Annet Koster

Annet Koster has been Managing Director of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) since March 2018. She holds an LL.M. in Law and an MSc in Political Sciences. Before joining KVNR she held several positions at the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW), and at the Royal Association MKB-Nederland, including as Managing Director of its Projects Branch.

She represents Dutch shipowners on the board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

She is a keynote speaker at the 25th Mare Forum Ship Finance 2026, having spoken at seven earlier Mare Forum events between 2019 and 2025, including six editions of Mare Forum Ship Finance, and moderated the 23rd edition in 2024.