Oerlikon announced the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of the Group Executive Committee since 2010. Brice Koch (49) has held a number of successful leadership roles over the last 20 years and is now a member of the ABB Group Executive Committee and head of the USD 8 billion Power Systems division.