Corporate Executive Board

John Rishton

Chief Executive Officer 

John Rishton (February 21, 1958) is a British national. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer on November 15, 2007, after having served as acting CEO since July 1, 2007. John joined Ahold on January 1, 2006, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on May 18, 2006. John is former Chief Financial Officer of British Airways Plc. He has also worked for Ford Europe in various executive positions. John is non-executive director of Rolls-Royce Group Plc.

Kimberly Ross 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

Kimberly Ross (May 5, 1965) is a U.S. national. She was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board on November 15, 2007, after having served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer since July 1, 2007. On April 23, 2008, Ahold’s shareholders appointed Kimberly to the Corporate Executive Board.

Kimberly 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, Kimberly 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. She 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.

Kimberly is a member of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Dick Boer 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ahold Europe 

Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer Ahold Europe on November 6, 2006. On May 3, 2007, Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board.

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 the Ahold Netherlands operating companies.

Prior to joining Ahold, Dick spent more than 17 years in various retail positions for SHV Holdings in the Netherlands and abroad, and for Unigro N.V.

Dick is Co-Chairman of ECR Europe, Chairman of Central Office Food Trade (CBL) and a member of the Supervisory Boards of AMS Sourcing B.V. and the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. Dick is a member of the Executive Boards of VNO-NCW, the Dutch Retail Trade Council and the Platform Retail Trade Nederland and a member of the European Retail Round Table.

Lawrence Benjamin 

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA 

Lawrence Benjamin (November 6, 1955) is a U.S. national. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Ahold USA as of November 6, 2006. On April 28, 2009, Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board.

Larry joined Ahold in October 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Foodservice. From 1994 to 2003, he worked with several private equity firms where he served in operating positions including Chief Executive Officer of the NutraSweet Company, President and CEO of Specialty Foods Corporation and President and CEO of Stella Foods. From 1986 to 1994 he also held a number of management-level positions in the retail and ingredient divisions of Kraft Foods.

Acting member and nominee to the Corporate Executive Board 

Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh 

Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel 

Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh (September 16, 1963) is a Dutch national. In September 2009, Ahold announced his nomination by the Supervisory Board for appointment to the Corporate Executive Board as Chief Corporate Governance Counsel, succeeding Peter Wakkie. His appointment will be proposed at the General Meeting of Shareholders on April 13, 2010. Lodewijk joined the Company on December 1, 2009, assuming his responsibilities as acting member of the Corporate Executive Board and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel.

Prior to joining Ahold, Lodewijk was a partner and member of the managing committee of Amsterdam-based law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he was head of the corporate practice group. He was the resident partner of De Brauw’s London office from 1994 to 1998.

Lodewijk is also the deputy chairman of the board of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.