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Didier Smits (1962)
Managing Director of Papeteries Aubry
Former Manager of Advanced Technics
Company
Master in Economics and Financial
Sciences
Elected 1996
Jack L. Stahl (1953)
Former President and CEO of Revlon
Former President and COO of
The Coca-Cola Company
Former Group President and CFO of
Coca-Cola North America
Former Board member at
Schering-Plough
Board member of Dr. Pepper Snapple
Group, Sacks and Coty and CVC
Capital Partners Advisory Inc.
Board member of nonprofit
organizations
MBA
Appointed by the Board in 2008,
Elected 2009
Baron Vansteenkiste (1947)
President of Sioen
Vice Chairman and former CEO of Recticel
Former Chairman of the Board of Spector
Photo Group and Telindus Group
Board member at Spector Photo Group,
Former Chairman of Federation of Belgian
Companies
Board member of Guberna
Member of the Corporate Governance
Commission
Civil Engineer
Elected 2005
Pierre-Olivier Beckers
(1960)
President and CEO Delhaize Group
Belgium's Bel 20 CEO of the Year
2009
Manager of the Year 2000 (Trends/
Tendances)
Master in Business Administration
Joined Delhaize Group in 1983
Michel Eeckhout (1949)
EVP Delhaize Group and CEO
Delhaize Belgium (until December
31 2011)
Master in Economics, Executive
Master in General Management
Joined Delhaize Group in 1978
Kostas Macheras (1953)
EVP Delhaize Group and CEO of
Southeastern Europe
Hellenic Management Association
Manager of the Year 2008
BA, MBA
Joined Alfa Beta in 1997
Retail Manager of the Decade 2011
(2011 Retail Awards in Greece)
Ronald C. Hodge (1948)
EVP Delhaize Group and CEO of
Delhaize America
BS in Business Administration
Joined Hannaford in 1980
Nicolas Hollanders (1962)
EVP of Human Resources, IT and
Sustainability Delhaize Group
Master in Law and Notary Law,
Post Graduate in Economics
Joined Delhaize Group in 2007
Michael R. Waller (1953)
EVP, General Counsel and General
Secretary Delhaize Group
President Director of Super Indo
BA in Psychology, Juris Doctorate
Joined Delhaize America in 2000
Stéfan Descheemaeker
(1960)
EVP and CFO Delhaize Group (until
December 31, 2011)
CEO Delhaize Europe (since
January 1, 2012)
Master in Commercial Engineering
Joined Delhaize Group in 2009
The following former Directors and Executives have been
granted an honorary title in gratitude for their contribution to
Delhaize Group:
Honorary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Chevalier
Beckers, Baron de Vaucleroy
Honorary Chairman and Director: Mr. Frans Vreys
Honorary Director: Mr. Jacques Boël, Mr. Roger Boin, Baron de
Cooman d'Herlinckhove, Mr. William G. Ferguson
Honorary General Secretary and Member of the Executive
Committee: Mr. Jean-Claude Coppieters 't Wallant
Honorary Members of the Executive Committee: Mr. Pierre
Malevez, Mr. Arthur Goethals, Mr. Renaud Cogels
Honorary Secretary of the Executive Committee: Mr. Pierre
Dumont
Honorary Director Ms. Victor Wolff-Vieujant passed away at the
end of 2011. The Board of Directors of Delhaize Group and its
management wishes to show its respect an pay tribute for her
part in helping to build the company.
