Dries Bögels

Dries Bögels has a diverse work history with experience in various industries. Dries started their career at Search & Results where they worked as a Partner & Commercial Director from 1996 to 2000. Dries then transitioned to Arthur Andersen & Co. where they served as a Manager from 2000 to 2002. From 2002 to 2006, they joined SHV Holdings/Makro Asia as a Senior Commercial Manager Private Label. After that, they worked at Present Time & LS as CEO & General Manager from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, they joined Albert Heijn (Royal Ahold) as Vice President Merchandising Perishables & Non Food until 2014. Following that, they worked at Sligro Food Group in various roles including Executive Director Buying & Merchandising from 2014 to 2019, Directeur Food Service Nederland/ MD The Netherlands Sligro Food Group from 2019 to 2023, and Chief Commercial Officer from 2023 to present. Additionally, they have also served as a Bestuurslid at FoodService Instituut Nederland (FSIN) since 2019 and will be a Lid raad van advies at Hotel Management School Maastricht starting 2023.

Dries Bögels completed a Master's degree in Economics at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht from 1991 to 1996. Dries then pursued a Master's degree in Management & Organization at TIAS School for Business and Society from 1998 to 2000. In 2011, they attended Harvard Business School for a period of time. Most recently, in 2018-2019, they studied at INSEAD, although the specific degree and field of study are not mentioned.