| “Tina Harrison and Kathleen McCord have provided me with administrative support for over 4 years. During that time I have come to rely upon their unfailing dedication and professionalism. Discreet and efficient, they have ensured I have been constantly supported – from travel and meeting arrangements, document preparation, conference organisation, sub-editing and proofreading to handling of my email correspondence and managing my diaries. I am indebted to them for their unstinting attention to detail. Without them I know I would not have been able to operate effectively on a day-to-day basis. They are my Chiefs of Staff – I have come to depend on their services; they are quite invaluable.”
Chris Donnelly |
About
For the past twelve years, Tina Harrison and Kathleen McCord have been working together as a team, providing peerless support to clients, including Chris Donnelly, an independent consultant and former Special Advisor to four Secretary-Generals of NATO; the bursary charity – Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation, and the School of International Futures (SOIF).
Independently, they have undertaken the following:
Tina Harrison has worked in Corporate Finance in the City of London; in Project Management for one of the top 5 International Market Research companies in the world; in PR and Marketing for BMW in Australia; and in the Travel Industry.
Corporate Finance: – preparing highly confidential documents for mergers and acquisitions (M&A); research for M&A; liaising with clients globally; organising travel and accommodation; entertaining.
Market Research: – project management for clients all around the world, which involved organising and co-ordinating, among other things, research, focus groups, travel, accommodation, and translation in all five continents; entertaining clients when in the UK; creating a good working relationship with both clients and suppliers.
PR & Marketing: – organising and running of various social and business events for customers of BMW (e.g. launch parties, opera and ballet evenings, polo days, racing days, golf championships, and dinners).
Kathleen McCord is an experienced personal assistant and office manager. She was employed for over 15 years in HM Diplomatic Service, both in London and overseas, working for senior British diplomats and liaising with both host nation foreign ministries and other foreign national diplomats. Additionally, she also spent two years working as European Sales Correspondent for an independent paper mill, specialising in top-end products.
HM Diplomatic Service: – full range of secretarial duties, diary and travel arrangements, drafting and maintenance of correspondence, organising conferences, visits and official entertainment, database maintenance and budget management, developing and maintaining relationships at all levels with host government officials.
European Sales Correspondent: – liaising with and developing relationships with potential clients from across Europe, preparing written quotes, order processing and ensuring timely despatch and delivery to clients across Europe, organising and hosting potential and existing client visits, including travel, accommodation, full visit itineraries and official entertainment.