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Markus Solibieda

Chief Investment Officer at Dussur

Riyadh

Overview 

Markus Solibieda is a seasoned investor with a strong track record in modern industries, serving as the Chief Investment Officer at Dussur. He has held board positions in companies across the USA, Europe, and Asia, and has made strategic investments in companies such as Phomera and Ecorobotix in sectors like EnergyTech and AgTech. Solibieda's career highlights include managing director roles at BASF Venture Capital GmbH and serving as Chairman of the Board at SeAH Gulf Special Steel Industries, showcasing his expertise in investment management and corporate development.

Work Experience 

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2025 - Current

    Tuwaiq Casting and Forging Company is a state-of-the-art facility specializing in producing semi-finished and finished casted and forged components. Tuwaiq Casting and Forging Company caters to both local and regional demands within the Energy sector. Their operations focus on sand-casting and open-die forging processes, complemented by advanced machining capabilities. With a targeted annual capacity of 80,000 tons, the facility is designed to deliver high-quality products that meet stringent industry standards.

  • Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

    2023

    Growth capital investor with 4.2 bn AUM with a focus on financially attractive and modern industrial business models. We are partnering with regional champions and world-class international industrial players to achieve attractive financial returns and strategic value for Saudi Arabia.

  • Chairman of the Board

    2023

    Building a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for the production of stainless and seamless steel pipes and tubes.

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2023

    Italmatch Chemicals is a leading global chemical group, specializing in performance additives and solutions for water treatment & lubricants, oil & gas and plastics, flame retardants and boasts a wide product range able to fulfil the requirements of the most demanding applications.

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2023

    Elessent experts tailor industry-proven process technologies to help their customers produce carbonless energy, produce high-quality sulfuric acid, formulate cleaner fuels, and to reduce emissions. Elessent implements breakthrough technologies and solutions across numerous complex processes, driving business growth in line with specific site and business requirements.

Elessent Clean Technologies provides air pollution control, clean fuel, and mist elimination solutions.

  • Managing Director

    2016 - 2023

    Investing in young companies with disruptive technologies or business models, in order to accelerate the transition of BASF and the whole chemical industry towards sustainability and digitalization. Focus on impact and value creation for the target companies and for the business units of BASF.

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2022 - 2023

    Sion Power is the leading developer of high-energy lithium-metal rechargeable battery technology, with proven dendrite-resistant technology.

Sion Power develops and commercializes advanced energy storage technologies, particularly lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries.

Raised $145,000,000.00 from LG Energy Solution, Euclidean Capital and Hillspire.

  • LPAC Member

    2022 - 2023

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    Intellisense provides a real-time decision-making software platform (brains.app) with a portfolio of process optimization applications targeting the mining value chain; resulting in accelerated value delivery in terms of increased throughput, recovery and reduced energy, water and waste footprint.

  • Non Executive Board Member

    2020 - 2023

    INDUSTRIAL 3D PRINTERS FOR LARGE-FORMAT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. BigRep industrial 3D printers are built to make manufacturers faster and more agile, getting products to market ahead of the competition.

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