Hansjürg Emch

Entrepreneur. Chairman and Co-owner of Swiss manufacturer EMCH elevators. Former executive with experience in leading global medical device corporations.

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Entrepreneur. Chairman of Swiss high-end elevator manufacturer EMCH Aufzüge AG. Former corporate executive with experience in leading global medical device businesses with >1'000 employees. Worked and lived for eleven years in the United States. Adept at initiating and promoting innovative solutions leading to sustainable growth in a global environment. Stepped back in 2020 from operational executive functions to focus on the management of own family business and strategic support of privately held companies. Engaged with the foundation Business Professional Network (BPN) to teach seminars on finance management and entrepreneurship for SME owners in East Africa. Engineer, Master of Science from the ETH Zürich. PMD at Harvard Business School, Boston. Swiss National, married, father of three teenage children. Currently living in Zürich, Switzerland. Bilingual in German and English, fluent in French, basic in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian. Born in 1968.

Experience

  • EMCH Aufzüge AG (24 yrs)
    • Chairman / Co-Owner
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    • Vice Chairman
      Jul 2002 - Mar 2020 · 17 yrs 9 mos

      EMCH Aufzüge AG designs, builds and installs innovative elevators. With is over 220 employees it focuses on individual solutions and challenging projects and is today the largest independent in Switzerland producing, internationally active elevator company.

  • Board Member at Lüthi Aufzüge
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

    Die Lüthi-Aufzüge AG versteht sich als Ihr Partner für individuelle Lösungen und eine persönliche Beratung. Wir suchen die optimale Lösung für Ihre speziellen Anforderungen und stellen Aufzüge nach Mass her. Klein aber fein lautet unsere Devise. Die Zuverlässigkeit unseres Service- und Störungsdienstes ist uns genau so wichtig ist wie die Qualität unserer Aufzüge.

  • Board Director at Amsonic-KKS Gruppe
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Precision cleaning and surface treatment solutions for the Pharma, Life Science, Medical-Device and Precision Industry

  • Board Director / Investor at NEXILIS AG
    Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Nexilis is developing a proprietary technology to improve pedicle screw stability in weakened bone

  • Managing Director / Co-owner at Emch Holding AG
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Emch Holding AG is the sole shareholder of EMCH Aufzüge AG and a minority shareholder of Lüthi Aufzüge AG