Pierre Bouchut
Kevin Holt
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Ahold Delhaize Annual Report 2016
Born: August 22, 1955
Nationality: French
Born: November 6, 1958
Nationality: American
Chief Operating Officer Europe and Indonesia
Member Management Board
and Executive Committee
Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA
Member Management Board
and Executive Committee
Before joining Delhaize Group, Pierre was executive
director of growth markets at Carrefour, overseeing
operations in Latin America, Turkey, India, Indonesia
and Malaysia. He also oversaw Carrefour’s personal
financial services and real estate operations
worldwide. Pierre had joined Carrefour in 2009 as
group chief financial officer.
Pierre began his career in 1979, first at Citibank
Paris and then Bankers Trust France SA. In 1988, he
joined McKinsey Company as a consultant in the
corporate finance and integrated logistics practices.
Two years later, Pierre joined Group Casino, where
he successively held the positions of chief financial
officer, managing director and CEO responsible
for both the French and international operations.
In 2005, Pierre became chief financial officer at
Schneider Group.
Pierre is a non-executive director and chairman
of the audit committee of Hammerson PLC and a
non-executive director and chairman of the audit
committee of Firmenich SA.
Pierre Bouchut has been Ahold Delhaize’s Chief
Operating Officer Europe and Indonesia since July
24, 2016. Prior to the merger between Ahold and
Delhaize, he had served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Delhaize Group
since 2012.
Kevin Holt has been Chief Operating Officer Ahold
USA since October 2016, after serving as Chief
Operating Officer Delhaize America since July
24, 2016. Prior to the merger between Ahold and
Delhaize, he was Executive Vice President of Delhaize
Group and Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize
America, starting in 2014.
Before joining Delhaize Group, Kevin served as
president of retail operations for SuperValu. During his
tenure there, the company owned the Albertsons,
Jewel-Osco and Save-A-Lot chains and was the third
largest food retailing company in the U.S.
Prior to SuperValu, Kevin worked for three years with
Sears Holding Company and 14 years with Meijer,
serving in various leadership positions including
executive vice president of retail operations and
senior vice president of information technology
services and strategic planning.
Kevin spent nine years at NCR delivering technology
solutions to large and complex organizations before
joining the retail industry.
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