Dr. Martin Keller

Martin Keller studied agricultural sciences at ETH Zurich where he earned his doctorate in natural sciences. Having held a number of management positions in the Swiss agricultural and food industry, he joined the international seed company KWS SAAT AG in Einbeck, Germany, where he was in charge of Corporate Marketing & Business Development, among other things. From 2010 until the end of June 2025, Martin Keller worked at the fenaco cooperative; for the last 13 years – as of 2012 – as Chief Executive Officer and head of the Corporate Development division, which includes the Energy department (AGROLA). Since 2020 he has also been a member of the Swiss National Bank’s Mittelland Regional Economic Council, which he now chairs, since 2024 a member of the Board of Directors of the Securitas Group, and since 2025 he has served on the Shareholders’ Committee of the CLAAS Group in Germany. He has been nominated for a seat on the Board of Directors of BKW AG as of the next annual general meeting in 2026. With his many years of experience in company management and development, he is an ideal addition to the ETH Board. Martin Keller took up his post on the ETH Board on 1 August 2025 as the successor to Christiane Leister, who passed away in early March while still in office.