Ulrich Ernst, CEO and founder of Blackstone Resources AG: "With Marc Kruse, we are supported by a seasoned and highly experienced manager with many years of international experience and an excellent network. We are pleased that he will now use his expert knowledge in the field of expansion, management, control and organization for the benefit of Blackstone. With the expansion into the USA, he has exciting and significant tasks ahead of him. He will represent us excellently there."

About Marc Kruse

Marc Kruse is a seasoned executive with more than 27 years of experience in diverse parts of the world in management, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, project management, service and sales. He has developed a keen sense for the nuances of cultural diversity along the way. "I look forward to using these skills to the best advantage of Blackstone Technology Holding as part of my commitment to the U.S.," says new COO Marc Kruse.

Kruse’s areas of expertise include: Successful Start-Up Creation, New Business Development, Change Management, Relationship Management, Management Consulting, International Sales, Sales Management, Sales Network, International Project Management, R&D, Efficiency Improvement, Engineering for Body-in-White (BiW), Press Shops, Final Assembly Lines, Battery Assembly, Flanging Equipment, Laser Welding, Laser Brazing and Flexible Tooling.

Marc Kruse serves as co-founder and member of the board of directors at Arrow Automation and Engineering, Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan as general manager of sales and business development. As founder of MK Consult, LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, he consults with partner companies in the U.S. and Germany.