Biography

William "Bill" Koch excels at many things. He is recognized as an entrepreneur, champion sailor (winner of the ‘92 America’s Cup and 4 world championships), art collector, and philanthropist, but he is, first and foremost, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oxbow Carbon LLC. Mr. Koch's business acumen has set the stage for the company's unprecedented growth, making it the world's largest marketing company of fuel grade and calcined petroleum coke. With annual sales of several billion dollars and offices across the globe, Oxbow Carbon is the world's largest producer of calcined coke, a key ingredient in the manufacturing of aluminum, and a key supplier of sulphur, sulphuric acid and fertilizers.