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Supervisory Board report
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.
Induction
Composition of the Supervisory Board
Ahold
Annual Report 2010
Group at a glance
Performance
Governance
Fi nancials
Investors
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.
Ahold's Supervisory Board determines the number of its members. The Supervisory Board profile
is published on Ahold's public website at 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 13, 2010, the General Meeting of
Shareholders reappointed Judith Sprieser for a second term. On April 20, 2011Karen de
Segundo will resign as a member of the Supervisory Board.
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 informed 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.
