CHAIRMAN, CEO & PARTNER
Capt. Koch is the Chairman, CEO and a Partner of Oesterreichischer Lloyd Shipping Group. He received his diploma in Nautical Sciences (Dipl-Naut.) at Hochschule fuer Nautik in Bremen (University of Bremen) in 1974. Capt. Koch has extensive industry experience as a Captain, Manager and Owner. From 1977-1984 he served as Manager of Transport / Business Admin for VEBA OEL AG Group (nka EON) and from 1984-2001 he was Managing Director at Krohn Shipping Group in Vienna. He joined Oestereichischer Lloyd as a Partner in 1991 and became Chairman and CEO in 2001.
Capt. Koch is a Member of Cyprus Union of Shipowners and a Member of the Advisory Board of CCS Mediterranean. He is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Cyprus Maritime Academy. Additionally, Capt. Koch is the Vice President of the Cyprus German Business Association and the President of Cyprus Marine Club.
