Martin Nellen becomes Head of Communications at the University of Zurich
Martin Nellen will take over as the new Head of Communications at the University of Zurich UZH at the beginning of March. He succeeds Beat Müller, who has headed the department on an interim basis since February 2024.
The Executive Board of the University has appointed Martin Nellen as the new Head of Communications. The 59-year-old is moving from Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition, where he was responsible for external and internal communications and investor relations as a senior consultant. Prior to this, he worked for around four years as Head of the Communications and Media Directorate of the FMC, after two years as Head of Corporate Communications at Suva.
Martin Nellen began his professional career at Credit Suisse, where he held various positions in communications and marketing. In 2007, he moved to the Helvetia Group, where he headed Corporate Communications and Brand Management until 2017. The communications expert studied economics, political science and media studies at the University of Bern. He is married and has two sons.
