Roland Wagener has been employed by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in various positions since 1985. He started in Sales and as Account Manager and as Group Manager in different departments. Between 20023 and 2012 he worked in Purchasing and Contract Management, between 2012 and 2014 he was Director Procurement Corporate and between 2014 and 2020 he worked as Director Supplier Relationship. Since 2020 Roland is Manager Vendor Management AF/KL IT and responsible to manage the Air France and KLM combined team in Vendor Management on a strategic level.

The leading group in terms of intercontinental traffic on departure from Europe, Air France-KLM is a major global air transport player. Its main businesses are passenger transportation, cargo transportation and aeronautical maintenance. Air France-KLM serves more than 300 destinations worldwide to 117 countries with a fleet of 537 aircraft and transported more than 45 million passengers in 2021. The company has more than 71000 employees and generated annual revenues of €14.3 billion in 2021.