Henny de Ruiter is a Dutch national. He was first appointed onto the Supervisory Board in
1994 and has been reappointed until 2002. Mr De Ruiter is a former managing director and a
member of the Supervisory Board of N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij.
He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Aegon N.V., Beers N.V., Heineken N.V., Corus
Group PLC, Vopak N.V. and Wolters Kluwer N.V.
Composition of the Supervisory Board
Henny de Ruiter (66), Chairman
Roelof J. Nelissen (68), Vice Chairman
Jos A. van Kemenade (63)
Arie J. Kranendonk (69)
Richard F. Meyer (67)
Sir Michael Perry CBE (66)
Lodewijk J.R. de Vink (55)
Profile of the Royal Ahold
Supervisory Board
Experience and knowledge of Ahold's
activities are the main criteria in the
composition of the Supervisory Board.
Specific expertise in financial, economic
and social fields as well as an affinity
for customer-focused thinking are
represented within the board.
International business experience
and proven managerial qualities are
pre-requisites. The board aims to combine
distinct areas of expertise and comple
mentary fields of experience, age and sex
in its composition. Efforts are undertaken
to ensure a number of Supervisory Board
members are still actively involved in
business. Where possible, the
Supervisory Board takes these guiding
principles into account when considering
proposals for nomination or reappointment
of its members.
Jos A. van Kemenade is a Dutch national. He was first appointed in 1996 and has been re
appointed until 2004. Mr Van Kemenade is the Queen's Commissioner for the Dutch province
of North Holland. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
Richard F. Meyer is a US national. He was first appointed in 1988 and has been reappointed
until 2000. Mr Meyer is Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School in
the US. He is chairman of NEDD Inc. and Vice Chairman of United Way of Mass. Bay.
Sir Michael Perry CBE is a British national. He was first appointed in 1997 and his term
runs until 2001. Sir Michael is a former chairman of Unilever PLC. He is chairman of the
Dunlop Slazenger Group Ltd, chairman of Centrica PLC, deputy chairman of Bass PLC and
non-executive director of Marks Spencer PLC.
Lodewijk J.R. de Vink is a US national. He was first appointed in 1998 and his term runs
until 2002. Mr De Vink is president chief executive officer and director of Warner-Lambert
Company. He is also director of Bell Atlantic Corporation and trustee of Memorial Health
Foundation Inc.
Arie J. Kranendonk is a Dutch national. He was first appointed in 1985 and has been
re-appointed until the year 2000. Mr Kranendonk is a former chairman of CC Friesland W.A.
He is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of S.C. Johnson Polymer B.V., Athlon N.V.
and Lankhorst Touwfabrieken Sneek B.V.
Roelof J. Nelissen is a Dutch national. He was first appointed in 1981 and has been
re-appointed until 2001. Mr Nelissen is a former chairman of ABN AMR0 Holding N.V. and
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. He is also a member of the Supervisory Boards of N.V. Luchthaven
Schiphol, Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V., Schiphol Area Development Company,
Daimler Chrysler Nederland B.V., Reed Elsevier PLC, Elsevier N.V., ABN AMRO Holding N.V. and
International Flavors Fragrances IFF (Nederland) B.V.
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