As a Team Head Correspondent Banking Emerging Markets in DZ BANK, Jochen is in charge of CEE/CIS countries, Turkey and Latin America. As befits the Central Bank for the cooperative sector and one of the largest financial groups in Germany, DZ BANK maintains an enduring and growing business relationship i.a. with Central Asian countries.

Jochen has been active in corporate and international trade finance for over 25 years. He held various positions of responsibility with German banks in the areas of correspondent banking, short and medium term financing as well as ECA covered long term export finance.

For most of that time, Jochen had a focus on CEE / CIS markets, particularly since he spent 5 years as a representative in Belarus. In that capacity he also became a board member of the German-Belarusian Business Club and participated in various councils such as the Foreign Investment Advisory Council.

Jochen holds a degree in business administration of the University of Freiburg.