Bertram Koch has held various positions within the MEYER Group since 2006. Since 2018, he has successfully managed ND Coatings GmbH, the group’s specialist for preservation and insulation. "In recent years, Bertram Koch has successfully built up a third-party customer business with ND Coatings and gained extensive experience in this area. He is therefore the ideal person for us to utilize the synergies of both companies and further expand MEYER RE," says Thomas Weigend, Managing Director of MEYER WERFT and MEYER RE.

"I am looking forward to the new challenge and feel honored by the trust placed in me. With MEYER RE, I would like to take the opportunity to combine the strengths of all the specialists in the MEYER Group and ensure that our ships can be kept in a modern, efficient and as-new condition for our customers long after delivery. This is also a form of sustainability," says Bertram Koch.

"We would like to thank Alexander Höfling for playing a key role in the founding and development of MEYER RE. With his eye for business development, he has developed MEYER RE’s profile and created the ReThink, ReValue and Care divisions. With his many years of experience as an interim manager in various projects, he has taken MEYER RE decisive steps forward, built a strong MEYER RE team and thus laid a good foundation for the next development phase of MEYER RE," says MEYER WERFT Managing Director Jan Meyer. Alexander Höfling, who joined MEYER WERFT in 2022 and initially took over as Interim Chief Procurement Officer and later as Managing Director in charge of setting up the new company for After Sales Services, will turn his attention to new projects outside the MEYER Group.

MEYER RE was founded in April 2022 with the aim of maintaining cruise ships throughout their entire service life, modernizing them with sustainable solutions and ensuring optimized ship operations. Customers of the MEYER Group can thus benefit from MEYER’s extensive expertise and MEYER services throughout the entire lifetime of a ship. This continuous value retention not only extends the service life of the ships, but also makes a significant contribution to sustainability.