Mary De Fonseka has over 10 years of experience working in executive assistant and administrative roles in Dubai, UAE. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Finance from Herriot-Watt University in the UK. Her career highlights include planning major regional meetings and executing marketing programs for Visa Middle East. She also has experience providing executive level support to managing directors at SMS Facility Management and administrative assistance at Moelis & Company. Her skills include proficiency in Microsoft Office, financial modeling, and fluency in Sinhalese.

1. MARY DE FONSEKA
Dubai, UAE
Mobile: +971566558840 E-mail: nilashafonseka@hotmail.com
Education___________________________________________________________________________________
Herriot-WattUniversity,UnitedKingdom
Bachelorof Arts inEconomicsand Finance,June 2008
The Associationof BusinessExecutives
Certificate inBusinessAdministrationJune 2006
IGCSE fromCambridge HighSchool,June 2005
Coursework
EconometricsProjects(The relationshipbetweenEducationandWagesinDevelopingCountries)
CareerHistory________________________________________________________________________________
Visa Middle East FZ- LLC, Dubai, UAE Jan 2012 – Present
Executive AssistanttoGroupExecutive,CEMEA (Central &EasternEurope,Middle East& Africa)
 Work closelywithstakeholders;GCMs,Functional VP’sandtheirExecutiveAssistants
 Provide assistance tothe GE withprivate,confidential,andpersonalarrangements
 Organize agendas,briefingpapersandanypreparatorypaperwork
 Planning andExecutingVisaCorporate HospitalityPrograms
 CoordinatingandplanningCEMEA Regional Meetings
 Managing andplanning All aspectsof CEMEA QuarterlyBusinessReviewMeetings
 Managing Compliance andTravel &Expense Policiesforthe CEMEA Region
 CoordinationandManagingPresentations&Monthlyreportsforthe CEMEA region,includingAdHoc
Project/Research
 In GCM’S absence,Managingto dayOperationsof hisoffice,handlingGM’sMailbox andConfidential
matters
 Actingas the mainpointof Contactfor the for all stakeholdersof Visa,includingClients
 General AdministrationDuties
 Travel & Immigration
Achievements:
 VisaAnnual GoBeyondWinnerfor2013
 PlannedandexecutedVisa’sannual RegionalMeetingElevate for2014
 Managed andexecutedVisaOlympicsprogramsfor2012 & FIFA 2013
 Managed andExecutedCEMEA QBR Meetingsfor2012-2015

2. Moelis& Company, Dubai, UAE November2011 – December2012
Administrative Assistant
 Receive,directandrelaytelephone messagesandfax messages.
 Maintaina general filingsystemandfile all correspondence.
 Assistinplanningandpreparationof meetings,conference andtelephonecalls.
 Arrange travel accommodationsandparticipate inoccasional travel withthe manager.
 Maintainan adequate inventoryof office supplies.
 Manage office operationstoensure efficientoffice enjoinment.
 Manage capital purchasesanddirectvendorrelations.
 Processexpensereportsusingspecializedsoftware suchasCartus,Concurand SalesForce.
 Produce documents,briefingpapers,reportsandpresentations.
 Meetvisitorsandguestsandcoordinate general administrationandreceptionduties.
SMS FacilityManagement, Dubai, UAE Sep2008 – Sep2011
Executive AssistanttoManagingDirector
 Providedexecutive-leveladministrative supporttoManagingDirector.
 Coordinatedprojectsandeventsexercisingabilitytoimprovise, improve procedures,andmeet
demandingdeadlines.
 Respondedtopublicinquiries.
 Providedwordprocessingandsecretarial support.
 Liaisedbetweenall departmentstoensure propercommunicationsandreportingpractices.
 Organizedthe detailsof special events,travel arrangements,corporate agendasanditineraries.
 Managed capital purchase anddirectvendorrelations.
 Managed a general filingsystem.
Abraaj Capital,Dubai, UAE Summer 2008
3 monthSummerIntern/Finance
 AnalyzedFinancial StatementsandaidedinFinancialModeling
 UndertookMarket & EconomicResearch& CompliedPresentations
 Workedwiththe Corporate AffairsteamonClientAMLActivitiesandInputtingClientInformationintothe
Corporate Software “Blueprint”
Activities Oriental Dancing,Memberof the BasketandNetball team.
Skills ProficientinMicrosoftOffice (Word,PowerPoint,Excel),Blue print,SalesForce,Cartus,and
Concur.
Additional FluentinSinhalese.InterestsincludeTheatre,Tennis,CommunityService,andLiterature.