Hanneke Faber
Abbe Luersman
Jan Ernst de Groot
Marc Croonen
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Chief e-Commerce and Innovation Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Born: April 19, 1969
Nationality: Dutch
Born: December 4, 1967
Nationality: American
Chief Legal Officer
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Born: April 11, 1963
Nationality: Dutch
Born: January 28, 1961
Nationality: Belgian
Chief Sustainability, Transformation and
Communications Officer
Hanneke Faber has been Chief e-Commerce and
Innovation Officer of Ahold Delhaize since July
24, 2016. Prior to the merger between Ahold and
Delhaize, she served as Ahold’s Chief Commercial
Officer since September 1, 2013. Hanneke is
responsible for eCommerce, digital personalization,
customer loyalty and media sales.
Before joining Ahold, Hanneke was vice president
and general manager Global Pantene, Head
Shoulders and Herbal Essences at Procter Gamble.
She began her career at Procter Gamble in 1992
and held various senior roles in marketing and
general management in both Europe and the U.S.
Hanneke is a supervisory board member of Bayer
AG and a member of the Leading Executives
Advancing Diversity (LEAD) advisory board.
Abbe Luersman was appointed as Chief Human
Resources Officer and member of Ahold Delhaize’s
Executive Committee, effective July 24, 2016. She is
responsible for Global Human Resources, including
Talent and Diversity; Leadership and Development;
Organizational Effectiveness and Design; and Total
Rewards. Prior to the merger between Ahold and
Delhaize, Abbe had served as Ahold’s Chief Human
Resources Officer and member of the Executive
Committee from November 1, 2013.
Before that, Abbe worked for Unilever, where she
held various HR leadership roles, most recently
as head of human resources for Unilever Europe.
Prior to Unilever, Abbe worked at Whirlpool
Corporation, holding a number of senior roles
in human resources, both in the United States
and internationally.
Abbe is a member of the Catalyst advisory
board and of the European Leadership Platform
advisory board.
Jan Ernst de Groot has served as Chief Legal Officer
since July 24, 2016. Prior to the merger of Ahold and
Delhaize, he was appointed Chief Legal Officer and
member of Ahold’s Executive Committee effective
February 1, 2015. He is responsible for Ahold
Delhaize’s legal affairs, governance and compliance
functions, product integrity and public affairs.
Before joining Ahold, Jan Ernst was general counsel
and managing director at TNT Express. Prior to that,
he worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in a wide
range of business and corporate roles, most recently
as managing director and member of the board of
management. Jan Ernst started his career at law
firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek.
Jan Ernst is chairman of the supervisory council
of Hivos, supervisory board member of ADG
Dienstengroep and a board member of Hermitage
Museum Amsterdam.
Marc Croonen has been Ahold Delhaize’s Chief
Sustainability, Transformation and Communications
Officer since July 24, 2016. Prior to the merger
between Ahold and Delhaize, he was Executive
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
at Delhaize Group starting in 2014.
Before joining Delhaize Group, Marc was human
resources director for Europe, the Middle East
and Africa at International Paper from 2012.
Between 2010 and 2012, he was chief human
resources officer at Dexia.
Marc began his career with the former Artois
brewery. After serving as human resources manager
here for nine years, he became head of human
resources and communication at Volkswagen
Belgium in 1995. In 1999, he joined Danone as human
resources director for Northern Europe. From 2001
until 2010, Marc was employed by AB Inbev,
including as head of human resources for Western
Europe from 2005 onwards.
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