Brian Schiegg was promoted in April 2024 to serve as Schwan’s Company’s CEO. He is the seventh CEO since the company’s founding in 1952.

He first joined the company in 2021 as president of Schwan's Consumer Brands, a business unit that markets and sells delicious 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.

Prior to joining Schwan’s, Brian 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 branding.

Brian 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.