Lamiah Haroon
@lamiahharoon
Executive Assistant delivering high-impact support, travel coordination, and events management across global leadership teams.
South AfricaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an Executive Assistant and Personal Assistant who thrives in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. I bring strong communication skills, multicultural experience, and a people-first approach that helps me build constructive, effective working relationships at all levels.
Most recently, I supported senior leadership as a Personal Assistant for Cantor Fitzgerald Group—BGCBrokers LP—DIFC in Dubai (June 2024 to October 2025), working closely with the COO. I handled calendar management and prioritized inquiries, coordinated complex business travel and accommodation across APAC and Europe, supported presentations and approvals, and organized internal meetings and offsite events in APAC.
Before that, I covered executive support across multiple organizations and contexts, including Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Dubai (Executive Assistant, June 2020 to May 2022), where I managed scheduling across time zones, travel and expense reporting via Concur, and prepared agendas, meeting minutes, and PowerPoint presentations. I also contributed to office facilities management—liaising with authorities, renewing trade licenses and establishment cards, raising PO/LPO, managing supplier payments in SAP, and supporting global business continuity updates—alongside remote and on-the-ground personal assistant work for HNWI (November 2022 to June 2024).
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Supported the COO by managing calendars, coordinating APAC offsite meetings, and arranging complex travel and accommodation across APAC and Europe. Handled presentations, expenses, sign-offs, approvals, personal matters, and led internal events across Asia and Dubai.
Personal Assistant (HNWI Freelancer)
Confidential
Nov 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 7 months)
Managed HNWI travel arrangements (flights, hotels, visas, and transfers) and planned/coordinated events, while conducting research. Provided personal shopper support and completed remote executive/administrative ad-hoc tasks.
Personal Assistant (Freelance)
Confidential
Nov 2022 - Jun 2024 (1 year 7 months)
Provided end-to-end personal executive support for an HNWI, managing travel logistics (flights, hotels, visas, transfers) and coordinating events. Conducted research and delivered personal shopper and ad-hoc administrative services.
Served as an Executive Assistant maternity-cover contractor supporting Azure Cloud directors with calendar management, travel and expense coordination, and PO raising. Planned and coordinated team events while handling administrative ad-hoc requests.
Provided executive assistant support for Azure Cloud directors by managing calendars, coordinating travel and expenses, and raising PO requests. Planned and coordinated team events and supported administrative ad-hoc tasks during maternity cover.
Supported the VP and PBU functions with scheduling across time zones, travel management, and submission of travel/expense reports via Concur, while preparing agendas, meeting minutes, and PowerPoint presentations. Managed office facilities and hybrid work schedules, liaised with authorities, renewed trade license/establishment card/PO Box, processed procurement in SAP (PO/LPO and supplier payments
Personal Assistant (House of Saud)
House of Saud
Jan 2020 - May 2020 (4 months)
Provided diary management and coordinated complex travel and hotel arrangements for HRH, scheduling meetings and coordinating private events on their behalf. Delivered personal shopper support, conducted research, and handled other ad-hoc tasks.
Personal Assistant (Contract)
House of Saud
Jan 2020 - May 2020 (4 months)
Managed extensive diary scheduling and arranged complex travel and hotel bookings for HRH. Coordinated meetings on behalf of HRH and supported personal shopper and research needs alongside ad-hoc requests.
Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant
Digital Bliz Ltd
Sep 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 4 months)
Supported the managing directors with calendar management, travel and expense coordination, and raising PO requests. Planned and coordinated team events and completed administrative ad-hoc tasks.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Dublin College of Business Administration (NCBA)
Diploma in International Business Studies, International Business Studies
2008 - 2012
Completed a Diploma in International Business Studies from 2008 to 2012.
Eddie Collins Hughes College
Diploma, International Business Studies
2008 - 2012
Earned a Diploma in International Business Studies at Eddie Collins Hughes College from 2008 to 2012.
Dublin College of Business Administration (NCBA)
Diploma in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management
Completed a Diploma in Human Resource Management at Dublin College of Business Administration (NCBA).
Damelin College of Education
Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate
Completed a Leaving Certificate at Damelin College of Education in Cape Town.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
South AfricaAuthorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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