Composition of the Supervisory Board
Profile of the Supervisory Board
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BOARD GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS OPERATING REVIEW FINANCIAL INVESTOR REL AT IONS
Henny de Ruiter (69), Chairman is a Dutch national. He
was first appointed in 1994 and his term runs until 2004.
Mr. De Ruiter is a former Managing Director and also a
member of the Supervisory Board of the Royal Dutch
Petroleum Company. In addition, he is a member of the
Supervisory Boards of AEGON N.V., Heineken N.V., Univar
N.V. and Wolters Kluwer N.V. He is also a member of the
Executive Board of Shell Petroleum N.V. in The Hague and a
Director of The Shell Petroleum Company Limited in London.
Roland Fahlin (64) is a Swedish national. He was first
appointed in 2001 and his term runs until 2005. Mr.
Fahlin is former Chairman and President of ICA AB in
Sweden. He is Chairman of The Swedish Institute of
Management (IFL), Chairman of the Foundation of the
Nordic Retail University (within the University of
Stockholm) and Chairman and owner of Roland Fahlin AB.
He is also Board member of SJ AB (Swedish State
Railroad Co.), CIES, The Food Business Forum, Paris
and the Foundation of Market Technology Center.
Jan Hommen (60) is a Dutch national. He was first
appointed in 2003 and his term runs until 2007.
Mr. Hommen is currently Vice Chairman and CFO of Royal
Philips Electronics, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
the Maastricht Academic Hospital and a member of the
Supervisory Boards of Atos Origin and TPG.
Sir Michael Perry GBE (69) is a British national. He was
first appointed in 1997 and his term runs until 2004. Sir
Michael Perry is a former Chairman of Unilever plc. He is
Chairman of Centrica plc, President of the Marketing
Council, Chairman of the Shakespeare Globe Trust and
Chairman of the Oxford University Faculty Board for
Management.
Cynthia P. Schneider (50) is an American national. She
was first appointed in 2001 and her term runs until 2005.
Dr. Schneider is a former Ambassador of the United States
to The Netherlands. She is an associate professor at
Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), teaching both at
the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Foreign
Service. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of
Humanity in Action and of the Institute for Cultural
Diplomacy.
Robert G. Tobin (65) is an American national. He was
first appointed in 2001 and his term runs until 2005.
In May 2003, he was appointed interim Chief Executive
Officer of U.S. Foodservice. Mr. Tobin is former President
and CEO of Stop Shop. After the purchase of Shop
Shop by Ahold, Mr. Tobin became President and CEO of
Ahold USA. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Tobin was a member
of the Executive Board of Ahold. He is currently a Non
Executive Director of Centrica plc.
Lodewijk J.R. de Vink (58) is an American national.
He was first appointed in 1998 and his term runs until
2006. He is also Chairman of Blackstone Health Care
Partners and Board member of the National Foundation
for Infectious Diseases, United Negro College Fund,
Nyenrode University, the National Actors Theater, the
New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Alcon, Inc. and an
Advisory Board member of NM Rothschild Sons Limited.
Mr. De Vink is former Chairman, President CEO of the
Warner-Lambert Company.
Karel Vuursteen (62) is a Dutch national. He was first
appointed in 2002 and his term runs until 2006.
Mr. Vuursteen is a former Chairman of the Executive Board
of Heineken N.V. He is also Supervisory Board member of
Gucci Group N.V., AB Electrolux (Sweden), Henkel KGaA
(Germany), ING Groep N.V., Akzo Nobel N.V., Chairman of
the Supervisory Board of Randstad Holding N.V. and a
member of the board of directors of Heineken Holding N.V.
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 should
be represented within the Board. International business
experience and proven managerial qualities are pre
requisites. The Board aims to combine distinct areas of
expertise, complementary fields of experience, age and
gender 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.
