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Bassent Arafa
Curriculum Vitae
Ard El Golf
Heliopolis
Cairo - EGYPT
PROFILE & OBJECTIVE
A highly-experienced Projects Coordinator and Office Manager, whose career is with Top
Management and Senior Staff, who possesses 13 years of experience in Multinational
FMCGs.
Has extensive experience in Customer Oriented Business, Events Management, PR,
Communication, Team Management and Time Management. Possesses a generic sense
of Ownership and Self Initiative.
Also offers a fluency in French, English and Arabic with an educational background of
Engineering.
Seeks a career in an organization where professional experience, skills and
Multilanguage can be enriched.
SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
 At Henkel, succeeded in the achievement of several regional projects within R&D
(New Product launching), Marketing (New Product Branding, Current Product Re-
branding), Corporate Communication (MEA Website Re-design), Regional
Management (Monthly sub-Steering Committee).
 At Henkel, organized seven regional conferences and events in Egypt, Morocco,
Dubai, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and Greece and for which I was honored by the
corporate management for successful completion at the end of each year
 At Henkel, was selected as the official travel arrangements’ delegator and
representative for the Middle East & Africa region.
 At Henkel, was selected as the coordinator and organizer of the pre-Business Review
meetings for the Regional Business Units.
 At El Rashidi EL Mizan, assisted with the completion of the new HQ’s construction
(site seeing, reviewing architectural drawings and price offers, selecting furniture and
construction materials samples…)
 At El Rashidi EL Mizan, assisted in the completion of the Joint Venture with Citadel to
come up with Gozoor as the mother company.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Sciences Engineering, Misr International University (MIU)
Summer 2002 Major: Interior Architectural Engineering
Baccalauréat Français de l’Académie de Lyon (French
Baccalaureat), École Française de Doha and Lycée Français du Caire - Qatar et du
Caire - Egypte 1982-1997

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WORK EXPERIENCE:
Egyptian Steel 2014-2015
Office Manager for VP Commercial
 Scheduling the VP’s calendar, appointments and meetings.
 Handling the travel arrangements.
 Organizing, Taking minutes and following up on all the VP’s related meetings.
 Maintaining the electronic filing system and manual when needed.
Henkel Middle East & Africa 2009 - 2013
Regional Projects Coordinator (Middle East & Africa / 2012-2013)
 Setting up and coordinating the needed tasks for the projects with the Regional
heads.
 Gathering and centralizing all the needed requirements, time frame and following up
on them.
 Solving all the reverted back problems within the process.
 Creating a standardized problem solving model when needed to accelerate the
workflow and meet the deadline.
 Preparing the final presentation of the achieved project reported to the corporate
management.
Office Manager for Regional President (Middle East & Africa/2009-
2012)
 Representing the President’s entity as his office manager during his business trips via
a direct contact with local, regional and corporate related staff. Handling under his
responsibilities 10 countries in Middle East & Africa including 3 Business Units each –
Detergents, Cosmetics & Adhesives. This excludes 5 countries under the “Emerging
countries” umbrella.
 Managing and scheduling the President’s calendar, travel arrangements (occasionally
for incoming staff from the corporate team), meetings, teleconferences, etc.
 Coordinating and conducting all the logistical planning for the regional office in liaison
with external clients and service providers.
 Following up on the President’s ingoing and outgoing mails, responding to those last
on his behalf (when needed)
 Translating French documents / announcements to English & vice versa.
 Planning and Organizing all the regional conferences and social events hosting up to
300 participants - starting from the conference’s concept, motto, all related creative
tasks, logistics, hosting the guests up to attending the meetings and taking minutes.
 Hosted conferences in Egypt, Dubai, Morocco, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia &
Greece.
 Assisting in setting up the meetings’ agendas and liaising with the regional team over
the required PowerPoint and Excel presentations.
 Taking the minutes of the Regional ExComs, Board and Strategy Country meetings
held within the MEA region.
 Following up on the minutes’ resolutions and deadlines via direct communication with
the regional functional heads and relevant departments.

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El Rashidi El Mizan Confectionery (FMCG) 2003 - 2009
CEO Office Manager
 Scheduling the CEO’s calendar, appointments and meetings.
 Handling the travel arrangements.
 Organizing, Taking minutes and following up on all the CEO’s related meetings.
 Producing the minutes and consequently following up on the execution of the
requested tasks.
 Collecting & Reviewing monthly financial or commercial reports prior to the CEO’s
final review.
 Coordinating any business needs to the external concerned parties in case of
acquisitions, joint ventures...
 Following up in 2005 on the new HQ’s construction in 6th
of October City.
 Maintaining the electronic filing system and manual when needed.
 Assisting with the follow up and coordination of the CEO’s personal related issues
such as bank accounts and statements, credit cards’ amount dues…
Language Skills:
French, English & Arabic : Fluent (written & spoken)
Spanish : Fair (written & spoken)
Computer Skills:
Proficient in MS Office suit (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project), Outlook, Lotus Notes
& AutoCAD (2D & 3D)
TRAINING CERTIFICATES
 Executive Secretarial Skills and Office Management
The German Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, April – June 2004
 Mastering Interpersonal Skills
International Marketing & management Institute, October 2003
 Professional Report Writing
International Marketing & management Institute, July 2003
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Full Name: Bassent Arafa
Telephone: +2 01020489928 / Res. +2 02 2414 98 72
Date of birth: 26/01/1980
Place of birth: Doha / Qatar
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital Status: Married
Interests: Music, Sports and Family Time