Michaela Abels is a Senior Advisor at Sinolytics with over 30 years of professional experience in the automotive industry and in-depth China expertise.
Before her long-standing role as Head of China/Asia-Pacific in the International Politics department at Volkswagen AG, Michaela held various positions in sales, marketing, and public affairs within the Group. As part of an exchange program, she was seconded to the Federal Foreign Office, where she served for three years as a diplomat at the German Embassy in Beijing, focusing on environmental and climate policy.
She studied German Literature, Communication, and Sinology in Munich and Taipei, Taiwan, and holds a Master’s degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.