Mary Pericleous has over 15 years of experience as an executive assistant and project manager, currently working at AstraZeneca. She has a track record of successfully managing projects like investor days and quarterly company reports. Prior to AstraZeneca, she worked as a personal assistant to senior executives at the BBC, Sedley Richard Laurence Voulters, and Visa Europe. She is skilled in areas like project management, budget control, diary coordination, and client relationship building. Outside of work, she is involved with the Leukaemia Trust Fund and enjoys traveling, swimming, and arranging social events.

1. Mary Pericleous – mobile: 07735 232857
Email: mary.pericleous@icloud.com
Personal Profile
Board Level EA/PA with strong organisational skills combined with extensive client management
expertise (internal & external), budget management & control and event organisation.
Proactive as well as reactive in a fast paced, ever changing environment. A natural relationship builder
& team player, equally competent at working alone. Enjoys accountability with a “can do” attitude.
Key Achievements
• Successfully project managed 3 Investor Days in London and New York per annum. This
included over 100 face to face attendees, webcast and telephone conference.
• Project managed all quarterly reporting for AstraZeneca and won 2015 “Best Digital
Reporting and Best Overall Company IR” (through IR Society).
• IR Magazine Award Winner US 2016.
• Sold company Villa in Portugal at full asking price, as well as box office at Royal Albert Hall.
• Member of Leukaemia trust fund (Eleni Pericleous Leukaemia Trust) and raised over £120K.
Employment History and Other Skills Performed
AstraZeneca July 2007 – to date
Project & Events Manager for Investor Relations May ‘15 to date
Executive Assistant to Head of Investor Relations July 2007 – May ‘15
• Controlled and co-ordinated extensive diary management with constant changes & travel
itineraries for conferences/events/meetings for Investor Relations (IR) team (6 including myself).
• Project managed and co-ordinated Chairman, CEO, CFO and 5 further Executives diaries
regarding all key IR meetings, events, roadshows and conferences world-wide, working with
external brokers.
• Acted as a trusted point of contact for investors, analysts and corporate brokers as well as internal
Executives/Senior Management to ensure all meetings run smoothly.
• Budgetary control (up to £250K) for all IR external suppliers as well as administration of
department’s budget, including monthly accruals.
• Highly successfully project managed 3 Investor Days in London & New York per annum.
• Successfully project managed and co-ordinate full logistics for quarterly company results through
London Stock Exchange (LSE).
• Managed the CRM system (BD Corporate) including general maintenance, recording meeting
notes, preparing investor profiles for meetings and press release distribution
• Organised broker trading floor visits for internal senior management.
• Additional EA/PA general responsibilities (emails, presentations, typing, filing, etc.).
Committee Member of the PA Network. Arranged monthly PA meetings with internal
Executive/Senior Management and external bodies to provide a better understanding of the company’s
business.
Sedley Richard Laurence Voulters June 2006 – June 2007
(Chartered Accountants, Auditors and Advisers)
Personal Assistant to Senior Partner and Team
• In addition to standard PA responsibilities.
• Prepared documentation for audit trails, including Engagement Terms of Reference letters, fee
notes, etc to a tight timescale.
• Organised ‘Power of Attorney’ documentation for clients through Notre, FCO and High
Commission.

2. Mary Pericleous – mobile: 07735 232857
Email: mary.pericleous@icloud.com
Visa Europe November 2005 – May 2006
Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President (EVP) – Strategic Development
• Regular EA responsibilities which included full planning of meetings and travel itineraries for
Europe and USA
• Produced monthly scorecard for the Management Information pack
BBC March 2002 – November 2005
Personal Assistant to General Manager and Operations Manager
Assisting Executive Board Committee (10 members) – regarding monthly meetings, took &
distributed minutes.
• Organised the sale of company villa in Portugal dealing with UK, Spanish lawyers. Achieved full
asking price.
• Organised sale of a box at the Royal Albert Hall.
• Assisted in arranging off-site summer party (for 1000 people) as well as smaller functions for the
BBC staff.
• Set up and maintained a complicated and confidential electronic filing system for appropriate
Board meetings for the Executive Board Committee to access
• Organised full logistics for the AGM, including organising constitutional changes within the
required time-frame as well as minute taking
Earlier Careers
DGS (Digital Grading Services) - Temping
KPMG Consulting - EA to 2 Senior Partners EA to 2 Chief Executive Officers – Lead European
Outsourcing & ERP.
Sema Group - EA to MD/VP, America – based in London and worked 3 months in Atlanta, USA. On
returning I worked in the Paris head office for 1 month in the Senior Vice President’s office.
Key Skills Acquired & Training
• Microsoft Powerpoint, Word & Excel
• Aztec – expenses, Ezbuy – purchasing,
• Amex – Travel/Hotel/Train,
• BD Corporate (CRM system)
• Project Management & Planning
course whilst at AstraZeneca – 2015
• Wellness Fit for Life course – May
2016
• Internet systems for all the different
companies
• Working in Teams (Project Management level 2)
Additional Details
Education: Winchmore School, Winchmore Hill, London N21
Languages: English, Greek (fluent), Arabic (basic)
Hobbies / Activities: Committee member of Leukaemia Trust Fund, Swimming, Theatre, Music,
World-wide Travelling, Golf, Arranging social events.