Keel Hires Digital Realty Veteran Ganesh Aiyer to Drive AI Infrastructure Growth

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.

Keel described the appointment as part of a broader push to institutionalize its commercial operations as it scales its infrastructure footprint in the United States. The company, which develops and operates digital infrastructure and energy assets, has been positioning itself to capture rising demand from AI model developers and cloud providers that require large, power-secured sites capable of supporting dense compute workloads.

“We are thrilled to welcome Ganesh to the Keel crew at such an exciting time for the Company,” CEO Ben Gagnon said in a statement. “Ganesh has a strong track record of execution and understands how to build go-to-market strategies around differentiated products, and put in place the systems and teams that make growth repeatable and sustainable.”

Gagnon added that Aiyer’s experience would be key in strengthening Keel’s commercial momentum across its U.S. sites and in expanding its power pipeline, which the company views as central to securing long-term hyperscale and AI infrastructure contracts.

The appointment comes as infrastructure developers across North America compete to secure grid capacity, land, and financing to support a wave of AI-driven data center expansion. Large technology firms and AI developers have increasingly sought multi-gigawatt-scale sites, putting pressure on developers to move beyond asset development toward vertically integrated models that combine power procurement, site development and long-term leasing structures.

Aiyer said Keel’s portfolio is well positioned to benefit from that shift.

“I have spent my career at the intersection of infrastructure and commercial strategy and believe Keel's portfolio is distinctly positioned to meet accelerating demand for HPC and AI infrastructure solutions,” he said. “After helping shape the strategy, growth, and transformation of one of the world's largest digital infrastructure platforms, I have seen firsthand what it takes to build and scale an enduring infrastructure business.”