Christian Kehler

Partner, Chief People Officer

KPMG Switzerland

As Chief People Officer, Dr. Christian Kehler is responsible for all staff-related matters at KPMG Switzerland. Christian joined the company in 2014 as Head of HR Marketing & Recruiting and was later put in charge of further departments as Deputy Head of HR and then as Chief of Staff. In 2018, he was appointed as the Chief People Officer. At the international level, Christian serves on the KPMG Europe, Middle East & Africa Steering Group.

Prior to that, Christian gained valuable experience in different sectors and held the rank of managing director of an IT consulting firm in Switzerland just before joining KPMG. He has a degree in industrial engineering, an Executive MBA and earned a doctorate from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

  1. Education and Qualifications
    Degree in Business Engineering, Executive MBA, Zurich University of Applied Sciences & University of Darden Virginia, Dr. rer. pol., Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg