Blackstone Resources AG
Blackstone Resources AG is a Swiss holding company based in Baar, Canton Zug. It focuses on the battery technology and battery metals market.

Ulrich Ernst
CEO
Ulrich Ernst has more than 40 years of experience in the areas of high-tech, real estate and mining investment. During his remarkable career, he has led various high-growth companies and has achieved a great track record. In addition, he held various management positions in listed companies and worked as a management and financial consultant for many years. Mr Ernst holds a degree in business administration lic-oec.publ. /MBA from the University of Zurich.

Lorenz Bertschmann
CFO
Lorenz Bertschmann has many years of knowledge and expertise in the management of the various systems of accounting, financial reporting, financing and in strategic and operational financial planning. At the Drei Tannen Foundation he was responsible for the management of human resources and finances as CFO, and in his own company, Bertschmann Business Partnering, he worked as finance and project manager. In the past, he had already worked in various financial positions in a management capacity for Atos AG, CSC Switzerland GmbH, Cablecom GmbH and Siemens AG.

Michael Hingst
COO
Michael Hingst holds a degree in MBA from the University of Hamburg and has more than 30 years of experience in mining and international trade. He started his career with various management positions in finance, administration and marketing consulting in large German companies such as ESSO AG, Airbus Industries and Barclays and Opel Bank. Mr. Hingst managed his own finance house focusing on international investments before becoming founder of German Engineering S.A.C. in Peru in 2011. He has been COO of Blackstone Reosurces AG since April 2014, and CEO of Blackstone Technology GmbH in Döbeln, Germany, since June 2022.

Mohammed Yagoub
CTEO
Blackstone Technology Holding AG
Blackstone Technology Holding AG carries out the operational business of the battery division. This includes production, research and development of 3D printing technology. She is responsible for the expansion into the USA with the support of the investors and financial partners there.
Our subsidiary, Blackstone Technology GmbH, also belongs to Blackstone Technology Holding AG. It produces sustainable and environmentally friendly lithium battery cells using the revolutionary 3D printing process. At its location in Döbeln, Saxony, it benefits from first-class infrastructure and proximity to many large vehicle and engine plants.

Michael Hingst
CEO Blackstone Technology
CEO Blackstone Technology Holding
Michael Hingst holds a degree in MBA from the University of Hamburg and has more than 30 years of experience in mining and international trade. He started his career with various management positions in finance, administration and marketing consulting in large German companies such as ESSO AG, Airbus Industries and Barclays and Opel Bank. Mr. Hingst managed his own finance house focusing on international investments before becoming founder of German Engineering S.A.C. in Peru in 2011. He has been COO of Blackstone Reosurces AG since April 2014, and CEO of Blackstone Technology GmbH in Döbeln, Germany, since June 2022.

Marc Kruse
COO Blackstone Technology Holding
Marc Kruse is an experienced manager with more than 27 years of experience in management, R&D, engineering, manufacturing, project management, service and sales. During his activities in various parts of the world, he has developed a keen sense for the nuances of cultural diversity. 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, Efficiency Improvement, Engineering for Body-in-White (BiW), Battery Assembly, Press Shops, Final Assembly Lines, Flanging Equipment, Laser Welding, Laser Soldering, and Flexible Tooling.

David Batstone
Advisor
David Batstone is a catalyst for positive change around the world, working with entrepreneurs and investors to create pioneering solutions. He is the visionary Founder and Senior Managing Director of Just Business, an investment banking venture. The portfolio of successful companies he has been instrumental in founding includes Business 2.0 magazine, Relocity, ReCharge Global, REBBL, House of Z , ecofashion company and Not For Sale. He is a director of Relocity, ReCharge Global, Hydra Energy and a former director of American Battery Technology Company. He holds a PhD and is Professor Emeritus at the University of San Francisco School of Management and was previously an investment banker in the technology industry.

Henrik Bonutti
Advisor
Henrik (Hank) Bonutti is a mechanical engineer/MBA with a 48 year career focused on the automotive idnustry. He has worked successfully in many different capacities ranging from sales and marketing to product development to manufacturing to R&D. And he is helped a number of international companies over the years ranging from ThyssenKrupp in Geramny to Mahindra in India. In recent years, he has worked heavily in the areas of vehicle lightweighting and EV powertrain development, in particular between 2007 to 2010 when he helped Tesla develop and then launch the Tesla Roadster, as well as his specification of the aluminum materials and technologies used in the Tesla Model S bdy structurte and assembly processes. Hank’s exensive esperience with many different materials and cutting edge manufacturing processes will add to the solutions and processes available to Blackstone in their development efforts.
Blackstone battery metals
Since 2019, Blackstone Resources Chile has been dedicated to finding and identifying potential areas for evaluation and exploration of lithium-rich brines. Chile’s coastal location and infrastructure give the country a natural advantage.
Blackstone precious metals
Through environmentally friendly mining of gold and silver, Blackstone Resources Peru will ensure a steady and reliable cash flow in the future. Our refinery is located in the coastal town of Huarmey, 230 kilometers north of Lima.

Ingo Meyer
CEO GESAC
Ingo Meyer worked for decades as an independent entrepreneur in the international gemstone trade and has more than 35 years of experience in mining. As an expert in financial consulting and portfolio management, he has worked for Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank, Commerzbank and Augsburger Aktienbank. Later he successfully ran his own financial house with a focus on alternative investments, especially in the area of gold and silver. Since 2014, he has been a member of the management of Blackstone Resources AG as well as German Engineering S.A.C. in Peru as CEO.