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 für Nautik in Bremen (University of Bremen) in 1974. Capt. Koch has extensive industry experience as a Captain, Manager and Owner. From 1977 to 1984 he served as Manager of Transport / Business Admin for VEBA OEL AG Group (nka EON) and from 1984 to 2001 he was Managing Director at Krohn Shipping Group in Vienna. Capt. Koch joined Oestereichischer Lloyd as a Partner in 1991 and became Chairman and CEO in 2001. Member o f t h e B o a r d of Cyprus Union of Shipowners Capt. Koch is a Member of the Advisory Board of CCS Mediterranean. Capt. Koch is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Cyprus Maritime Academy. Capt. Koch is the Vice President of the Cyprus German Business Association Since 2017 President of Cyprus Marine Club