Keel Hires Digital Realty Veteran Ganesh Aiyer to Drive AI Infrastructure Growth
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Key Takeaways
- Ganesh Aiyer appointed President of Keel Infrastructure effective July 6, 2026.
- Aiyer previously served as Chief Business Officer at Digital Realty Trust, managing over 300 data centers.
- The executive will oversee Keel's 2.2-gigawatt development pipeline across North America.
- Compensation includes a $500,000 base salary and $1.5 million in restricted stock units.
Keel Infrastructure (NASDAQ: KEEL) Corp. has appointed former Digital Realty Trust executive Ganesh Aiyer as president, as the North American digital infrastructure company looks to expand its commercial pipeline amid accelerating demand for AI and high-performance computing capacity.
The company said Sunday that Aiyer will report to Chief Executive Officer Ben Gagnon and will oversee Keel’s commercial strategy and pipeline expansion efforts, with a mandate to help translate the firm’s power and site portfolio into long-term customer contracts.
Aiyer joins Keel after serving as chief business officer at Digital Realty Trust, one of the world’s largest data center operators, which manages more than 300 facilities across 25 countries. In that role, he led global commercial strategy across hyperscale, cloud, enterprise and channel customers, giving him exposure to some of the largest buyers of digital infrastructure capacity.
Before his tenure at Digital Realty, Aiyer held senior leadership positions at Schneider Electric and Dell Technologies, where he worked across data center infrastructure, enterprise sales and go-to-market strategy.
