Organizational structure
Ahold
Annual Report 2010
Our strategy continued
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Investors
We have reorganized our businesses, further simplified and standardized processes, and aligned
our structures in both Europe and the United States over the past four years to create a stronger
platform for growth. Our structure today ensures a sharper focus on local customer needs, more
efficient support functions, and a robust approach to business development.
We operate our businesses from two continental platforms, Ahold Europe and Ahold USA, each
led by a Chief Operating Officer (COO) reporting to Ahold's CEO. This helps us balance local,
continental, and global needs and leverage continental scale and talent effectively.
Ahold Europe comprises Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall Gall, and albert.nl in the Netherlands and
Albert Hypernova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Europe, each operating company has
a general manager reporting to the COO of Ahold Europe.
Ahold USA is organized into four retail divisions: Stop Shop New England, Stop Shop New
York Metro, Giant Landover, and Giant Carlisle. Each has a division president reporting to the
COO of Ahold USA. Peapod is included within Ahold USA.
We also hold a 60 percent interest in ICA AB (ICA), and a 49 percent interest in JMR - Gestao de
Empresas de Retalho, SGPS. S.A. (JMR).
Corporate Center
Ahold's global headquarters are based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Corporate Center is
responsible for the Group strategy and functions that support the business, including finance,
internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, human resources, communications, corporate
responsibility, mergers acquisitions, and information technology. We also have Corporate
Center offices located in the United States and Switzerland.
Ahold
ICA
JMR
Gall
Gall
Albert
Heijn
Etos
albert.nl
Albert/
Hypernova
Peapod
Ahold Europe
Ahold USA
Stop
Shop New
England
Stop
Shop New
York Metro
Giant
Landover
Giant
Carlisle
