Composition of the Corporate Executive Board
Ahold Annual Report 2003
Message from the Corporate Executive Board
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4 Peter Wakkie, a Dutch national, was
born on June 22, 1948. Mr. Wakkie
joined Ahold as acting Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel on October 15,
2003. He was appointed as a member
of the Corporate Executive Board on
November 26, 2003. Prior to joining
Ahold, he was a partner at De Brauw
Blackstone Westbroek, which he joined
in 1972, specializing in mergers and
acquisitions and corporate litigation.
He became a partner at the firm in
1979 and was managing partner from
1997 to 2001.
5 Theo de Raad, a Dutch national,
was born on January 7, 1945. He
joined Ahold in 2001 as a member
of the Corporate Executive Board.
Mr. de Raad assumed responsibility
for our South American and Asia
Pacific operations. Prior to joining
Ahold, Mr. de Raad was a member
of the Executive Board of Directors of
METRO AG, CEO of SHV Makro N.V.
and a member of the Executive Board
of Directors of SHV Holdings N.V.
On February 20, 2004, Corporate
Executive Board member Jan Andreae
resigned from the Corporate Executive
Board.
Corporate Executive Board
Anders Moberg, President CEO
Hannu Ryöppönen, CFO
William Grize
Theo de Raad
Peter Wakkie
As of April 24, 2004.
1 Anders Moberg, a Swedish national,
was born on March 21, 1950. He
assumed the position of acting Chief
Executive Officer on May 5, 2003.
On September 4, 2003, he was
appointed to the Corporate Executive
Board and he assumed the position
of President and Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Moberg is the former
Chief Executive Officer and President
of IKEA Group, and he was formerly
Division President-International,
at Home Depot in the U.S.
Currently, Mr. Moberg is a member
of the Supervisory Board of LEGO A/S,
Velux A/S, DFDS A/S, and Clas
Ohlsen AB.
2 William Grize, an American national,
was born on March 26, 1946. He
joined Stop Shop in 1967. He has
been a member of the Corporate
Executive Board since 2001. He is also
President and CEO of Ahold USA.
He is the liaison officer for retail trade
operations in the U.S.
Mr. Grize is a Director of The Food
Marketing Institute, a member of its
Executive Board and serves on the
Institute's Industry Relations as
Chairman. He is Chairman of Retail
Joint Labor Management Committee in
Washington, D.C. He served on the
Uniform Code Council as an Executive
Board Member and member of the
Board of Governors. He is also a
member of the EAN Executive Board.
3 Hannu Ryöppönen, a Finnish
national, was born on March 25, 1952.
He was appointed to the Corporate
Executive Board on September 4,
2003, and he assumed the position of
Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ryöppönen
was formerly Finance Director of
Industri Kapital Group. He is former
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ikano
Asset Management Group in
Luxembourg and former Executive Vice
President Finance at IKEA Group.
