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.
Composition of the Supervisory Board
Induction
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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
D? 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 17, 2012,
the General Meeting of Shareholders reappointed René Dahan for a
third term and Mark McGrath for a second term. On April 17, 2013,
Derk Doijer, Stephanie Shern and Ben Noteboom will be nominated
for reappointment.
Ongoing education is an important part of good governance. New members of the Supervisory Board attend a full-day induction program at
Ahold's Corporate Center 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.
Diversity profile Supervisory Board
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René Dahan
Derk Doijer
Stephanie Shern
Judith Sprieser
Tom de Swaan
Mark McGrath
Ben Noteboom
Rob van den Bergh
August 26, 1941
October 9, 1949
January 7, 1948
August 3, 1953
March 4, 1946
August 10, 1946
July 4, 1958
April 10, 1950
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Retirement and reappointment schedule
Name Date of initial appointment Date of reappointment Date of possible reappointment
René Dahan June 2, 2004 April 17, 2012
Derk Doijer May 18, 2005 April 28, 2009 2013
Stephanie Shern
May 18, 2005
April 28, 2009
2013
Judith Sprieser
May 18, 2006
April 13, 2010
2014
Tom de Swaan
May 3, 2007
April 20, 2011
2015
Mark McGrath
April 23, 2008
April 17, 2012
2016
Ben Noteboom
April 28, 2009
2013
Rob van den Bergh
April 20, 2011
2015
