Ahold’s Supervisory Board determines the number of its members. The Supervisory Board profile is published on Ahold’s public website (www.ahold.com). The composition of the Supervisory Board should match this profile 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 Charter states 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 28, 2009, the General Meeting of Shareholders appointed Ben Noteboom to the Supervisory Board and reappointed Derk Doijer and Stephanie Shern, both for a second term.