Luxury fashion brand Gabriela Hearst has announced that Siggi Hilmarsson, entrepreneur and founder of Siggi’s Yogurt, has joined its Board of Directors.

In this role, he is expected to bring his logistics and operational expertise to the board.

“Siggi is an invaluable addition to the Gabriela Hearst board, with an ability to understand business as well as logistics operations. His entrepreneurial experience, as well as his transparency is a perfect fit for our board. We all have so much to learn from him, ” said Gabriela Hearst, founder and creative director.

Hilmarsson started Siggi’s Yogurt in 2005 with a mission to create yogurt with less sugar and fewer ingredients than typical American yogurts. The brand has since grown from a small New York City operation to a national brand with five manufacturing sites and distribution in 30,000 retail outlets, including Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Starbucks. 

He sold the brand in 2018 to Lactalis, the largest dairy company in the world and currently serves as chairman of the board. He is also an active early-stage investor and sits on the board of trustees of The American Scandinavia Foundation, and the board of directors of the Lang Fund at Columbia Business School. 

“Gabriela is a force of nature. She and her team have built a truly unique brand with amazing values that is growing fast. I couldn’t be more excited to join the board,” added Hilmarsson.