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Effective 1 July 2026

Martin Kessler becomes new CEO of AVIA VOLT

Swiss charging infrastructure provider AVIA VOLT has a new CEO. Martin Kessler takes over the operational management and aims above all to expand the B2B business with e-fleets. The e-mobility expert brings experience from Energie 360° and the Swiss e-mobility association.
Martin Kessler übernimmt per 1. Juli 2026 die operative Führung.
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THE KEY POINTS IN BRIEF
• Martin Kessler takes over the operational management of AVIA VOLT as CEO on 1 July 2026
• The new CEO aims to expand the B2B business with the electrification of company fleets
• According to the company, AVIA VOLT operates more than one million charging points in Europe

Mar­tin Kessler has tak­en over the oper­a­tional man­age­ment of AVIA VOLT on 1 July 2026. The e‑mobility expert is set to dri­ve the growth of the charg­ing infra­struc­ture provider. In addi­tion, the B2B busi­ness with the elec­tri­fi­ca­tion of com­pa­ny fleets moves into sharp­er focus. AVIA VOLT is thus bet­ting on indus­try expe­ri­ence.

Mar­tin Kessler becomes new CEO of AVIA VOLT. He takes over the oper­a­tional man­age­ment of the com­pa­ny on 1 July 2026. With this move, the charg­ing infra­struc­ture provider brings an expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­al to the top. Kessler is also set to fur­ther dri­ve growth in Swiss e‑mobility.

Experience in Swiss charging infrastructure

Kessler brings many years of expe­ri­ence in e‑mobility. At Energie 360°, he most recent­ly head­ed sales in this seg­ment. For a time, he led the Mobil­i­ty divi­sion there as a mem­ber of the exec­u­tive man­age­ment. He also served on the board of direc­tors of the con­sul­tan­cy Pro­to­scar. In addi­tion, he was active on the board of Swiss e‑mobility. Since 2022, he has also taught at OST Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sci­ences. There he lec­tures in the CAS in Fleet and Mobil­i­ty Man­age­ment.

I look for­ward to lead­ing AVIA VOLT into the future.

Mar­tin Kessler, CEO of AVIA VOLT.

Togeth­er with the team, he wants to dri­ve the elec­tri­fi­ca­tion of mobil­i­ty in Switzer­land.

Strategic focus on the B2B business

Kessler takes over the man­age­ment dur­ing a phase of strong growth. Along­side the pri­vate cus­tomer busi­ness, the B2B seg­ment now moves more sharply into focus. Specif­i­cal­ly, it con­cerns the elec­tri­fi­ca­tion of Swiss SME fleets. To this end, the com­pa­ny is expand­ing charg­ing points for car and e‑truck fleets. It also plans and installs bat­tery stor­age sys­tems for busi­ness cus­tomers.

Chair­man of the Board Mar­tin Oster­walder expects Kessler above all to pro­vide impe­tus in the B2B seg­ment. He is to dri­ve strate­gic devel­op­ment and fur­ther strength­en the organ­i­sa­tion.

One million charging points in Europe

AVIA VOLT was found­ed in 2023. Accord­ing to the com­pa­ny, it now oper­ates more than one mil­lion charg­ing points across Europe. In 2025, the provider also acquired the charg­ing com­pa­ny Plug N’ Roll. This allowed AVIA VOLT to fur­ther expand its posi­tion in the Swiss mar­ket. Accord­ing to the com­pa­ny, its charg­ing net­work in Switzer­land is grow­ing con­tin­u­ous­ly. By its own account, the com­pa­ny leads the mar­ket for charg­ing infra­struc­ture in heavy-duty trans­port.

Who is the new CEO of AVIA VOLT?

Mar­tin Kessler takes over the oper­a­tional man­age­ment of AVIA VOLT as CEO. He is regard­ed as an expe­ri­enced expert in Swiss e‑mobility.

Kessler takes over the oper­a­tional man­age­ment on 1 July 2026. He there­by moves to the top of AVIA VOLT.

Kessler head­ed sales in e‑mobility at Energie 360°. He also worked at Pro­to­scar and on the board of Swiss e‑mobility.

The com­pa­ny aims to expand its B2B busi­ness. The focus is on elec­tri­fy­ing SME fleets and build­ing bat­tery stor­age.

Accord­ing to the com­pa­ny, AVIA VOLT oper­ates more than one mil­lion charg­ing points in Europe. In Switzer­land, the com­pa­ny is con­tin­u­ous­ly expand­ing its net­work.

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