Max Dreussi

Max Dreussi earned a dual Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Bern and the University of Rochester/Simon Business School (NY) and then continued his education after graduating, consolidating and expanding his leadership skills by completing the Programme for Executive Development (PED) at IMD in Lausanne, for example. He began his professional career as assistant to the managing director at Hosta, a chocolate and confectionery manufacturer in Neuhausen. In 1995, Mr Dreussi joined Frisco-Findus, where he held various positions in marketing and sales for almost ten years before being sent by Nestlé to Brussels, where he was responsible for various Europe-wide launches in different countries while working for Nestlé Frozen Food Europe. He then took on the role of Sales and Marketing Manager for Retail and Out-of-Home for Mövenpick Premium Ice Cream before leading the Nestlé Food Service Division in Rorschach for around four years, after which he was promoted to Country Business Executive Manager for Nestlé Professional Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, based in both Rorschach and Vienna. In 2014, Mr Dreussi assumed overall responsibility as managing director for the frozen baked goods producer Kern & Sammet AG in Wädenswil. From April 2017 until the end of 2022, he has served as CEO of ORIOR’s Fredag competence centre and, as part of this role, has been a member of the ORIOR Group’s Extended Executive Committee since January 2019. In August 2021, the Board of Directors of ORIOR AG appointed Mr Dreussi as CEO of the entire Convenience segment, which comprises the Fredag, Le Patron, Pastinella and Biotta business units, and made him a member of the Executive Committee.