission.
- Scrutinized legal agreements and following up with the lawyer.

- Managed a team through multiple shifts module and according to yearly, monthly and daily plans.
- Recruited, selected and trained new samplers based on Red Bull recruitment strategy and guidelines.
- Provided proper team support and guidance in reaching potential consumers through idea development, brainstorming sessions, and
marketing team feedback.
- Developed a continuous network of contacts to establish further market penetration.
- Created and continuously updating annual, monthly and weekly plans, and aligned them with the brand image and marketing strategy.
- Processed information based on team/consumer interaction and reporting it to the Brand Manager.
- Assisted Red Bull international team in Mega Events.