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 and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board 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 members of the Foundation Preference Shares B KPN.
Dick Boer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Europe
Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He assumed the position of acting member of the Corporate Executive Board on May 10, 2006 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Europe as of 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. On April 23, 2008 Ahold’s shareholders appointed her to the Corporate Executive Board.
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.