Louise Donald

Early career spent in London, working first as a secretary at Conservative Central Office for three years, where I met my next boss, a Conservative back bench MP. After three years at the Commons I left soon after the 1983 General Election. After a couple of years as Executive Secretary at a luxury London Hotel I secured a position with one of the top five accountancy / consultancy firms as PA to the Chairman of the Middle East partnership based in Dubai. After four years the Chairman relocated to Bahrain. I remained in Dubai working first as administrator in a European-style medical clinic and then going into business with a friend running a ladies' eveningwear boutique. In the meanwhile I had met and married my husband, and we left Dubai in February 1995, returned to England, and have lived in West Sussex ever since. Currently I am PA to the MD of Graytone, the holding company of three businesses - PSG (Paint Services Group), Pexa and Andpak Ltd. PSG and Pexa both specialise in the stocking and distribution of aerospace, defence and specialist coatings and ancillary products. Andpak produce innovative custom packaging solutions, with approvals for the repackaging of hazardous materials.