Global Management

He began his career at Oldenburgische Landesbank in Oldenburg. Since 1999, the father of four has been working at PROBAT. In 2002, he took over as Commercial Director, and since 2009 he has been leading the family business in the fourth generation, initially as the sole Managing Partner and from 2022 as Chairman of the Board.

Wim is actively involved on the boards of the German Coffee Association (DKV) and the U.S. National Coffee Association (NCA), on the board of the Entrepreneurs’ Association of the Metal Industry Ruhr-Niederrhein, as well as Vice President of the Lower Rhine Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volksbank Emmerich-Rees eG and acts as an advisor to international institutions such as the UC Davis Coffee Center.

Holds degrees in Engineering, Business Administration, and Psychology. Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant. Before joining the PROBAT Group in 2019, he worked as a management consultant and held various leadership positions in both mid-sized and large companies. He led the Food Division (formerly HDM) until 2024 and now serves as Group CSO, responsible for the global sales strategy.

Studied Psychology and Business Administration in Zurich, Vienna, and Amsterdam. Gained international HR leadership experience at Philips, Ahold, and Apollo Tyres. Joined the PROBAT Group in 2025 as CHRO. Responsible for shaping the group-wide HR strategy, with the aim of optimizing international structures and fostering a strong company culture that promotes innovation, diversity, and sustainable growth.

Tobias earned his PhD at the University Medical Center Freiburg, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, in 2007. He then gained professional experience at Berry Callebaut in Belgium until 2011, before joining the Bühler Group as Head of R&D and Technology. In 2019, he joined PROBAT, where he has since held various leadership roles. Most recently, he serves as CTO at PROBAT.

Studied Business Administration at the University of Münster. From 2007 onwards, he was in charge of marketing at Sportwagenmanufaktur Wiesmann. In 2014, he joined the PROBAT Group as Director Marketing and Communications. Since 2017, Jan has been responsible for the global brand strategy, first as Executive Vice President Marketing and then as CMO for the PROBAT Group.

Holds various advisory board and judging panel memberships. Recipient of numerous awards for successful brand management and product marketing.

Completed training at PROBAT, followed by engineering studies at the University of Applied Sciences Lower Rhine in Krefeld. Since 2002, Rainer has held various positions within the company’s order management business unit. Initially Executive Vice President Operations, he now serves as COO and is responsible for all value-adding processes up to the delivery, particularly of the roasting systems and plants.

Start of career as sales engineer at WBA GmbH in Borken. In 2013 Udo joined PROBAT. Previously he served in different positions at SL ProTec GmbH, Spaleck GmbH & Co. KG and Meier Prozesstechnik GmbH, to name a few. In 2020, he became Executive Vice President Service at PROBAT. PROBAT Service GmbH has been an independent company of the PROBAT Group since 2021 and Udo holds the position of CEO Service.

Studied Economic Sciences at the universities of Bochum and Helsinki. Since 2003, Christian has gained professional experience in various management positions at E.ON Ruhrgas as well as in different companies within the thyssenkrupp group. In addition to traditional financial tasks, the graduate economist is also responsible for IT, purchasing, and human resources. Since 2020 he covers the position as CFO at PROBAT Group.