Supervisory Board report
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Composition of the Supervisory Board
2015
2018*
2017**
2016
2017
2018
Ahold at a glance
Business review
Governance
Ahold
Annual Report 2014
The Supervisory Board is an independent
corporate body responsible for supervising and
advising our Management Board and overseeing
the general course of affairs and strategy of the
Company. The Supervisory Board is guided in
its duties by the interests of the Company and the
enterprise connected with the Company, 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
www.ahold.com. The composition of the Supervisory
Board should match this prof le 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 prof le is
updated regularly.
The Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board
state 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 16,
2014, the General Meeting of Shareholders
appointed René Hooft Graaf and as a member of
the Supervisory Board with effect from January 1
2015, and reappointed Judith Sprieser for a third
term. On April 15, 2015, Rob van den Bergh will
be nominated for reappointment.
Induction
Ongoing education is an important part of good governance. New members of our Supervisory Board attend a multiple-day induction program at our businesses
in the U.S. and the Netherlands and at Corporate Center in Zaandam at which they are briefed on their responsibilities and informed by senior management on the
financial, social, corporate responsibility, human resources, governance, legal and reporting affairs of our Company and businesses. Throughout the year, all members
of our Supervisory Board visit several of our businesses, operations and other parts of the Company to gain greater familiarity with senior management and to develop
deeper knowledge of local operations, opportunities and challenges.
Diversity prof le Supervisory Board
Name
Date of birth
American
Netherlands
International
experience
a
CxL
Food
industry
Finance
Social
employment
O
Disclosure
communication
Marketing
Management
experience
Gender
Rob van den Bergh
April 10, 1950
M
Judith Sprieser
August 3, 1953
F
Stephanie Shern
January 7 1948
F
Jan Hommen
April 29, 1943
M
Derk Doijer
October 9, 1949
M
Mark McGrath
August 10, 1946
M
Ben Noteboom
July 4, 1958
M
René Hooft Graafland
September 24, 1955
M
Retirement and reappointment schedule
Name
Date of initial appointment
Date of reappointment
Date of possible reappointment
Rob van den Bergh
Judith Sprieser
Stephanie Shern
Jan Hommen
Derk Doijer
Mark McGrath
Ben Noteboom
René Hooft Graafland (effective January
2015)
April 20, 2011
May 18, 2006
May 18, 2005
April 17, 2013
May 18, 2005
April 23, 2008
April 28, 2009
April 16, 2014
April 16, 2014
April 17, 2013
April 17, 2013
April 17, 2012
April 17, 2013
Judith Sprieser will step down from the Supervisory Board following our 2015 annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
*Jan Hommen will not be available for reappointment in 2017
