<p>Ivonne is Global Director of the Corporate Public Policy department at METRO AG since July 2018. She is responsible for governmental relations and representation of interests of METRO as well at its sales lines and service organizations, covering the national, European and international level. <br />Before taking over her current position, she led the International Affairs division within the Corporate Public Policy Department. She joined METRO as Manager Public Policy for Eastern Europe in June 2013. Prior to that, Ivonne had been working in German Bundestag as personal advisor to then President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Before, she worked as Desk Officer for the Coordinator of the Federal Government for German-Russian inter-societal relations in the Federal Foreign Office. Ivonne holds a diploma in Political Sciences from the University of Hamburg.µ</p>
<p><br />Memberships: <br />Member of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)<br />Member of the Steering Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Germany<br />Member of the Board of the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV)<br />Member of the Advisory Board of the German-Russian Forum<br />Treasurer of the German-Ukrainian Forum <br />Member of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dusseldorf</p>