KRISTINA COLLINS

EXPERIENCE

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Senior Executive Assistant 11/2019 – PRESENT

● Strategic gatekeeper to the Chief Financial Officer & President alongside the Chairman of the Board by way of leveraging day to day responsibilities via organizing schedules, providing analytical intel and maintain relationships with internal and external key stakeholders in an extremely high paced environment;

● Interim project leader for strategic initiatives, working in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment across teams and levels to drive business results;

● Liaison to Board of Directors and the three committees: coordinating schedules, compiling agenda items, serve as point person for any needed updates as it pertains to the ongoing S4 filing all while working alongside auditors, counsel, investors, creditors and executives outside of the organization;

● Maintained investor database: build presentations with IR lead on quarterly updates by way of collaborating with the senior leadership team to advance shareholder education and engagement. J2 Global

Executive Assistant to the C-Suite 6/2019 – 10/2019

● Provided administrative support to the CEO, President, SVP of Corporate Development and EVP of Human Resources within a portfolio of brands including IGN, Mashable, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, PCMag, Offers.com, Everyday Health and What to Expect in its digital media and cloud service business units;

● Responsible for end-to-end project management of acquisition integration for the Corp Dev team including updating the live deal pipeline, maintaining DealCloud as well as downloading the M&A team of all phases of transaction advisory and execution: initial review, discovery, NDA, LOI to close;

● Project Coordinator for annual shareholder board meetings, conferences, closing dinners, HR off-sites as well as firm wide social outings: logistical support, 1:1 meeting coordination and brand management. LionTree Advisors

Executive Assistant 10/2016 – 5/2019

● Supported the Co-Founder, Partner and two Managing Partners in an extremely demanding M&A Investment Bank environment: coordinating back to back meetings, weekly travel, providing daily background documentation as well as facilitate internal communications;

● Executive Assistance: Effectively manage 4 calendars often with daily changes, handle highly confidential documentation, provided support to Senior Management team as well as balance heavy domestic and international travel;

● Client Management: Prepare and manage client contracts and NDA’s as well as maintain the firm’s client database Branches;

● Business Monitoring: Preparing weekly and monthly AMEX spending reports – Bankers Corporate AMEX, Co-Founder’s Platinum and Centurion AMEX cards; process expense reports, manage credit control and maintain contingency fee records;

● Staff Management: Oversea two administrative assistants in their day to day executive assistant tasks, developing a quarterly training function and holding records of staff development and liaising with building staff on matters concerning office maintenance, facilities and utilities.

THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT

Executive Assistant to the CEO 3/2015 – 10/2016

● Gatekeeper and liaison for the CEO to a large network of both professional and personal contacts;

● Provided heavy calendar management, meeting coordination, prioritized all incoming calls as well as oversaw complex domestic and international travel. Ensured all logistical matters were met: Created detailed itineraries, provided private and commercial travel details, accommodations, ground transportation all while providing support 24/7;

● Liaised with other staff to assure CEO’s preparation for daily meetings, presentations and speaking engagements;

● Monitored and maintained personal family’s residential properties: ensured monthly vendor payments were met, liaised with contractors, gardeners, security as well as insurance provider needs and requirements on personal assets were sustained;

● Managed multiple projects related to diverse lines of business, research, special projects, personal investments, charities and other interests: conferences and charity events associated with the Barse Family Foundation as well as quarterly family vacations. BARCLAYS CAPITAL

Executive Assistant 7/2012 – 2/2015

● Supported IBD’s Group Head, Managing Director, 6 Associates and 5 Analysts: heavy Outlook and calendar management for both senior bankers, daily email review, collected data for spreadsheets and generated daily reports;

● Coordinated high-level board meeting calls, monthly management meetings, as well as compiled data for quarterly earnings calls on group’s watch list;

● Arranged extensive domestic and international travel: flights, transportation, itineraries, visa requirements as well as confirmed all research materials were included;

● Ensured all ad hoc projects were fulfilled, including working with the M&A team on early stage meetings and due diligence documents were met.

ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Temporary Office Manager 8/2011 – 7/2012

(Temporary Role)

● Facilitated day to day operational duties: Liaised with vendor managers, administered facility related requests, reviewed and approved supply requisitions, maintained due diligence report for compliance purposes as well as handled various ad hoc projects;

● Prepared monthly expense reports, annual budget, scheduled expenditures, analyzed variances and initiated corrective actions. THE BMB GROUP

Executive Assistant 11/2009 – 7/2011

● Provided substantive support to the Chairman, Executive Director and two Managing Directors in a multi-family office setting;

● Worked alongside counterparts in London, Brunei, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai to coordinate calendar, schedule and travel arrangements were appropriately in sync with the Chairman’s schedule

● Prepared budgetary plans for business management for the New York office: supervised purchasing, vendor selection and maintenance;

● Managed a complex calendar, assisted in internal/external meetings as well as conference presentations;

● Responsible for all basic human resources functions: employee relations, recruitment, benefits liaison and payroll. QUADRUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Executive Assistant 7/2008 – 11/2009

● Joined 4 Portfolio Managers, research and operational teams to create start up hedge fund with an overall AUM of $350M. Interacted directly with technical service providers, prime broker, primary soft dollar broker and firm’s consultants on many infrastructural developments and ongoing business operational matters;

● Managed clerical, administrative, personal and business details including calls, meetings, travel and entertainment;

● Tracked all investor related events for analysts: earnings calls, presentations, press releases, research reports, IPOs and filings for all companies in portfolio and watch list.

NET RETURN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

Associate 3/2007 – 6/2008

● Worked alongside two Managing Partners in a multi-strategy “fund of hedge funds” setting, investing in over 20 underlying funds in both domestic and global markets with an overall AUM of $250M;

● Provided daily client service to hedge fund managers and their investors: Ensured timely and accurate processing of investor transactions, preparation of performance reports as well as reconciling and transferring invested funds;

● Interacted directly with technical service providers, prime broker, investors and firm’s consultants both in legal and tax related on various infrastructural developments and ongoing business matters. EDUCATION

HARVARD COLLEGE (Cambridge, MA) Bachelor of Arts inLiberal Arts May 2002 SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Reuters, The-markets, Fact Set, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, PREQIN, SAP, PeopleSoft, CONCUR, PitchBook, DealCloud and Nexonia.

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