Martin Eschle

Head Production and Portfoliomanagement

Zurich, Switzerland

About

Industry-Experience: - retail-banking - telecom - energy (electricity, gas, heat) Function-experience: - riskmanagement (implemented several group-riskmanagement-teams for large corporations) - portfoliomanagement of electricity contract portfolios - product management (mainly B2B products, some B2C products, products for distribution over multi-step distribution-chain) - sales - optimisation and trading of electricity and gas portfolios - Generation of electricity and heat Goals: Integrate energy-management and energy-efficiency-management of traditional and new technologies to satisfy customer needs and reduce ecological footprints; create innovative business models for renewables energies and decentral technologies; Develop and integrate water production as an infrastructure service of growing importance Specialties: deep knowledge of electricity industry in Europe and esp. Switzerland; high interest in new sustainable/cleantech technologies strong customer orientation and sharp analysis of customer needs

Experience

  • President of the Board of Directors at SET Swiss Energy Trading AG
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    Gas trading in Europe

  • Member Board of Directors at HYDRO Exploitation SA
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    operation and maintenance of hydro power plants in Western Switzerland

  • Member of Board of Directors at Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO)
    Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Hydro power generation

  • Vice President Board of Directors at Grande Dixence SA
    Apr 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

    Hydro power generation

  • Member Board of Directors at Kraftwerk Birsfelden AG
    Jun 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 1 mo

    Hydro power generation, run of river hydro plant