Stefanie Lange has extensive experience in sustainability management and procurement, currently serving at Volkswagen AG since May 2018, focusing on responsible raw materials sourcing, particularly cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. Key responsibilities include supply chain management, stakeholder engagement, and communications related to sustainability within the supply chain. Prior roles at Volkswagen involved strategic purchasing, cobalt market analysis, and risk mitigation. Earlier experience includes positions as a Project Engineer at Fugro, where mineral deposit assessment and approval procedures were managed, and a working student role at Daimler AG, concentrating on global raw material market analysis for electric mobility. Stefanie Lange holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Geotechnologie from Technische Universität Berlin.