Bernhard Opitz is a seasoned Executive Leader for a life sciences/ chemicals company with over 30 years of experience. He has an excellent reputation for driving positive business outcomes in highly competitive markets through his dynamic leadership style, strategic planning, and global life sciences operations expertise. Opitz studied at Technische Universität Graz and holds a BS/ MS degree. He has extensive experience leading diverse teams, from start-ups to large matrixed global operations, and a proven track record in driving revenues up, improving market share, and growing profits.

Opitz's critical leadership beliefs align with developing the full potential of an organization, driving continuous improvement, and unleashing the power of human capital to drive sustainable success. His experience includes forming emerging life sciences companies, leading engineering and operations divisions in the Bayer Group, building life sciences operations and product development teams and creating 38 new products/ processes in pharmaceuticals and biotech, APIs, diagnostics, medical devices, food, chemicals, specialty polymers, fibers, and plastic films generating multi-millions of revenue.

Opitz specialties encompass strategic planning & goal setting, P & L leadership, world-class manufacturing, global life sciences operations, new plant start-ups, sustainable plant operations, operational excellence, FDA/DEA compliance, global life sciences product strategies and launches, process & product designs, product/portfolio marketing, technology improvement, supply chain optimization, leadership development, talent acquisition & retention, and high-performance organizations.