Summary
Martin Suter is an executive coach and leadership trainer with over 30 years of senior HR and line leadership experience across High-Tech, FMCG, Pharma, Medical Devices, Air Transport and Digital TV Security. He partners with senior leaders and teams to accelerate leadership capability, embed feedback-driven cultures, and navigate career transitions with practical, evidence-based coaching. A former Global HR Director and VP Talent Management, he brings hands-on experience running large-scale HR operations, talent programs and change initiatives for organisations scaling global facilities and complex integrations. Martin combines commercial P&L and operational leadership from roles at Dell and BAT with deep people development expertise, enabling behavioural change that sticks. Based in Lausanne, he is known for blending direct challenge with empathy and for preferring MBWA-style engagement—coaching in the flow of work rather than from the sidelines.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Agricultural and Managerial Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Agricultural and Managerial Economics at University of California, Davis
Kellogg School of Management
German, English, French