Gundula Ullah

Chief Procurement & Sustainability Officer Funke Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KGaA

Gundula Ullah has been leading the Procurement function at FUNKE Mediengruppe, one of Germany's largest media companies, since April 2019. She is steadily driving forward the transformation of the entire purchasing organization, which covers the needs of all business units (newspaper, magazines, digital, radio). Gundula Ullah looks back on more than 20 years of international professional experience in purchasing and contributes her expertise to important digitization initiatives, such as the renewal of the company's purchase-to-pay platform. Before taking over as Divisional Director of Purchasing at FUNKE, the 49-year-old held similar positions in retail (Esprit), telecommunications (Vodafone), and aerospace/defense (Airbus). Sustainability is a matter close to Gundula Ullah's heart. The experienced purchasing manager recognized the importance of this topic early on and is committed to making FUNKE even more sustainable as a company. As of September 2021, she has been appointed by the Management Board as Head of Sustainability in addition to her role as Chief Procurement Officer. From now on, she is to drive the topic of sustainability at FUNKE even further and contribute her expertise in all areas. Among other things, Gundula Ullah launched the certification of FUNKE Procurement as a "Sustainable Procurement Organization" Level 2 and sets in place the company’s climate protection strategy.. Gundula Ullah is also engaged with the German Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (BME). In January 2021, she was elected as the new Chairwoman of the BME's Board of Management.