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Our Executive Committee and Management Board1
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Dick Boer
Jeff Carr
James McCann
Ahold at a glance
Business review
Governance
Ahold
Annual Report 2014
Our Executive Committee and Management
Board provide a management structure designed
to support our business, meet the needs of our
stakeholders and comply with relevant rules and
regulations. Our Executive Committee is comprised
of our Management Board (that has ultimate
responsibility for the overall management of the
company) and certain of our key officers.
Board diversity
Gender
Female
H Male
Nationality
USA
O
UK
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA
Chairman Management Board and
Member Management Board and
Member Management Board and
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national.
On September 29, 2010, the Supervisory Board
appointed him Chief Executive Officer of Ahold,
effective March 12011Prior to that date, Dick had
served as Chief Operating Officer Ahold Europe
since November 6, 2006.
Dick joined Ahold in 1998 as CEO of Ahold Czech
Republic and was appointed President and CEO of
Albert Heijn in 2000. In 2003, he became President
and CEO of Ahold's Dutch businesses. Ahold's
shareholders appointed him to the Management
Board on May 3, 2007
Prior to joining Ahold, Dick spent more than 17 years
in various retail positions for SHV Holdings N.V. in the
Netherlands and abroad and for Unigro N.V,
Dick is co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum,
member of the board of the European Retail Round
Table, and vice chair and a member of the executive
board of The Confederation of Netherlands Industry
and Employers (VNO-NCW). He is also a member
of the advisory board of G-star.
Jeff Carr (September 17 1961) is a British national.
Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the
Management Board on April 17 2012. Jeff joined
Ahold in November 2011 as acting member of the
Management Board and Chief Financial Officer
(CFO).
Before joining Ahold, Jeff was group finance director
and a member of the board at UK-based FirstGroup,
the leading transport operator in the United Kingdom
and North America. He began his career at
Unilever, and held senior roles in finance at easyJet,
Associated British Foods, Reckitt Benckiser and
Grand Metropolitan. Jeff has served as CFO of listed
companies since 2005, and has lived and worked
in Europe and the United States.
James McCann (October 4, 1969) is a British
national. Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the
Management Board on April 17 2012. James had
first joined Ahold on September 1, 2011, as acting
member of the Management Board and Chief
Commercial Development Officer. On February 1,
2013, he became Chief Operating Officer
Ahold USA.
Before joining Ahold, James was executive director
for Carrefour France and a member of Carrefour's
group executive board for one year. During the
previous seven years, he held leading roles in various
countries for Tesco plc. Prior to that, he worked for
Sainsbury's, Mars and Shell.
Netherlands
1 The duties of the Management Board are described under Corporate Governance in this Annual Report.
