Schwan's Company announced that Brian Schiegg has been promoted to serve as the company's chief executive officer. He succeeds CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios, who recently announced his retirement after more than a decade of leadership. Schiegg steps into the CEO role following a thorough transition and having most recently served as president of the company's Consumer Brands business.
Schiegg is the seventh CEO in Schwan's 72-year history. He joined the company in January 2021 and has been serving as president of Schwan's Consumer Brands, a business unit that markets and sells foods from iconic brands such as Red Baron®, Freschetta® and Tony's® pizza, Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® desserts and Pagoda® and bibigo™ Asian-style foods.
During his time with Schwan's Consumer Brands, the division has achieved outstanding growth, with bibigo Asian-style foods and Red Baron pizza holding No. 1 market share positions for their respective categories.
Prior to joining Schwan's, Schiegg accumulated more than two decades of leadership experience in the consumer and packaged goods industry. He previously served as chief operating officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries. He also spent many years in leadership roles for subsidiaries and departments of Mars, Inc. At Mars, he gained a broad range of experience, including in areas such as general management, business transformation, supply chain leadership, procurement, manufacturing, product development and brand building.
Schiegg earned a bachelor's degree in economics and English from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.
