Our senior team

John Rishton

President and Chief Executive Officer

John Rishton (February 21, 1958) is a British national. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on November 15, 2007, after having served as acting President and CEO since July 1, 2007. Mr. Rishton 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. Mr. Rishton is former Chief Financial Officer of British Airways Plc. He has also worked for Ford Europe in various executive positions. Mr. Rishton is 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. He joined Ahold as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel on October 15, 2003. Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on November 26, 2003. Prior to joining Ahold, Mr. Wakkie was a partner at law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. He is a member of the Supervisory Boards of the Albert Heijn Vaste Klanten Fonds, Schuitema N.V. and Wolters Kluwer N.V. Mr. Wakkie is a board member of the Foundation Preference Shares B KPN.

Dick Boer

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Europe President and CEO, Albert Heijn

Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe on November 6, 2006. On May 3, 2007, Ahold's shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board. 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 Super de Boer N.V. He is Co-Chairman of ECR Europe and ECR Nederland/GS1, Deputy 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. Mr. Boer is a member of the Executive Boards of VNO-NCW, the Dutch Retail Trade Council and the Platform Retail Trade Nederland. He is a member of the European Retail Round Table.

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. Mrs. Ross 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.

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 when he will stand for reappointment. 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.

Tom de Swaan, Vice-Chairman

Chairman of the Audit Committee

Tom de Swaan (March 4, 1946) is a Dutch national. He was first appointed to the Supervisory Board on May 3, 2007, and his term runs until 2011. Mr. de Swaan is former CFO of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. He also worked for the Dutch Central Bank in various executive positions and was a non-executive director of the Financial Services Authority in London. Mr. de Swaan is a member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of GlaxoSmithKline Plc and a member of the Board of Directors of Zurich Financial Services. He is a member of the Supervisory Boards of Royal DSM, Corporate Express N.V. and Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V. Mr. de Swaan is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

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 when she will stand for reappointment. 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 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., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lucas Bols B.V. and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Corio N.V., Stiho Group and ZBG Group.

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 Presiding 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 and 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.