# Thomas Griesel

> Thomas Griesel is a German entrepreneur, investor and HelloFresh co-founder who led the company’s international business. A WHU and London Business School graduate, he helped build its meal-kit operations from a Berlin startup founded in 2011 into a multinational food business. He announced his departure in September 2025, with his management-board mandate ending no later than April 2026; his public investment activity includes Enpal and, in July 2026, vehicle-logistics startup Willidrop.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO International at HelloFresh; angel investor
- **Organizations:** HelloFresh, TWG Ventures GmbH, OC&C Strategy Consultants, Credit Suisse, Enpal (investor), Willidrop (investor), Tio Tech A (historical investment advisory board role)
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** BSc, International Business Administration, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Masters in Management, London Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded HelloFresh in 2011 and helped build its international operations., Helped take HelloFresh public in Frankfurt in November 2017., Received London Business School’s GOLD alumni award; award year not established from the undated profile.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009-2010 programme** — Analyst intern at Credit Suisse, as recorded in his London Business School alumni profile.
- **2009** — Graduated from WHU; worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants before HelloFresh (exact employment dates not established).
- **2010** — Completed the London Business School Masters in Management.
- **2011** — Co-founded HelloFresh in Berlin; its founders included Dominik Richter and Jessica Nilsson.
- **2016** — As COO, opened the Verden production and logistics site for the German market in May and discussed bringing production in-house to support personalized boxes.
- **2017** — HelloFresh listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November.
- **2021** — Led international operations outside the US; participated in Enpal’s July €100 million financing round.
- **2022** — Worked closely with the strategy and expansion teams; HelloFresh launched in Japan in April and exited at year end.
- **2025** — Announced on 5 September that he would not extend his management-board mandate beyond 30 April 2026.
- **2026** — HelloFresh mandate scheduled to end no later than 30 April; named among Willidrop’s investors in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded HelloFresh in 2011 and helped build its international operations.
- Helped take HelloFresh public in Frankfurt in November 2017.
- Received London Business School’s GOLD alumni award; award year not established from the undated profile.
- Helped build the operational infrastructure behind a group reporting approximately €7.66 billion revenue in 2024 (company metric, not a personal result).

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Named as an angel investor in Willidrop’s funding and public launch; the investment amount was not disclosed.
- **2026-04** — Previously announced deadline for leaving HelloFresh and its management board: 30 April 2026.
- **2025-11** — HelloFresh stated that Griesel would remain a committed investor after his management-board departure.
- **2025-09** — Announced that he would not renew his HelloFresh management-board mandate beyond April 2026.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-griesel-550b7a39/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15