Diane Rogerson

Senior Management Associate, Spearhead Training, U.A.E.

Diane is a U.K. national, who completed her tertiary education at Bournemouth Technical College, where she took an advanced bilingual secretarial course (English / French), before commencing her career in London in 1977 as a senior P.A. to two Directors in charge of Europe and the Middle East in a company of international insurance brokers. In this post she provided a complete secretarial service, including translation of all correspondence, overseas trip reports, insurance documentation, and organizing all business travel arrangements and accommodation for foreign clients visiting London. In 1981, Diane moved positions and took up the post of Unit Head Secretary, Insurance Division, with Citibank, London, where she remained for two years.

Diane has always enjoyed travelling and exploring new cultures and in 1983, she moved to the U.A.E. where she took up the position of P.A. to the Chief Executive of Spinneys (Abu Dhabi). Diane spent five years in this busy and interesting position, where she was involved in all aspects of the company’s activities in the Abu Dhabi region, including wholesale, retail, catering, camp services, management of supermarkets, department stores, and a sports and leisure club. Her duties included minute taking at board meetings, producing monthly reports, organizing managers’ travel arrangements, and maintenance of confidential company files and personnel records. The position also required regular liaison with other group companies and suppliers, both in the region and across the globe.

Marriage eventually led to a return to London in 1988, where she worked for the Property Director of a Swiss merchant bank, dealing with all aspects of property finance and investment, from loans to corporations and individuals for the purchase or refurbishment of property, to the acquisition of property, or land, on behalf of clients.

In 1991, her husband’s job took her back to Abu Dhabi, followed by postings in Beirut, Moscow and Prague between 1993 and 2000, where she began a career break to raise two children, whilst enjoying the linguistic challenges of getting to know and understand the different cultures. The new millennium brought a further move, and her family returned to England for two years in 2000.

Diane and her family moved back to the U.A.E. in 2002, to Dubai, where her continued interest in languages inspired her to retrain as an English language teacher. In March 2007, she gained the University of Cambridge CELTA qualification (Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults) and worked as an English tutor for International House. This involved delivering both public and in-company general and business English courses for a number of major organizations and companies in Dubai.

In 2009, Diane joined Spearhead Training as a Senior Management Associate. As well as expert knowledge of her subject matter and a wealth of practical experience, Diane brings a patient and meticulous approach to the training room, ensuring that all delegates are given every opportunity to focus on, and achieve, their goals.

Diane is able to deliver the following courses for Spearhead:

HR Management & Training
> Train The Trainer - Group Training Techniques
> Writing Effective Job Descriptions

Administrative Skills
> Office Management
> Professional Secretarial & Administration Skills
> The Perfect PA - For PA's & Executive Secretaries

Business Writing
> Business English Foundation Course
> Professional Business Writing Skills - Level 1
> Professional Business Writing Skills - Level 2
> Report Writing - How To Structure A Report For Maximum Effect
> Writing Minutes Of Meetings