Anders Moberg (March 21, 1950) is a Swedish national. He assumed the position of acting
CEO on May 5, 2003. On September 4, 2003, Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the
Corporate Executive Board in the position of President and CEO. Mr. Moberg is the former CEO
and President of IKEA Group and former Division President-International at Home Depot in
the United States. Currently, Mr. Moberg is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Clas Ohlson
AB and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Velux A/S, Husqvarna AB and DFDS A/S.
John Rishton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John Rishton (February 21, 1958) is a British national. He assumed the position of acting Executive Vice President and CFO on January 2, 2006. On May 18, 2006 Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board in the position of CFO. Mr. Rishton is former CFO of British Airways PLC. He has also worked for Ford Europe in various executive positions. Mr. Rishton is a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group Plc.
Peter Wakkie
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel
Peter Wakkie (June 22, 1948) is a Dutch national. Mr. Wakkie joined Ahold as acting
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel on October 15, 2003. This
position was formalized when Ahold’s shareholders appointed him a member of the Corporate
Executive Board on November 26, 2003. Prior to joining Ahold, he was a partner at law firm
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Mr. Wakkie is a member of the Supervisory Boards of the
Albert Heijn Vaste Klanten Fonds, Schuitema N.V. and Wolters Kluwer N.V.
Key Corporate Officers
Dick Boer
Acting Corporate Executive Board Member Chief Operating Officer, Europe President and CEO, Albert Heijn
Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He assumed the position of acting Corporate Executive Board member on May 10, 2006 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe as
of November 6, 2006. Mr. Boer 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
the Albert Heijn operating company. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. Boer spent more than 17 years in
various retail positions for SHV Holdings in the Netherlands and abroad, and for Unigro N.V., now
Laurus N.V. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of SVM-pact and Kobalt B.V. Mr. Boer is a
member of the Supervisory Board of the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk, the Netherlands.
Lawrence Benjamin
Chief Operating Officer, USA CEO, U.S. Foodservice
Lawrence Benjamin (November 6, 1955) is a U.S. national. He was appointed Chief Operating
Officer, USA as of November 6, 2006. Mr. Benjamin joined U.S. Foodservice in October 2003
as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 2002 to October 2003, he was Chief Executive
Officer of the NutraSweet Company in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining NutraSweet,
Mr. Benjamin worked with the private equity firm of Oak Hill Capital Management and served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stella Foods and Specialty Foods Corporation.
Mr. Benjamin also held a number of management-level positions in the retail and ingredient
divisions of Kraft Foods from 1986 to 1994.
Business Planning and Performance
Paul Aliker
Senior Vice President and Chief Business Control Officer, Ahold
Paul Aliker (September 30, 1949) is a British national. He joined Ahold in April 2006 as
Chief Business Control Officer. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. Aliker held a succession of senior
Finance positions in the airline and automotive industries, including Head of Internal Control
at British Airways and Finance Director, Ford Italy.
Internal Audit
Joop Brakenhoff
Senior Vice President and Chief Internal Audit Officer, Ahold
Joop Brakenhoff (July 2, 1965) is a Dutch national. He joined Ahold in June 2002 in the position
of Vice President Internal Audit Europe. In February 2004, he was appointed Vice President
Accounting. In February 2005 he was appointed Vice President Internal Control. From February
2005 until September 2005 Mr. Brakenhoff served as both Vice President Accounting and
Vice President Internal Control. In September 2005 he was appointed to his current position of
Senior Vice President and Chief Internal Audit Officer. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. Brakenhoff
held various management positions at KPMG before joining the Heerema Group in 1994 and
the Burg Industries Group two years later as group controller and starting in 1998 as CFO.
Human Resources
Jim Lawler
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Ahold
Jim Lawler (December 20, 1958) is a U.S. national. He joined Ahold in August 1999 as
Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Giant-Landover. In November 2001,
he became Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Ahold USA. In November 2003,
he assumed his current role of Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. Lawler held the position of Senior Vice President of Human
Resources in Rexam PLC’s Coated Films and Papers sector and a variety of executive human
resource positions at PepsiCo and Nordson Corporation.
Information Technology
Dave McNally
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Ahold
Dave McNally (December 24, 1954) is a U.S. national. He joined Ahold in 2005 in the position
of Chief Information Officer, EVP Business Process for U.S. Foodservice. In September 2005
he was appointed to his current position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Ahold. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. McNally held the position of Senior Director at AlixPartners
LLC where he ran the IT Turnaround Services practice. In this capacity he served as the
interim Chief Information Officer for U.S. Foodservice from February 2004.
Treasury and Tax
Kimberly Ross
Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury and Tax Officer, Ahold
Kimberly Ross (May 5, 1965) is a U.S. national. She joined Ahold in September 2001 as
Assistant Treasurer. In April 2002, she became Vice President and Group Treasurer and was
promoted to Senior Vice President and Group Treasurer in January 2004. She was appointed
Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury and Tax Officer in April, 2005. Prior to joining Ahold,
Mrs. Ross held the position of Senior Manager at Ernst & Young in New York and Director of
Corporate Finance for the Americas at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. Mrs. Ross also held a
number of other management positions at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. from 1995 through
2001 as well as at Anchor Glass from 1992 to 1995.
Operating companies
Dick Boer
President and CEO, Albert Heijn
Lawrence Benjamin
CEO, U.S. Foodservice
Johan Boeijenga
President and CEO,
Albert/Hypernova
José Alvarez
President and CEO, Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover
Carl Schlicker
President and CEO, Giant-Carlisle/Tops
Robert Aiken
President,
U.S. Foodservice
Subsidiaries and joint ventures
Bert Roetert
President and CEO,
Schuitema N.V.
Kenneth Bengtsson
President and CEO,
ICA AB1
Luis Palha da Silva
CEO,
Jerónimo Martins Retail1
1 Unconsolidated joint venture
Supervisory Board
René Dahan, Chairman
Chairman of the Selection and Appointment Committee
René Dahan (August 26, 1941) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory
Board on June 2, 2004, and his term runs until 2008. Mr. Dahan is former Executive
Vice President and Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He is a member of the Supervisory
Boards of TNT N.V. and Aegon N.V. and the International Advisory Boards of the Guggenheim
group in New York, United States, and the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain.
Jan H.M. Hommen, Vice-Chairman
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Jan Hommen (April 29, 1943) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory
Board on May 13, 2003, and his term runs until 2007. Mr. Hommen is former CFO and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Management of Royal Philips Electronics N.V and current Chairman
of the Board of Reed Elsevier N.V. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of TNT N.V.,
the Academic Hospital Maastricht and TiasNimbas Business School of Tilburg University. Mr. Hommen is a member of the Supervisory Boards of ING Groep N.V. and Campina B.V.
Karen de Segundo
Karen de Segundo (December 12, 1946) is a Dutch national. She was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on June 2, 2004, and her term runs until 2008. Mrs. de Segundo is former
CEO of Shell International Renewables and President of Shell Hydrogen and prior to that
CEO of Shell International Gas & Power. She is a member of the Board of Pöyry Group Oyj and
Director of Lonmin Plc, Ensus Ltd and Merrill Lynch New Energy Technology Plc.
Mrs. de Segundo is a member of the Eco Advisory Board of General Electric.
Derk C. Doijer
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Derk Doijer (October 9, 1949) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory
Board on May 18, 2005, and his term runs until 2009. Mr. Doijer is a former member of the
Executive Board of Directors of SHV Holdings N.V. and, prior to that, held several executive
positions in the Netherlands and South America. He is non-executive Chairman of the Board
of Van der Sluijs Group Holding B.V. and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lucas Bols
B.V. and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Corio N.V. and the Stiho Group.
Myra M. Hart
Myra Hart (August 5, 1940) is a U.S. national. She was first appointed to the Supervisory
Board on May 18, 2005, and her term runs until 2009. She is an academic (professor of
entrepreneurship) by profession and holds the MBA Class of 1961 Chair of Entrepreneurship
at Harvard Business School. Prior to joining Harvard in 1995, Professor Hart was on the
founding team of Staples, serving as Vice President of Growth and Development from launch
through initial public offering. She is a member of the Boards of Office Depot, Intellivid, Nina
McLemore, eCornell and Summer Infant Inc. Professor Hart is a member of the Board of
Trustees of Cornell University and a director of the Center for Women's Business Research.
Stephanie M. Shern
Stephanie Shern (January 7, 1948) is a U.S. national. She was first appointed to the
Supervisory Board on May 18, 2005, and her term runs until 2009. Mrs. Shern was with Ernst
& Young for over 30 years, most recently as Vice-Chairman and Global Director of Retail and
Consumer Products and a member of Ernst & Young's U.S. Management Committee. She is
the lead Director of GameStop and a member of the Boards and Chair of the Audit Committees
of GameStop, Scotts Miracle-Gro and Embarq. She is also a member of the Compensation
Committee of Embarq and a member of the Advisory Board of Pennsylvania State University,
School of Business.
Judith Sprieser
Judith Sprieser (August 3, 1953) is a U.S. national. She was first appointed to the Supervisory
Board on May 18, 2006 and her term runs until 2010. Mrs. Sprieser is former CEO of
Transora, Inc. Prior to founding Transora in 2000, she was Executive Vice President (formerly
CFO) of Sara Lee Corporation. She is a Director of Allstate Corporation, USG Corporation,
Reckitt Benckiser plc and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and a member of Northwestern
University's Board of Trustees.
