James Koch Assumes EVP, COO Roles at Michael Baker International

James Koch, president of federal programs and services at Michael Baker International since late 2021, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer.

The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel will supervise the heads of Michael Baker’s consulting and technology, infrastructure, design-build and federal market areas, the company said Monday.

Koch spent two decades of his 40-year career in military service. His assignments included work as commander of a battalion and joint task force in Central America and director of the Army Engineer School’s Department of Tactics, Leadership and Engineering.

He joined Michael Baker in 2017 as director for the Mid-Atlantic region and was elevated to the EVP for federal programs and services in May 2021. (Read ExecutiveBiz’s interview with Koch here)

A Washington and Lee University graduate, Koch previously served in program management posts at AECOM, Hill International and Washington University in St Louis.

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