Dr. Marc P. Bielitza

Partnering with the executive teams at DPE’s portfolio companies to accelerate growth and transformation across all value creation levers, incl. sales and pricing, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, product development, digitalization, as well as organizational and cultural change.

Hired by Orlando Management AG to lead the transformation of their portfolio company HIT Holzindustrie Torgau, Europe's largest producer of wood pallets, sawn timber, briquettes and pellets; responsible for value creation across all functions resulting in successful sale of HIT to Mercer International; Key achievements (2018-2021): - Net sales +32% from EUR 175m to 231m (CAGR +10%) - EBITDA expansion >3.5x from EUR 18m to 65m - Gross margin +20pp from 38% to 58%

Led subsidiary of HIT Holzindustrie Torgau producing 130 kt of wood pellets and 20 GWh of bio electricity per year; achieved pellet volume growth of 36% YOY through production debottlenecking, capacity expansion, and sales excellence initiatives; spearheaded successful integration of PLT into HIT Holzindustrie Torgau.

Senior multi-project manager leading large-scale performance improvement/restructuring programs, operational excellence/lean transformations (focus on manufacturing, maintenance, digital production systems), and supply chain/S&OP transformations in process industries (chemicals, metals, mining, energy) and discrete manufacturing/engineering

Dissertation: "Prospects for the 2020 Iron Ore Market - Quantitative Analysis of Market Dynamics and Risk Mitigation Strategies"

Topic: “Prospects for the 2020 Iron Ore Market – Quantitative Analysis of Market Dynamics and Risk Mitigation Strategies”