VIRTUAL PA SOLUTIONS - Key Persons

Sarah King started her career as a PA, after completing her BAMM (Hons) in Business Administration & Financial Management and Marketing Management at Brookes University, Oxford. Straight from University Sarah took on the post as Marketing Manager with Braywood Fulfilment. Sarah had a small production team and managed accounts including Hewlett Packard, Canon, Dutch Marketing Meat Board, Virgin-Bulmers' and Bicester Village Retail Outlet. Sarah then went on to join Taylor & Francis/Informa Group, where she became PA to MD of UK Journals, several global directors and managed the UK Journal Permissions Department. Sarah also gained valuable experience in proof-reading and attended various publishing and copyright courses during her 7 years with the company. Sarah has worked as a Contract PA for various organisations including Oxford University Estates and Public Affairs Directorates, Genzyme, LGC Forensics and Becton Dickinson. Sarah has set-up two businesses, Nationwide Recruitment for a client and, her own business, Virtual PA Solutions. Sarah's extensive PA experience includes email & diary management, dealing with high profile clients and confidential correspondence, project coordination, UK and international event planning - including exhibition coordination, seminars and workshops, set-up of new administration systems and procedures and managing department budgets. Sarah's vision is to help SME's find solutions in growing their business and saving them money by helping with the 'glue' that 'sticks' their business together.