Cristina-Maria Danila

Head of Global Supply Chain & Logistics, Covestro, Leverkusen, Germany
Passionate about advancing supply chains as a critical enabler of the energy transition and long-term industrial resilience in Europe.
Cristina-Maria Danila is Head of Global Supply Chain & Logistics at Covestro, where she leads the transformation of the company’s supply chain from a regional execution function into a globally integrated, digitally enabled performance engine and strategic growth driver.
A trained engineer with an MBA and executive leadership education from leading international institutions, Cristina brings more than 25 years of experience across pharma, MedTech, FMCG, luxury, and now the chemical industry. She has held end-to-end leadership roles spanning manufacturing, planning, procurement, customer service, warehousing, and logistics operations.
She specializes in driving enterprise-wide transformations that enhance industrial resilience, optimize logistics spend, unlock working capital, and improve service reliability across complex global value chains. Her work integrates digital technologies—including AI-enabled planning, advanced analytics, and digital twins—into core operational processes, delivering measurable business outcomes such as double-digit supply chain cost reductions, improved asset utilization, and revenue enablement through Integrated Business Planning.
Cristina is committed to building sustainable, future-ready supply chains that support decarbonization while strengthening Europe’s industrial competitiveness in an increasingly volatile global energy landscape.