Marcelino Marc De Santiago

President & COO Privately held, family-owned global manufacturer of engineered textile products. Tier-1 supplier to automotive OEMs and Tier-2 supplier to Tier-1s, alongside industrial and defense applications including military parachute cord, industrial carpeting, architectural window skirting, and maritime safety elastics. Seven manufacturing facilities across the United States, Mexico, China, and the Czech Republic, with sales and warehousing in South America. Approximately 1,000 employees. Hold full enterprise accountability across manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, procurement, commercial execution, finance, and technology. Report directly to the Chairman with quarterly Board reviews on strategy, operations, capital, and succession. Selected accomplishments: • Led revenue growth from $70M to $170M through commercial expansion, OEM penetration, and global footprint optimization. • Co-developed the Auburn Hills technology center serving Detroit-area OEMs, supporting Mexico growth from $30M to $78M and direct business with GM and Toyota. • Sustained EBITDA margin through industry headwinds, driving 3 to 5% year-over-year EBITDA growth from 2016 through 2019 and holding margin through COVID, supply shortages, inflation, and automotive volatility. • Compressed order-to-cash from 93 to 60 days and reduced inventory from $12M to $7M through MRP discipline, supplier renegotiation, and process redesign. • Modernized the technology backbone with Manufacturing 4.0 robotics and vision inspection, EDI-to-Oracle automation and global Microsoft Copilot adoption. Sponsor multilayer cybersecurity governance, achieved ISO 27001 certification, and maintain IATF 16949 certification across all plants globally. • Built and held a high-performing global team, keeping voluntary attrition under 1% worldwide, earning B+ to A+ scorecards from more than 300 customers, and promoting the company's first female general manager in Europe.

Strategic Advisor supporting private equity, industrial, manufacturing, and supply chain clients on operational transformation, working capital improvement, organizational effectiveness, growth strategy, and enterprise value creation initiatives.

Advisory Board Member for Stearns Bank N.A., a $3B-asset nationally chartered commercial bank regulated by the OCC. Advised the Board on governance, growth strategy, capital allocation, enterprise risk management, and regulatory oversight, bringing an operator's perspective to credit concentration, asset quality, and commercial lending in industrial and equipment finance markets. Supported financial inclusion and minority business development initiatives.

Recruited as Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for global manufacturing, engineering, quality, and supply chain across facilities in the United States, Mexico, China, and the Czech Republic. • Consolidated a decentralized plant network into a centralized, matrix-driven operating model, aligning manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain under common systems and standards. • Drove EBITDA growth of 3 to 5% year over year from 2016 through 2019 through operational restructuring and process redesign. • Led product development and go-to-market execution, opening OEM penetration that supported the company's move up the automotive supply chain. • Promoted to President & COO in 2018 with full enterprise accountability.

NYSE-listed specialty materials manufacturer serving consumer electronics, power electronics, telecommunications infrastructure, and automotive markets. Products include high-performance foams for tablets and smartphones and printed circuit materials for wireless infrastructure and radar systems. $370M divisional P&L | 700+ employees | 7 manufacturing facilities (United States, China, South Korea, Japan) Selected accomplishments: • Delivered $7M in savings within 15 months through Lean Six Sigma deployment, supply chain optimization, footprint redesign, and resource alignment. • Directed manufacturing supplying the consumer electronics market from plants in China, South Korea, and Japan, introducing robotics and laser systems, deploying a new ERP platform and instituting S&IOP discipline globally. • Turned around underperforming plants through a one-team operating model, raising productivity and quality performance across the network. • Contributed to two acquisition due-diligence processes, including one where diligence surfaced material workforce and site concerns and Rogers declined to transact.

Power electronics and electrical systems division of a global automotive Tier-1 supplier, serving OEM customers across North America. $350M P&L | 1,700+ employees | 3 manufacturing facilities (Mexico) Led manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and commercial performance across the North American division. Selected accomplishments: • Lifted EBITDA margin from 13% to 17% over three years through operational restructuring, commercial expansion, Lean Six Sigma deployment, and disciplined cost management. • Generated $80M in new-market sales while achieving 44% CAGR by year three in the aftermarket alternator business. • Won the division's first Toyota contract while supporting OEM relationships with GM, Hyundai, Chrysler, Ford, and Nissan. • Recovered an at-risk greenfield Mexico plant and delivered it on time and under budget, with full ROI modeling on roughly $8M in capital.

Manufacturer of electronic controllers and sensors for the HVACR industry, operating a cross-border production model between South Texas and Mexico. $300M P&L | 800+ employees | 3 manufacturing facilities (United States, Mexico) Led multi-site manufacturing, supply chain, customer service, engineering, and operational performance. Selected accomplishments: • Saved $4M annually by shifting 70% of the European supplier base to the Americas, phasing more than 3,500 part numbers in and out in a single macro project. • Eliminated $1.5M in monthly past-due orders through a successful ERP deployment (Optimiza) and operational process redesign. • Established Lean Six Sigma as a core operating discipline across the organization.

Kwikset door hardware and Price Pfister plumbing fixtures, two businesses within Black & Decker's hardware and home improvement division, sold through national retail channels. $800M P&L | 5,500 employees | Manufacturing across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and China Led manufacturing, supply chain, organizational transformation, and post-merger integration across both businesses. Selected accomplishments: • Delivered $53M in cumulative savings and 15% EBITDA margin lift over three years through plant consolidation, organizational redesign, and operational simplification. • Led the Price Pfister and Kwikset post-merger integration, arriving as general manager of both businesses, consolidating leadership and leveling compensation. • Delivered a greenfield Monterrey plant on budget, consolidating Swift Current, Canada and Sterling, Illinois operations on roughly $4M in capital. • Cut past-due orders from $1.5M to $100K per month as a key leader in the Manugistics MRP rollout.

Led commercial, technical and operational support across a five-state region in Northern Mexico serving mining, construction, and heavy industrial customers, including three remanufacturing plants and 1,700 employees. Selected accomplishments: • Grew regional sales from $250M to $320M through customer engagement, operational support, and solution development. • Managed customer relationships and equipment support across one of Caterpillar's most significant mining and industrial regions in Mexico. • Worked with mining customers on productivity, equipment utilization, safety performance, and operating efficiency across capital-intensive fleets.