Elena Voelkel

Elena Voelkel currently serves as Senior Director Regional Procurement Germany at Lufthansa, a position held since October 2023. Prior to this role, Elena accumulated extensive experience at Lufthansa Cargo in various capacities, including Executive Assistant to the CEO and CCO, and Head of Production Germany from October 2019 to October 2023. Academic contributions include a position as Lehrbeauftrage at IU Internationale Hochschule, focusing on logistics and process management from June 2021 to June 2022. Elena's career also features leadership positions in process and quality management at LSG Group and global lean consulting at Lufthansa Cargo AG, alongside significant roles in strategic and corporate purchasing at Lufthansa Technik AG. Elena's educational background includes a Master of Science in Logistic Engineering from the University of Duisburg-Essen and a Bachelor's degree in Betriebswirtschaftslehre from Technische Universität Clausthal, complemented by additional training in European Network Management for Logistics Processes from Kuehne Logistics University.