Ole Westphal

Ole Westphal is an experienced procurement leader currently serving as Senior Director Global Strategic Procurement and Global Commodity Lead at KION Group since November 2019, overseeing a global strategic procurement team for electrics and electronics components. Prior to KION Group, Ole was Team Lead Strategic Procurement at Senvion from January 2016 to October 2019, managing a team of seven strategic purchasers and handling significant procurement responsibilities across various sectors. Ole also held roles at Continental as a consultant and intern, as well as at T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH as a student employee, and began a professional career at Ludwig Freytag GmbH&Co. KG as an industrial clerk. Ole Westphal holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Science in Business Administration from Kuehne Logistics University and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Milwaukee School of Engineering, and is currently pursuing Executive Education at INSEAD.