Anne L. Berlin

Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions & Senior VP Mergers & Acquisitions New York, NY

• Assist department head with ongoing ViacomCBS merger transaction
• Handle time sensitive and confidential matters with urgency and discretion
• Collaborate and work closely with Acting Chief Executive and CFO's offices
• Arrange travel, visas, agendas, necessary contacts and country information for executive travel domestically & seamlessly with international locations
• Coordinate meetings and event logistics for senior management
• Process travel expenses reports for department in a timely manner
• Provide logistical support to visiting executives, coordinating with other Executive Assistants to arrange accommodations, transportation and personal assistance
• Schedule and plan meetings and conferences, including site-to-site video conferencing calls
• Additionally supported EVP, Business Development through 2018 (before restructuring process)

• Assisted SVP, Corp. Real Estate and 3 direct reports
• Provided support for with domestic and international lease transactions and sales
• Maintained quarterly updates for real estate data base
• Created charts & power point presentations to help support real estate transactions
• Worked with large auditing firms, acted as liaison between landlord and tenant to ensure operating expenses and escalations
• Coordinated with CBS Corporate Legal Department with document distribution for all real estate transactions
• Conducted research to prepare, gather and proof briefing materials, agendas and decks for all executive-level meetings
• Managed general administration support, travel, scheduling of meetings, clerical work and office manager type of responsibilities
• Handled privileged and confidential materials with discretion and judiciously
• Processed expense reports, order supplies and all bills in a timely manner.
  

• Executive legal assistant to senior counsel in the corporate & securities department
• Performed administrative support for three attorneys and two paralegal's, including managing Outlook calendar, answering phones (heavy call volumes) and handling correspondence
• Processed travel expenses and reimbursements
• Handled highly confidential and sensitive information and assisted with Edgar SEC filings
• Prepared legal documents for attorneys relating to domestic and international projects
• Assisted on projects relating to executive compensation & benefits, including executive directors' equity award grants with the HR department and senior executive corporate management
• Coordinated documentation for projects with the tax and treasury department, pro-bono initiatives with NELP
• Handled international and domestic invoices, including legal billing, created closing binders for step plans, and filed final sourcing agreements

• Executive assistant to the EVP of prime time sales at CBS Corporation
• Performed all administrative and sales assistant functions, such as coordinating standby reels, processing sales orders, and all aspects related to travel
• Complete executive support
• Processed travel expenses and reimbursements
• Experience interacting with CEO, President, CFO, and EVP level executives at CBS Corporation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Sony Corporation, Hearst Corporation, Grey Advertising, Steadfast Financial and others
• Planned and executed corporate meetings, lunches and special events for groups of 20+ employees

• Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
• Created expense reports, budgets and filing systems for management team.
• Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
• Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
• Screened calls and emails and responded accordingly to support executive correspondence.
• Managed multiple tasks and met time-sensitive deadlines.
• Scheduled and confirmed appointments and meetings for senior management team.