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Our leadership - Chief Operating Officers
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Ahold
Annual Report 2011
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Sander van der Laan
COO, Ahold Europe and CEO, Ahold Netherlands.
Sander van der Laan (September 30, 1968) is a Dutch national. On March 1, 2011, he became
Chief Operating Officer of Ahold Europe and CEO of Ahold Netherlands. Prior to that time,
Sander served as General Manager for Albert Heijn, dating from January 2010.
Sander joined Ahold in 1998 as Unit Manager for Albert Heijn. In March 2002 he became General
Manager for Gall Gall and in May 2003 was appointed EVP Marketing Merchandising at
Albert Heijn. In 2008, Sander was appointed CEO of Giant-Carlisle in the United States. Prior to
joining Ahold, he spent eight years in various positions for Molnlycke and Unilever.
Sander is co-chair of GS1 Nederland a member of the executive board of ECR Europe. He is
also the chairman of the VUmc CCA Foundation at the VU Medical Center in Amsterdam.
Carl Schlicker
COO, Ahold USA and CEO, Ahold USA Retail
Carl Schlicker (March 8, 1951) is a U.S. national. On February 1, 2011, Carl became Chief
Operating Officer of Ahold USA. He has served as CEO of Ahold USA Retail since November 5,
2009. Prior to that time, Carl served as President and CEO of Stop Shop Giant Landover
dating from July 10, 2008, and President and CEO of Giant Carlisle dating from February 1, 2007.
Carl's career in the supermarket industry spans more than 25 years working for Ahold USA and
its member companies in positions ranging from store operations to sales and marketing.
Carl is on the Food Marketing Institute's Board of Directors.
