Erich Witzgall

Oversee a $xx M turnover, 800+ staff, and orchestrate business operations at sites and of 200,000m2 Factory Unit, including P&L accountability. Executed planning, coordinate/manage engineering, design, production, and sales. Implement large-scale projects such as shopping malls, car parks, towers, and military structures. Adhere to/enforced health/safety measures and ensure accident-free operations. Key Contributions: • Steered restructuring of operations, systems, factories, controls, policies/procedures, and revamped manufacturing/ engineering services to recover from a $xxM net profit loss and to re-establish competitiveness in the market. • Generated a total of xxx Mio USD in revenue from 2014 through the present date by securing new projects. • Evaluated strategies/growth potential and developed marketing initiatives to drive sales growth of large buildings and structures. • Extensively negotiated cost-effective rates with external vendors/suppliers that slashed cost by xx% and increased production efficiencies. Project Executions in Bahrain: National Guard Headquarters 50,000m2 | Al Hidayah Office Building & CP 60,000m2 | Mondelez Biscuit Factory in Hidd 50,000m2 | BDF Hospital – Carpark Riffa 30,000m2 | Salmania Mall 30,000m2 | Segaya Mall 10,000m2 Galleria Mall Jidhaffs 10,000m2 | Strip Mall Busaiteen 15,000m2 | Galleria Mall Zinq 30,000m2 | Atrium Mall – Saar 90,000m2 | Kingdom Mall – Saar 110,000m2 | Central Market Muharraq 35,000m2 | BIA-Airport extension & Carpark 100,000m2 | Prospective Projects: Manama Oasis Zinq 120,000m2 | Strip Mall Busaiteen 15,000m2 | Salmania Carpark & Lagoona Beach Carpark 20,000m2, BDF Hospital Carpark 36,000m2

Results-driven and high-performance Executive Leader with 25+ years of in-depth commercial/technical acumen

Managed the turnaround of operations, led process/service improvement projects, and streamline internal systems in sales, personnel, administration, purchasing, and technology. Administered P&L, lowered cost, and increased/strengthened performance. Key Contributions: • Positioned the company as the fist and leading company on PET recycling in the UAE before the premium-priced sale to new investors.

Headed up the delivery of consulting/engineering projects across Brazil, Malaysia, Germany, and Ethiopia. Led strategic project management initiatives, design engineering, construction development, production, collaborations with high-level stakeholders. Delivered projects by imposed deadlines and within budget/specification requirements by coordinating schedules, and communicating progress/issues. Key Projects: Concrete Block & Paver Producers (Brazil) – Land Development Company (Brazil) – Concrete Block & Paver Factory (Sabah, Malaysia) – Investment Found Company ‘Grunewald Equity 2 GmbH, Grunewald & Orlando Found (Munich, Germany) – Concrete Block Factory – Prime Crete Ptv – Concrete Factory (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), New Factory for Global Water Channel – Producer BG-Graspointner (Austria) – Special Production of Circulating Boards for ANTEKAD SDN (Sabah, East Malaysia) • Consulted, re-engineered/engineered, and designed for concrete factories, manufacturing, surface treatment, and related concrete making machinery on an international level.

Executed short/long-term business strategies, identified improvement areas, and implemented cost-effective solutions to accelerate company growth. Directed large-scale turnkey projects and managed business development activities across UAE, Middle East, Russia, Europe, North Africa, USA, and Brazil. Key Contributions: • Recruited to re-engineer operations that improved efficiencies, reduced costs, and boosted global sales performance. • Designed/implemented marketing strategies/plans that surpassed sales targets and had garnered rapid growth. • Increased staff productivity, facilitated capability/enhancement training, coached/supported global representatives, and ensured compliance with the company’s commitment to achieving service excellence.

Revitalized business efforts in close partnerships with a private investor after the company’s reorganization bankruptcy. Adopted best practices from management/leadership, leading to significant sales, quality, and production performance improvements, as well as the implementation of a new, cutting-edge production line for manufacturing wear-resisted liquid Ceramic-coated Gypsum plates. Key Contributions: • Reconstructed production, halls, office building, plant/machinery equipment, and formulated an international sales/marketing team to identify lucrative opportunities and the close of million-dollar projects. Specialist for ceramic coated surfaces

Played a vital role in providing/directing strategic planning, set-up, design of production facilities, office building, and the engineering of production lines supporting automated production operations and engineering operations. Interacted with all levels of stakeholders to ensure alignment of schedules/milestones for the successful meeting/exceeding of goals. Oversaw P&L performance. Key Contributions: • Partnered with BAYER Material Science AG on the development of a new production board for concrete block machines. • Selected suppliers in Brazil for the full cycle delivery raw materials (LVL) and grew profits/boosted the company’s presence in the international market by introducing/implementing strategic plans.

Manufacturer and engineering company of machines and complete turnkey factories for the concrete industry (fully automatic production lines for concrete paver, block, concrete pipes, poles, manhole structures, mixer installations, installations for finishing concrete surfaces,..) Managed commercial, technical and business operations covering all customer projects and international sales of turnkey factories across UAE, Brazil, Malaysia, Europe and Russia) following successful company buyout from Bilfinger+Berger Group (Passavant). Tracked and maintained profit and loss (P&L) performance, ensuring business viability whilst lowering costs. Selected Milestones: • Drove turnover increase from 7 Million to 17 Million (Euro), consistently exceeding performance targets • Pioneered short-term introductions of several new developments of installations and components (pipe manufacturing plants, plants for finishing concrete surfaces and roof tile making installations)

Responsible for 4 Concrete Manufacturing Factories in Austria.

Responsible for 4 Concrete Element Manufacturing Factories.