Elena Afanasieva

Elena Afanasieva is an experienced trade operations specialist currently employed at The Andersons, Inc. since October 2021. Prior to this role, Elena served as the Execution Black Sea Region & Trade Finance Manager at Quadra Commodities from October 2018 to September 2021, and as Head of Logistics at POSCO DAEWOO in 2018. Earlier positions include Head of Execution at VAIT - VA Intertrading AG from November 2011 to August 2017 and Logistics Manager at Soufflet Group from October 2003 to November 2011. Elena holds multiple master’s degrees, including Accounting and Finance from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, English Language and Literature from Kyiv Borys Hrinchenko University, and Mechanics & Mathematics from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.