Supervisory Board report
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The Supervisory Board is an independent corporate
body responsible for supervising and advising
Ahold's Corporate Executive Board and overseeing
the general course of affairs and strategy of the
Company. The Supervisory Board is guided in its
duties by Ahold's interests, taking into consideration
the overall good of the enterprise and the relevant
interests of all its stakeholders.
Composition of the Supervisory Board
Induction
Governance
Ahold's Supervisory Board determines the number of its members. The Supervisory Board
profile is published on Ahold's public website (www.ahold.com). The composition of
the Supervisory Board should match this profile in terms of combined experience and
expertise, independence and variety of ages and genders. The Supervisory Board is
of the opinion that its composition is currently in accordance with the profile.
The Supervisory Board Charter states that if a member is concurrently a member of
another company's Supervisory Board, the main duties arising from and/or the number
and nature of any other supervisory board memberships must not conflict or interfere
with that person's duties as a member of Ahold's Supervisory Board. On April 28, 2009,
the General Meeting of Shareholders appointed Ben Noteboom to the Supervisory Board
and reappointed Derk Doijer and Stephanie Shern, both for a second term.
Ongoing education is an important part of good governance. New members of the
Supervisory Board attend a full-day induction program at Ahold's offices in Amsterdam
at which they are briefed on their responsibilities as members of the Supervisory Board
and briefed by senior management on the financial, social, corporate responsibility, human
resources, legal and reporting affairs of the Company and its businesses. Throughout the
year, all members of the Supervisory Board visit several operating companies and other
parts of the business to gain greater familiarity with senior management, and to develop
deeper knowledge of local operations, opportunities and challenges.
Supervisory Board
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December 12, 1946
June 2, 2004
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October 9, 1949
May 18, 2005
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Shern
January 7, 1948
May 18, 2005
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Sprieser
August 3, 1953
May 18, 2006
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De Swaan
March 4, 1946
May 3, 2007
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McGrath
August 10, 1946
April 23, 2008
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July 4, 1958
April 28, 2009
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