Summer Fun: Ice Cream Social Mixer at Ghirardelli

About the event

Join us for a fun-filled evening featuring a world-famous Ghirardelli Chocolate Sundae and chocolate-making school! Special guests include Justin Reese, CEO of Chocolate School, and Andrea Zeng, Senior Chocolate Technologist. Justin Reese President and CEO Ghirardelli Chocolate Justin was named President & CEO of the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company in August 2024. He is responsible for setting the company’s strategic direction, mobilizing the organization behind our game plan, creating the conditions for high performance and ensuring Ghirardelli is a truly great place to work.

Justin most recently served as President & CEO of Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada) in Toronto, a sister company of Ghirardelli. Prior to this assignment, Justin built his career within the Ghirardelli organization, holding a range of Supply Chain, Sales, Customer Marketing, Digital Commerce and Retail Management roles within the company. He began his career with Unilever where he re-located several times in the US for various Sales and Supply Chain positions. Justin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and his MBA from the University of Arkansas. Justin lives his purpose to Be Challenged & Inspire Others both inside and outside the company. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, scuba diving, trail running and mountaineering, but most of all spending time with his wife and playing catch with his young son.

Andrea Zeng Senior Chocolate Technologist Andrea is a food scientist and Senior Chocolate Technologist at Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. She has 11 years of research and development experience across various food categories and is passionate about innovation and creating new and existing food products.

6:00-6:30: Check-in, Network and enjoy Ice Cream Sundae

6:30-7:30: CEO Justin Reese speaks and Mini Chocolate School with Andrea Zeng

7:30-8:00: Network and shop