Lionel Koch

Lionel Koch has extensive work experience in various finance roles. Lionel is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Inspirus (A Sodexo Company) since December 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Sodexo for over 17 years, holding positions such as Senior Finance Director and Senior Project Manager in the Energy & Resources sector. Lionel also served as the Country CFO in Saudi Arabia for NCMS, where they successfully stabilized the financials and integrated Saudi Nationals into the workforce. Lionel has a strong background in financial control, reporting, and system administration, having worked for companies like Grey Advertising EMEA, Editis, Hammerson Plc, Cadbury Schweppes Plc, and Elf Atochem. Overall, their experience demonstrates their ability to drive financial performance and implementation of effective financial systems and processes.

Lionel Koch's education history includes obtaining a Baccalauréat D in Biology from Lycee de la plaine de neauphle between 1986 and 1989. Lionel then pursued an MBA in Audit/Logistics from E.S.C.E. from 1991 to 1995. Afterwards, they attended CIMA from 1996 to 2001, where they earned a degree in Accounting (CIMA3). Lionel also holds additional certifications, including IOSH Managing Safely from IOSH (obtained in 2017) and Itil V2 from Itil (obtained in 2010).