Carmen Vela Sastre

Strategy and consulting

Has spent the majority of her professional career outside of her home country Spain. She has worked as an economics editor and correspondent for Spanish newspapers, agencies and radio stations.

Professional background

2012–2021

French correspondent for Cadena SER in Paris

1999

Germany correspondent for Cadena SER and Expansión in Berlin

1996

Germany correspondent for Cadena SER (Prisa/El País group), Spain’s leading radio station, and Expansión

1992

Correspondent for Expansión and El Mundo newspapers; freelancer at El País newspaper and broadcaster Deutsche Welle, working on Spanish-language programmes in Bonn/Germany

1988

Correspondent for Spanish press agency EFE in Brussels

1976

Editor for various Spanish media publications, including daily newspaper Cinco Días

Languages

Native Spanish, German (fluent), French (fluent), English (fluent)