Ernst Prost was born on February 14, 1957 in Bavaria,Germany. His father was a mason and his mother a factory worker. Aftergraduating from school he served his apprenticeship as a mechanic. Thenhe changed his profession to sales and became junior salesman at a carcare company. There he worked his way up to become head of marketing. In1990 he went to LIQUI MOLY in the position of head of marketing andsales. The enthusiastic biker started to buy successivly company sharesfrom the founding family Henle. In 1998 he bought the last shares and isrunning the business as managing partner since then. From that time onsales rocketed. LIQUI MOLY is available in more than 100 countries allover the globe. In 2006 Ernst Prost acquired the oil factory MÉGUIN.
Ethicalvalues and standards such as industriousness, respect, humility,praise, and gratitude are very important to Ernst Prost. They form theguidelinies for the whole company. In his opinion the employees are themost important asset of the company. He calls them not employeesbut'co-entrepreneurs' because they all act in concert and form today'sshape of the company as a premium brand for motor oils, additives andcar care products and as a relevant player in the market.
Resultingfrom these ethical values, the Ernst Prost Foundation was establishedin 2011. This charitable institution helps people who got intodifficulty through no fault of their own.
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