and a leadership
structure that provides
flexibility and control.
Our management
We operate our businesses from two continental platforms,
Ahold Europe and Ahold USA. The Ahold group is led by the
Corporate Executive Board, and each continental organization is led
by a Chief Operating Officer (COO) reporting to Ahold's CEO.
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President
and Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating
Officer, Ahold USA
Chief Operating Officer,
Ahold Europe and
Chief Executive Officer,
Albert Heijn
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Ahold at a glance
Our strategy
Our performance
Governance
Financials
Investors
Dick Boer
Role and responsibility
Member of the Corporate Executive Board
responsible for ensuring the proper functioning
of the Board as a whole and for the overall
strategy of the company. In addition, the
President and CEO is directly responsible for the
company's communications, human resources
and internal audit functions, and the managing
director of bol.com reports directly to him.
Jeff Carr
Role and responsibility
Member of the Corporate Executive Board
specifically in charge of the company's financial
affairs. The CFO is also directly responsible for
the company's information technology function.
Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh
Role and responsibility
Member of the Corporate Executive Board
responsible for the legal, corporate governance
and mergers and acquisitions functions at
Ahold, as well as the company's approach to
responsible retailing, including its scope,
ambitions and targets.
James McCann
Role and responsibility
Responsible for the oversight of our Ahold USA
businesses, as well as implementing our strategy
within the continent. Ahold USA is organized
into four retail divisions: Giant Carlisle, Giant
Landover, Stop Shop New England, and Stop
Shop New York Metro. Each of these has a
division president reporting to Ahold USA's
Executive Vice President of Operations, who in
turn reports to the COO. The Peapod online
business is also part of Ahold USA. James
McCann took on this role on February 1, 2013,
succeeding Carl Schlicker, and is a member of
Ahold's Corporate Executive Board.
Sander van der Laan
Role and responsibility
Responsible for oversight of our Ahold Europe
businesses, as well as implementing our strategy
within the continent. Ahold Europe comprises
Albert Heijn in the Netherlands, Belgium and
Germany; Etos, Gall Gall, and albert.nl in the
Netherlands; and Albert Hypernova in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia. Sander is also
CEO Albert Heijn. Etos, Gall Gall, albert.nl
and Albert Hypernova each have a general
manager, reporting to Sander.
