Sophie Chiau

Ik heb meer dan 20 jaar ervaring als MA/PA. Ik ben heel hands on, proactief, discreet, perfectionist, gedetailleerd en ga heel gestructureerd te werk. Het Office pakket kent geen geheimen voor mij.

PA HR director at Equans, Brussels

September 2023 – current

• Agenda management of the HR director and the other members of the HR staff
• Preparing the weekly HR staff meeting
• Making presentations
• Organizing and preparing meetings and seminars
• Travel management
• Updating HR & knowledge databases

PA CEO at Corona Direct, Brussels

July 2020 – September 2023

• Agenda management of the CEO and the other members of the BoDs
• Preparing the weekly board of directors
• Making presentations
• Organizing and preparing meetings and seminars
• Travel management
• HR: onboarding & offboarding, expense management etc.

Management assistant at Altius, Brussels (temporary)

April 2020 – June 2020

• Document management, timesheets, agenda and travel management
• Making new client/matter requests and keeping records, archiving
• Managing and processing expenses
• Preparing presentations
• Organizing and preparing meetings and seminars

PA country manager & sales director at Danone, Brussels

February 2018 – March 2020

• Direct support to the country director, the sales director and the full leadership team (CODI)
• Helping with project materials and organizing events
• Managing several complex, international calendars containing internal and external meetings, workshops and symposia, (video) conferences and travel arrangements
• HR topics like onboarding of newcomers, specific HR requests etc.

Management assistant at Claeys & Engels, Ghent

February 2012 – January 2018

• Document management, timesheets, agenda and travel management
• Setting up long-distance phone calls and conference calls
• Making new client/matter requests and keeping records
• Managing and processing expenses
• Preparing presentations
• Organizing and preparing meetings and seminars

Office manager at Wolters Kluwer, Ghent

April 2008 - January 2012

• Coordinating domestic and international travel, including flight, hotel, visa and car rental reservations/services for consultants worldwide
• Purchasing office supplies and equipment and maintaining proper stock levels
• Coordinating appointments and meetings and managing staff calendars and schedules
• Producing reports, drafting correspondence and new contracts
• Creating presentations and other management-level reports

Management assistant at Claeys & Engels, Ghent

September 2007 – February 2008

• See tasks Claeys & Engels here above

Management assistant at Eubelius, Brussels

July 2000 – September 2008

• See tasks Claeys & Engels here above

• Vlekho brussels, applied linguistics (September 1996 – June 2000)
• Viso Cor Mariae, Brakel – secondary school – economics-modern languages (September 1990 – June 1996)