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Schwan's Company, a Minnesota food manufacturer and marketer, named Brian Schiegg its next CEO on Monday.
Scheigg, who most recently served as president of the company's consumer brands business, has found success. Dimitrios Smyrnios retires after more than 10 years of leadership.
Schiegg is the seventh CEO in the company's 72 years of operation.
“The North American market is critical to our growth strategy, and I personally look forward to working with Brian to achieve our vision of becoming the premier ethnic cuisine provider in the United States,” said Minseok Park, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schwan’s Company. The director and CEO of CJ Foods, Schwan's parent company, said in a statement:
The new executive will join the company in 2021, managing a department that markets and sells food products for the following brands: red baron, Freschetta, Tonys Pizza and Mrs. Smith's, etc.
Before joining Schwan's company, Schiegg already had CPG experience. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of OceanSpray Cranberries and spent several years in leadership roles with subsidiaries and divisions of Mars, Inc., There, he oversaw business transformation, supply chain leadership, manufacturing, product development and brand building.
The leadership change comes as Schwan's seeks to increase its Asian food production through an investment that includes a 700,000-square-foot facility, regional offices and a 142-acre site in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The company Plan to produce more Korean food As well as the brand Bibigo, Asian-inspired meals, sides, snacks and appetizers from shelf-stable and frozen categories are also included as part of the purchase.
Schwan's expects to add 50 jobs to the office, with the potential to create 100 jobs once the production facility is complete.
