Keisha Walters, BA Hons
- Highly experienced Event Professional
- Logistics Management Expert - 12 years' Financial Roadshows Experience - Project Management Experience |
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- Corporate & Personal Travel Planning Experience
- 20 years' Business Administration Experience - International Experience - French & Spanish Language Proficiency |
What's in my Toolkit?...
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WORK HISTORY
Freelance Event Consultant / Project Manager / Business Operations, KW Empire Limited
2019 - Present
2019 - Present
- 2020 - Present - Project Manager - TBR Lab
- 2020 - Present - Event Consultant - Inland Empire Estate Planning Seminar, Inc
- 2021 - Virtual Event Producer - The Jaimee Campanella Company
- 2021 - Event Manager - Insight for Good
- 2020 - Event Consultant - OK Roger
- 2020 - Executive Assistant - Ninja Warriors
- 2020 - Bookkeeping -
- 2019 - 2021 - Strategic Travel Assistant - Cerulean World Travel
- 2019 - 2021 - Executive Assistant - Emily Utter International
Senior Roadshow Coordinator, Goldman Sachs (Investment Bank)
2014 - 2019
2014 - 2019
- Managing logistics for multiple client roadshows (commercial & private flights, hotels, ground transportation, venues) in the EMEA region
- Essentially providing executive assistant type support to senior high profile clients (Chairmen, CEOs, CFOs) prior to and during roadshows; booking travel, creating and managing ever-changing schedules and logistics
- Daily liaison with syndicate, banking and sales teams, as well as senior stakeholders, corporate clients and other brokers/banks
- Event management of internal and external events (from venue sourcing through to execution)
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors
- Managing high and demanding workloads, often to tight deadlines, and without supervision
- Undertaking various ad-hoc admin tasks to ensure the smooth running of all roadshows
Bilingual Conference & Event Planning Manager, Total (Oil & Gas)
2014
2014
- Arranging meetings between shareholders, brokers and senior management (CEO, CFO, executive office); scheduling, diary management, managing correspondence and creating materials to be used during meetings
- Managing logistics for meetings, conferences and events attended by the Investor Relations team
- Organisation and management of quarterly results conference calls
- Organisation of bi-annual roadshows; targets, city/broker choice, schedule, hotels, flights, ground transportation, presentations and creating roadshow packs
- Organisation of bi-annual Investor day (logistics and onsite management)
- Working in French on a daily basis
- Management level position with management of 1 staff member
Roadshow Marketing Coordinator, Deutsche Bank (Investment Bank)
2010 - 2014
- Managing logistics for multiple client roadshows (commercial & private flights, hotels, ground transportation, venues)
- Providing executive assistant type support to senior high profile clients (Chairmen, CEOs, CFOs) prior to and during roadshows; booking travel, creating and managing ever-changing schedules and logistics
- Daily liaison with sales teams, senior stakeholders and corporate clients
- Preparing presentation materials, investor profiles and welcome packs
- Event management of internal and external events (from venue sourcing through to execution)
- Training of new and junior members of staff
- Managing client distribution lists and weekly bulletin
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with vendors, and negotiating fees
- Managing high and demanding workloads, often to tight deadlines, and without supervision
- Undertaking various ad-hoc admin tasks to ensure the smooth running of all roadshows projects
Project Support Officer, London Borough of Hackney (Local Government)
2009
2009
- Providing project support to the Head of programmes & projects
- Preparing meeting agendas and producing minutes for all meetings
- Attending Board meetings with officers, stakeholders and MPs and producing action reports
- Undertaking research & data analysis for reporting and presentations, and to assist in the development of pricing structures, strategies, policies & procedures
- Assisting in the implementation of marketing strategy
- Budget management & costing
- Leading on the recruitment of the events management team: compiling job specs, job adverts & interview questions, reviewing and short listing of CVs, arranging interviews
- Undertaking a number of administrative tasks to include: policy & document development, diary management, letter writing, invoice processing, photocopying, ordering of office supplies
Roadshow Desk / Logistics Manager, Imagination GIC Ltd (Agency)
2006 - 2009
2006 - 2009
- Working with a number of UK & overseas Investment Banks, coordinating, managing and operating global financial roadshows
- Logistics Manager (travelling assistant): travelling around the world (with clients & bankers) coordinating and managing on the ground logistics; cars, hotels, travel, entertainment and being available/ on-call to assist with any incoming client requests
- Event management: being on site to manage events (breakfasts, lunches, cocktail receptions & press conferences), including having to oversee event staff
- Desk Manager: managing roadshow schedules and information, managing attendee lists, last-minute venue bookings, organising conference calls, main point of contact for all bank, client & supplier enquiries
- Preparing & working with budgets and processing invoices for budget reconciliation
- Providing support to the travelling team (being on call for urgent issues, problem solving)
- Administration: preparing roadshow documentation, organising printing & delivery of printing materials to venues, post event reports, sending out information & schedules, various ad-hoc tasks to assist in the smooth running of roadshows
Conference Producer, Marcus Evans, Barbados
2005 - 2006
2005 - 2006
- Working on 10+ conferences throughout the year, which were held across the USA
- Conference production: working to extremely tight deadlines to produce marketable conferences: conducting extensive research, writing conference content, recruiting executive-level speakers
- Market analysis: identifying possible vendors & delegates and revenue potential, monitoring competitor activity
- Preparing and delivering marketing, sponsorship and sales briefs
- Event management: securing venues, managing conference budget, speaker/ vendor/ delegate management, organising printing (badges etc), onsite event management
- Conference administration: updating website, copy writing for promotional literature, producing post event reports, liaising & working with various departments to meet targets
Bilingual Business Administrator / Event Planner, Decathlon (Retail)
2003 - 2005
2003 - 2005
- Providing full secretarial assistance to the Managing Director and supporting the head office team (approx. 20 people)
- Office administration: Responsible for orders, equipment maintenance, booking travel, dealing with invoices & suppliers, translations, website & database management and assisting with company recruitment (HR Assistant)
- Event management: organising (within a specified budget) and attending company meetings, events and group visits throughout the UK, France & Spain: sourcing venues, conducting site visits, booking equipment, catering, travel & sporting activities, producing meeting/event documentation & presentations, setting-up meeting rooms, minute-taking at meetings
Administrator / Office Manager, Felicity J Lord (Estate Agents)
2002 - 2003
2002 - 2003
- Providing full secretarial and administrative support to manager and sales team
- Production and proofreading of sales documents, property details & general correspondence
- Issuing & dealing with invoices and preparing weekly sales figures
- Updating & maintaining database and Internet site
- Dealing with weekly newspaper advertising