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MARLENE WILSON

PERSONAL PROFILE

SURNAME WILSON (NEE CURNOW)

FIRST NAMES MARLENE GWEN

RESIDENTIAL AREA RANDPARK RIDGE

DATE OF BIRTH 16 APRIL 1964

NATIONALITY SOUTH AFRICAN

MARITAL STATUS MARRIED

CHILDREN 1, DAUGHTER, AGED 18

HEALTH EXCELLENT

SCHOOLS ATTENDED

St. Catherines Convent - Florida - Grade 1 - Standard 7 West Ridge High School - Florida - Standard 8 - Matric Standard 10 subjects

English, Afrikaans,History,Home Economics,Business Economics and Typing

PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED

Time Management, Finncial Statements made Easy, Spin Sales Course, Negotiation Skills Course, Business Presentation Course, The Effective Speaker, Seven Habits for Highly Effective People, Mastering Excl, Presenting in Power Point. HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Reading, Sewing, Decoupage, Beading, Knitting and crochet A & D SPITZ SHOE SALONS -

Junior Secretary / Receptionist

Duties included : Assisting shoe buyers with correspondence, and all secretarial duties, relief receptionist, when needed. DUNCAN BAYNE OFFICE FURNITURE

Receptionsit

Duties included : Fullfiling front line position in furniture showrroom, meeting and assisting clients, as well as all secretarial duties

TRAVELPASS INTERNATIONAL (Wholesale Tour Operator) Junior Travel Consultant

Duties included : Liasing with retail travel agents, making bookings on there behalf. Ensuring such bookings were made correctly.

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL

Personal Assistant to HR Manager.

Duties included : All secretarial duties, this included typing of highly confidential correspondence, this included Letters of Appointment for all new staff. Managing the payroll, taking of minutes at meetings, preparing of Managers lunches. I later was involved in the intial interview of candidates for various positions, making a short list for second interviews. After 6 years in this position, I was promoted to Corporate Sales Executive, ithin the Foreign Exchange Divison. Duties Included : Calling on Corporate clients, promoting the services of the Foreign Exchange division. A large part of this was the entertaining of top clients this was done on weekend aways on The Blue Train, Rovos Rail, and flights to Cape Town and Durban.

After a re-structure within the Group, I was transferred to American Express Card Division, in the position of Key Account Manager.

Duties Included : Promoting the Charge Card to Top Corporate clients, I was given an elite portfolio of approximately 30 companys. I would meet Directors on a monthly basis to ensure the smooth running of the account. Duties were similar to those within the Forex division. A large amount of entertaining was done as well.

RENNIES TRAVEL

I joined Rennies in the position of Corporate Sales Executive, based at the Head Office in Braamfontein.

Duties Included : Generating of new business within the Foreign Exchange Division. I was later transferred to the Centurion Branch, where I concentrated on a specific area within Pretoria. I would meet decision makers within corporate companys to ascertain their needs, and to offer a package suitable.

WORLD OF INCENTIVES - (Event Management Co.)

Sales Executive

Duties Performed : Source new business within the Corporate market - clients wanting to arrange conferences, Incentives, Corporate Hospitality and Events.Liasing with Hotel Group, Airlines, Car Hire Company's to assist in putting the package together.

I left World of Incentives to plan my wedding in 2004. HARVEY WORLD TRAVEL - NORTHCLIFF

Corporate Sales Executive

Duties performed : Sourcing new business for the branch, ensuring instructions were given correctly, to keep the client happy. Meeting with executive secretaries, and offer training on how to make a travel booking, making the process for all concerned.

I left HWT to have a baby in October 2005, and decided to be a "a stay home Mom".

START PROPERTIES - Property Rental and Sale Agency Admin Assistant

Duties performed : Drawing up of all new leases for properties rented by rental agent. Scanning of relevant document, and sending to the tenant and owner, ensuring entire contract is correctly signed by all parties. Maintaing a filing system of approximately 200 properties. Ensuring birthday greetings are sent to Tenants and Owners, and keeping this data base updated. Due to this being a small company, I ensure all correspondence for the Directors is done timeously. All minutes of meetings between various parties are taken by myself, and distributed within 48 hours of the meeting. I control Office Suppliers and stationery, liasing with suppliers.

January 2024

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