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MARÍA LUISA GARCÍA ALVAREZ

MARÍA LUISA GARCÍA ALVAREZ

Mexico City

Summary

Executive Assistant with 20 years of experience. Excellent team player who ensures productive and efficient relationships with superiors, peers and clients. Highly experienced in travel logistics, expense report management and event planning. Always with a professional attitude, loyalty, and confidentiality.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Administrative Assistant

PepsiCo
05.2024 - Current
  • Maintained confidentiality when handling sensitive information, protecting company interests and employee privacy.
  • Coordinated and booked airfare, hotel and ground transportation and prepared itinerary to facilitate successful trips.
  • Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
  • Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
  • Currently assisting five directors.

Office Manager/ Executive Assistant to CEO

Advent International Mexico
01.2022 - Current
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the office that involves communications with several areas such as Finance, Payroll, HR, Legal, as well as with local accountants, lawyers, and vendors. Efficient calendaring and meeting arrangements, travels for the CEO

Executive Assistant to CEO

Fármacos Darovi
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Heavy calendaring and travel arrangements (including procuring visas), coordinating with vendors and suppliers in Mexico and USA, all duties relevant to supporting a CEO.

Senior Executive Assistant to four Partners

McKinsey and Company Mexico
01.2008 - 01.2018
  • Heavy calendaring and meeting coordination (both internal and with external clients), heavy travel coordination (including timely procurement of visas), event planning and coordination (both within Mexico City and outside), expense management and control, heavy phones, and email communications, and maintained high level of confidentiality in all matters.

Executive Assistant to CEO

AON RE Mexico
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Heavy calendaring and meeting scheduling (both internal and with external international clients), created all PowerPoint presentations in both English and Spanish, planning and coordinated events, and assisted the CEO with overseeing all managers.

Executive Assistant to nine Managers

Microsoft Mexico
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Calendaring, travel arrangements, expense reports, and events coordination for nine managers in a fast-paced environment that required multi-tasking.

Education

UNGRADUATED DEGREE - LATINAMERICAN LITERATURE

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA CAMPUS SANTA FE
01.2003

Skills

  • Communication
  • Team Player
  • Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • TEAMS
  • Information confidentiality
  • Logistics coordination
  • Travel planning
  • Creative

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Native
English: Advanced
French: Conversational
Japanese: Beginner

Hobbies and Interests

Reading and writing, Movies, Painting, Languages

Timeline

Executive Administrative Assistant

PepsiCo
05.2024 - Current

Office Manager/ Executive Assistant to CEO

Advent International Mexico
01.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant to CEO

Fármacos Darovi
01.2021 - 01.2022

Senior Executive Assistant to four Partners

McKinsey and Company Mexico
01.2008 - 01.2018

Executive Assistant to CEO

AON RE Mexico
01.2007 - 01.2008

Executive Assistant to nine Managers

Microsoft Mexico
01.2005 - 01.2007

UNGRADUATED DEGREE - LATINAMERICAN LITERATURE

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA CAMPUS SANTA FE
MARÍA LUISA GARCÍA ALVAREZ