Company Structure

We operate our businesses from two continental platforms, Ahold Europe and Ahold USA, each led by a Chief Operating Officer (COO) reporting to Ahold’s CEO. This helps us balance local, continental, and global needs and leverage continental scale and talent effectively.

We have reorganized our businesses and further simplified and standardized processes in recent years to create a stronger platform for growth. Our structure also ensures we have a sharper focus on local customer needs, more efficient support functions, and a robust approach to business development. 

Ahold Europe comprises Albert Heijn, Etos, Gall & Gall, and albert.nl in the Netherlands and Albert / Hypernova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Europe, each operating company has a general manager reporting to the COO of Ahold Europe.

Ahold USA is organized into four retail divisions: Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover, and Giant Carlisle. Each has a division president reporting to the COO of Ahold USA. Peapod is included within Ahold USA.

We also hold a 60 percent interest in ICA AB (ICA), and a 49 percent interest in JMR - Gestão de Empresas de Retalho, SGPS. S.A. (JMR).

Corporate Center
Ahold’s global headquarters are based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Corporate Center is responsible for the Group strategy and functions that support the business, including finance, internal audit, legal, compliance, insurance, human resources, communications, corporate responsibility, mergers & acquisitions, and information technology. We also have Corporate Center offices located in the United States and Switzerland.

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