Buddy Monk — Executive Assistant at Fox Racing, Inc.
Buddy Monk
Executive Assistant
Riverside | United States
Skills
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Interests
Gardening
Hunting
Hiking
Road cycling
Fitness & nutrition
Work experience
Fox Racing, Inc.
Executive Assistant/ Personal Assistant to CEO | 05/2012 - 05/2020
- Supported six CEOs, a CFO and multiple Vice Presidents in eight years, helping with their relocations, onboarding and transitions when departing the company
- Corresponded daily with all levels of the global Fox team, private equity stakeholders and Fox board members
- Composed and combined all Fox board meeting & Global Town Hall PowerPoint presentations
- Coordinated the implementation of CEO’s new 18-month go-to-market calendar for Global Product & Design teams
- Coordinated all senior-level executive search processes — including Fox board of directors candidates
- Demonstrated a high level of confidentiality and discretion working with board members, investors and athletes
- Created and managed a global corporate calendar
- Assisted with the acquisition of Fox Racing (a family owned company) by a private equity firm
- Personal assistant tasks included family travel & logistics, vacations, compiling annual tax documents, managing monthly home bills, family medical appointments/bills, and kids school schedules
RED Digital Cinema
Executive Assistant to the Founder & Executive Chairman | 08/2009 - 01/2012
- Followed Founder and CEO from Oakley to RED
- Daily administrative tasks included, answering phone, email correspondence, scheduling meetings, various travel (private and commercial aviation), and expense reports
- Assisted with research on various acquisition interests, including acquisition of a Hollywood movie studio RED Studios Hollywood
- High level of confidentiality and discretion working with celebrities and Movie Directors
- Created an Administrative/ Executive Assistant monthly meeting to ensure coordination between Hollywood and Lake Forest office locations
- Organized and executed the lease for Executive Chairman’s personal business office space
- Interviewed and hired a personal assistant for Executive Chairman to manage home tasks
Oakley, Inc.
Executive & Personal Assistant | 09/2000 - 08/2009
8/2001 - 1/2009 - Executive & Personal Assistant to the Founder & Chairman of Oakley
- Assisted corporate pilots with domestic and international travel planning
- Regularly interacted with Chairman’s personal business manager on various business registry and maintenance documents
- Coordinated tax documentation with Chairman’s personal accountant, and various legal documents with his legal team
- Worked directly with the board of directors regarding quarterly meetings & special business decisions
- Demonstrated a high level of confidentiality and discretion in assisting with the $2.5B divestiture of Oakley, and working with celebrities, high profile dignitaries, and Olympic athletes
- Selected to be Chairman’s executive assistant at his new company RED Digital Cinema in 2009
- Organized family travel and family functions
10/2005 - 8/2009 - Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer
- Scheduled and organized company team meetings
- Planned and attended multiple executive staff team building events
- Scheduled calls and meetings with financial analysts and coordinated quarterly financial announcements and earnings calls
- Assisted with three company acquisitions and a $2.5B merger
- Scheduled & managed personal calendar along with the calendars for CEO’s four outside board of director positions
- Coordinated and maintained expenses for CEO’s personal taxes, home purchase, home construction, communication with his two art galleries and artwork purchases
- Created a tracking system and managed over 150 personal subscriptions
- Coordinated three events for 100 Orange County executives from the Young Presidents Organization
- Volunteered for various events supported by the company: Snowball Express, Warehouse Sale, $1B Celebration, multiple athlete/celebrity parties and company movie premiers
9/2000 - 10/2005 - Administrative Assistant to the VP of International Sales
- Collected and prepared daily sales reports for nine subsidiaries in multiple time zones
- Approved sales team expense reports
- Coordinated domestic and international travel and accommodations
- Submitted expense reports with international currency conversion
- Reviewed and organized budgets for domestic and international sales teams
- Organized team building for the internal sales teams
- Organize multiple worldwide (California, Canada, Spain) sales meetings of 300-500 attendees
- Assisted with worldwide sales team restructure
- Spearheaded the process for US Green Card, family visas and international relocation
