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John Rishton
Chief Executive Officer
John Rishton (February 21, 1958) is a British national. He was appointed President and Chief
Executive Officer on November 15, 2007, after having served as acting President and CEO since
July 1, 2007. John joined Ahold on January 1, 2006, as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on May 18,
2006. John is former Chief Financial Officer of British Airways Plc. He has also worked for Ford
Europe in various executive positions. John is a non-executive director of Rolls Royce Group Plc.
At Ahold, John goes by the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Kimberly Ross
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
Kimberly Ross (May 5, 1965) is a U.S. national. She was appointed to the position of Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board
on November 15, 2007, after having served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer since July 1, 2007.
On April 23, 2008, Ahold's shareholders appointed Kimberly to the Corporate Executive Board.
Kimberly joined Ahold in September 2001 as Assistant Treasurer. In April 2002, she became Vice
President and Group Treasurer and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Group Treasurer in
January 2004. She was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury and Tax Officer in
April 2005. Prior to joining Ahold, Kimberly held the position of Senior Manager at Ernst Young
in New York and Director of Corporate Finance for the Americas at Joseph E. Seagram Sons Inc.
She also held a number of other management positions at Joseph E. Seagram Sons Inc. from
1995 through 2001 as well as at Anchor Glass from 1992 to 1995. Kimberly is a member of the
Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
Peter Wakkie
Executive Vice President
and Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel
Peter Wakkie (June 22, 1948) is a Dutch national. He joined Ahold as Executive Vice President
and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board
on October 15, 2003. Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on
November 26, 2003. On April 23, 2008, Ahold's shareholders reappointed him for a second term
to the Corporate Executive Board. Prior to joining Ahold, Peter was a partner at law firm De Brauw
Blackstone Westbroek. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V. In addition,
Peter is a board member of the Dutch Association of Security Issuers (Vereniging Effecten
Uitgevende Ondernemingen).
Dick Boer
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating
Officer Ahold Europe,
President and
CEO Albert Heijn
Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer
Ahold Europe on November 6, 2006. On May 3, 2007, Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the
Corporate Executive Board. Dick joined Ahold in 1998 as CEO of Ahold Czech Republic and was
appointed President and CEO of Albert Heijn in 2000. In 2003, he became President and CEO of
the Albert Heijn operating company. Prior to joining Ahold, Dick spent more than 17 years in various
retail positions for SHV Holdings in the Netherlands and abroad, and for Unigro N.V., now Super de
Boer N.V. Dick is Co-Chairman of ECR Europe and ECR Nederland/GS1, Deputy Chairman of Central
Office Food Trade (CBL) and a member of the Supervisory Boards of AMS Sourcing B.V. and of the
Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. Dick is a member of the Executive Boards of
VNO-NCW, the Dutch Retail Trade Council and the Platform Retail Trade Nederland and a member
of the European Retail Round Table.
Lawrence Benjamin
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating
Officer Ahold USA; acting
member of the Corporate
Executive Board
Acting member of and nominee to the Corporate Executive Board
Lawrence Benjamin (November 6, 1955) is a U.S. national. In July 2008, Ahold announced
his nomination by the Supervisory Board for appointment to the Corporate Executive Board.
His appointment will be proposed at the General Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2009.
Lawrence was appointed Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA as of November 6, 2006. He joined
Ahold in October 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Foodservice. From 2002
to October 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer of the NutraSweet Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Prior to joining NutraSweet, Lawrence worked with the private equity firm of Oak Hill Capital
Management and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stella Foods and Specialty
Foods Corporation. He also held a number of management-level positions in the retail and
ingredient divisions of Kraft Foods from 1986 to 1994.
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