Franz Koch has been PUMA SE’s Chief Executive Officer since July 2011. Prior to this, he was a member of PUMA AG’s Board of Management and was responsible for the long-term strategic development of the group.

Franz Koch joined PUMA in 2007 as Global Strategic Planner and was appointed Head of Global Strategy in 2008, reporting to PUMA’s CEO Jochen Zeitz. Prior to this, he had worked for international management consultancy Oliver Wyman for several years focusing on the development of growth strategies, launch of start-up businesses and execution of turnaround programs in various industries. Koch graduated in Business Administration from Leipzig Graduate School of Management in 2004 and also holds a Master of Commerce degree of the University of Sydney. He speaks English, Spanish and French. Koch was born 1979 in Luebeck, Germany.