Emanuel Probst

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Emanuel Probst, born 1957, grew up in Oberbuchsiten, Canton Solothurn, and studied business administration at the University of St.Gallen. A subsequent internship on Wall Street in New York was followed by professional engagements in various industries. In 1985 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of JURA Elektroapparate AG, where he took over operational management in 1991. Under his leadership, the company was focused and international growth markets were developed. He transformed JURA from a traditional Swiss company into a global innovation leader for automatic coffee machines operating in around 50 countries.